Grassland Region

 Ecoprovince

Ecosections

East Kootenay Trench

46,415

Southern Interior Mountains

Current State

• Heavily grazed by horses, other livestock, mule deer, elk for more than 150 years
• Altered so much scientists are not able to describe the original grasslands.

Saint Mary’s Prairie with the Steeple Range of the Rocky Mountains in the background. B. Wikeem

Species at Risk in East Kootenay Trench 

Red- and Blue-listed grassland elements in the East Kootenay:

Element	Red List*	Blue List*
Vascular Plants Plant Communities Insects Reptiles and Amphibians Birds Mammals Total Elements	20 6 3 0 3 1 33	20 0 2 2 12 3 39

*Red list: List of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies that are extirpated, endangered or threatened in British Columbia.

**Blue list: List of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies of special concern (formerly vulnerable) in British Columbia.

For more information on species at risk in BC, visit our SAR page.