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Latest: July 2010

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July 7, 2010
Your Kamloops	Podcast: Why The BC Grasslands Conservation Council Is Important.... [link]
July 3, 2010
Kamloops Daily News	Grasslands council reeling from funding shortfall [link]
July 2, 2010
GCC News Release	Grasslands Conservation Group Reduces Staff Due to Funding Cutbacks [pdf]
June 24, 2010
GCC News Release	GCC thanks those who made the Grasslands Celebration a success [pdf]
June 11, 2010
Kamloops Daily News	Naturalist says grass-fed the way [link]
	Related Letters to the Editor: Author never said cattle kill birds Healthy ranching industry needed - from the GCC Grassland birds survive because of ranches Grass-fed beef solution not that simple
June 8, 2010
GCC News Release	City of Kamloops Proclaims June 12th Grasslands Appreciation Day [pdf]
May 21, 2010
GCC News Release	Celebrate the Magic of Grasslands on a Day of Discovery [pdf]
May 17, 2010
Kamloops Daily News	Enjoy grasslands responsibly [link] Letter to the Editor from the GCC
May 14, 2010
Kamloops Daily News	Grasslands–thriving or dying? Conference hears predictions about global warming [link]
April 13, 2010
Kamloops Daily News	Kamloops beautiful grasslands take years to heal [link] You can have fun in the grasslands and care for them at the same time. Letter to the Editor from the GCC
March 31, 2010
Kamloops Daily News	Our Legacy–Our Future [link] Strong support helps protect what makes Kamloops special by Tasha Sargent
March 25, 2010
Radio NL 610 AM	Using controlled burns to reduce forest fire risk and restore BC grasslands [MP3]
February 8, 2010
GCC News Release	The GCC Welcomes Bob Moody as Executive Director [pdf]

2009

December 1, 2009
GCC News Release	Healthy Grasslands Key to a Healthy Ranching Operation: Launch of the Grasslands Monitoring Manual for British Columbia: A Tool for Ranchers
November 17, 2009
GCC Letter to the Editor	Coalition clarifies off-road regs
November 10, 2009
CBC News	New BC rules for off-road vehicles
November 2, 2009
GCC Letter to the Editor	Re: “Rattlesnake Bluff named a conservation area”
October 4, 2009
Vancouver Sun	Province Close to Adopting ORV Regulations
April 29, 2009
Kamloops Daily News	Provincial licensing urged for ATVs, snowmobiles
April 29, 2009
Kamloops Daily News	Letter to the Editor: Grasslands Council thanks volunteers
April 20, 2009
Kamloops Daily News	Slump's silver lining: Recession bad for us, but good for grasslands by Tasha Sargent, GCC
April 3, 2009
straight.com	B.C.'s Interior grasslands are worth caring for by Catrina Crowe, GCC

2008

Fall 2008
The Kingfisher	Mapping a Rare Landscape: British Columbia's Priority Grasslands by Richard Doucette, Conservation Planner for the GCC
October 28, 2008
Williams Lake Tribune	Cariboo Forest Region works to restore grasslands
October 23, 2008
GCC News Release	World scientists declare grasslands vital to our future
August 11, 2008
Kamloops Daily News	Letter to the Editor: Use of bike ranch encouraging
July 24, 2008
GCC News Release	Animated grasslands ambassodors make grand web debut