Grasslands Forever

The Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia (GCC) is dedicated to the stewardship and conservation of the rare and beautiful grasslands of our province.

Working to build a better understanding of grasslands and to provide methods and tools to better care for them, we pursue a vision of healthy and life-sustaining grasslands in BC for current and future generations.

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LATEST REPORTS

GCC Strategic Plan 2009-2014
A five-year vision for BC's grassland

What are Global Temperate Grasslands Worth? A Case for Their Protection
A Review of Current Research on their Total Economic Value

GRASSLAND SPECIES AT RISK ACTION PLANNING
This new partnership initiative is seeking ways to effectively implement recovery actions for grassland species at risk. For information, click here.

You've seen them on Shaw TV and YouTube, now find out more about the issues impacting the calf and curlew:
Development
Invasive Plants  

BC GRASSLANDS MAGAZINE
Temperate Grasslands of the World
 

PRESS RELEASE:
The GCC welcomes Bob Moody as our new Executive Director.

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Moody as the next Executive Director of the GCC.

For more information, please [click here].

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE REGISTRATION A REALITY
After 7 years of hard work by the Coalition for Licensing and Registration of Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs), the BC government has announced it will implement expanded regulations for all ORVs.

For further information, please see:
BC manages off-road vehicles (BC Government news release)
New BC rules for off-road vehicles (CBC news story)
The Coalition for Licensing and Registration of Off-Road Vehicles (Coalition's website) 
GCC Letter to the Editor: Coalition clarifies off-road regs

The GRASSLAND MONITORING MANUAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA: A Tool For Ranchers is now available! This practical, easy-to-use manual will help ranchers maintain healthy, reliable grass from year to year while dealing with fluctuating climatic changes and shifting operational needs.

Press Release: Healthy Grasslands Key to a Healthy Ranching Operation

 THE VALUE OF BC'S GRASSLANDS: Exploring Ecosystem Values and Incentives for Conservation 

Grasslands provide resources and ecosystem services that benefit local communties and regional and global processes. In this new document, we begin to explore how these values in BC's grasslands can be measured.

GRASSLAND PORTFOLIO:
Thompson Basin Ecosystem
The first of the grassland portfolios series is now available. Drawing on supporting data and maps, the portfolios identify priority grassland areas of provincial regions and offer strategic recommendations for use in land use planning.

An Ecological Assessment for the Aberdeen Area of the City of Kamloops provides scientific rationale for ecologically sustainable development.

A direct result of a Planning for Change workshop, it is an example of the benefits of the partnership building aspect of this initiative.

CALENDAR
Click here to learn of events hosted by the GCC or its partners.

GCC 10th Anniversary
GRASSLANDS CELEBRATION
June 12, 2010, Kamloops

 
 GRASSLANDS FOREVER LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND
Your gift will continue giving. For you. For your children. For your grandchildren.

954 A Laval Crescent, Kamloops, BC  V2C 5P5 -- Phone: 250-374-5787 -- Fax: 250-374-5821 -- gcc@bcgrasslands.org