Town of Creston restores reservoir, opens new community wetland
With restoration of a former reservoir now complete, the Town of Creston has opened the new wetlands.
The Crawford Hill site, consisting of 4.3 hectares , remained mostly unused and fell into disrepair. In 2020, town council determined that the reservoir site should be repurposed into a natural wetland ecosystem and public green space to create value for the community.Environmental restoration began in early 2021, with Creston Community Forest as a major contributor to the project. Funding was supported by Columbia Basin Trust and Regional District of Central Kootenay.
In 1967, Dwight was recruited to develop and design a plan for the future 7,000-hectare Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area .