The B.C. government is providing $228,800 to six organizations in the Southern Interior to help manage invasive plants.

The B.C. government is providing $13,500 to the Regional District of Central Okanagan to help manage invasive plants in the Okanagan.

The B.C. government is following through on its commitment to support economic diversification in rural British Columbia by distributing over $750,000 in new project-development grants to help small communities strengthen local economies.

Under the BC Rural Dividend, the Province is providing $60,000 in new grants to the Fraser Nicola region.

Provincial biologists are calling on British Columbia anglers to take extra precautions following the discovery of a potentially fatal fish disease in an Alberta lake.

To protect sensitive grasslands and riparian ecosystems in the Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is introducing measures to restrict motorized recreational use in the Lac du Bois/Batchelor and Lower Noble Creek areas.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is taking steps to protect sensitive ecosystems and species-at-risk on Oliver Mountain from damage by motor vehicles, while also working to enhance recreational opportunities for local motorbike riders.