The Conservation Alliance

A report commissioned by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee calls for a “conservation and wildlife management plan” for the transboundary Flathead and a new management plan for the Flathead River Valley that “gives priority to natural ecological values and wildlife conservation.” Read the press release. Sierra Club BC and its partners petitioned the World Heritage Committee in 2008, asking that Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park be designated a “World Heritage Site in Danger” due to energy and mining development in the Flathead, which lies adjacent to the park. A World Heritage Committee mission visited the Flathead last year. Their final report, released July 26 in Brazil, recognizes that B.C.’s Flathead “plays a crucial role in maintaining north-south connectivity in the Rockies.” It also notes that the “huge area of intact nature” in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem, which includes B.C.’s Flathead, offers “the best available environment to allow resilience and... Read More