Living Lakes Canada launches water mapping projects in Slocan Valley to support wildfire response

By Rachael Lesosky, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Valley Voice Living Lakes Canada is collaborating with two Slocan Valley communities to inventory, measure, and map water resources, with the goal of supporting wildfire response. Residents around Winlaw (Pedro Creek to Lemon Creek), and the Red Mountain Road and Enterprise Creek area, are invited to share information about potential water sources and key infrastructure. The project aims to combine local knowledge, water monitoring data, and streamflow modelling to help emergency crews respond quickly and effectively to wildfires. “This is an opportunity for community members to share the information they want BC Wildfire Service – and other response crews – to have in advance, so it can be incorporated into their response plans,” said Paul Saso, hydrology consultant for Living Lakes. The final…

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