Are you interested in water in the Kootenays? Would you like to help educate and inspire students of the Kootenays? The Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is hosting the first annual Youth Water Festival on May 23, 2018. This…
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CKISS: Request for Qualifications of Herbicide Contractors
The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society is soliciting a statement of qualification from individuals or firms interested in providing herbicide contracting services. Proposals shall be submitted to the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society, Attention: Jennifer Vogel, at admin@ckiss.ca. Proposals submitted after…
Uninterrupted Journey – An Interactive Journey of the Life of a Salmon
Wild salmon are a major building block within the Pacific ecosystem – if you live in BC or the Yukon that’s your neighbourhood. These amazing fish are intimately connected to our lives and our western landscape in ways we rarely…
Duck Bay Restoration Day with Selkirk College School of Environment & Geomatics
On Saturday April 28th, the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FOKLSS) hosted 16 students from the Integrated Environmental Planning Program at Selkirk College for a shoreline restoration day. Integrated Environmental Planning Instructor, Brenda Beckwith, brought students from the Castlegar…
Earth Day Weekend Beach Cleanups!
Over Earth Day Weekend FOKLSS helped create three different beach cleanups and joined the Eco Society’s Earth Day Parade in Nelson, BC. On Sunday, April 22nd we had over 100 volunteers join us in cleaning the beach at Kokanee…