The Land Conservancy  is a non-profit, charitable Land Trust working throughout British Columbia.  TLC protects important habitat for plants, animals and natural communities as well as properties with historical, cultural, scientific, scenic or compatible recreational value.  FORR is pleased to have produced the "Invasive Plants:  One of the Largest Threats to Biodiversity" event in partnership with TLC. 

Ursus Images is a guide service specializing in personalized wildlife viewing and photography excursions.  Black and grizzly bears are a highlight, but also there are ancient trees, historic trails, spectacular scenery and many other wildlife and bird species to be seen. 

Bear Aware™ is an educational program designed to prevent and reduce conflicts between people and bears in our communities.  Rossland Bear Aware's  mission is "To reduce the incidents of bear-human conflicts through education, innovation and cooperation."  They offer resources and information about how to react when encountering a bear, to protect both you and the bear.

The Kootenay Columbia Trails Society  (Formerly the Trails for Rossland Society) was founded in 1996 to:

“…. establish a quality trail network for the community. These trails will be easily accessed and well maintained by trail users for trail users and will be managed in a spirit of cooperation with private property, industry and other interest groups.”

The Kootenay Mountaineering Club  is a non-profit society based in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The Club promotes an interest in, and development of, mountaineering skills, fellowship, and conservation of the natural values in the mountains.

The West Kootenay Naturalists  are a group of dedicated and energetic folk who met regularly to learn about our natural world, preserve the environment, share interests and experiences, make a positive contribution to our fragile planet.

Ridge Records produces CD's full of music and tales  of Rossland of long ago, as told by legendary characters of Rossland.  Many stories involve the Old Glory backcountry, but all the tales are entertaining in their own special way.