Our friends at Living Lakes Canada recently completed their summer site visits as part of their Groundwater Monitoring Program. They visited close to 22 Volunteer Observation Wells in the Columbia Basin and monitored the static water levels in different aquifers throughout. "This summer we noticed that...
September 17th Cleanup Recap On September 7th, volunteers and FOLKSS staff did a shoreline clean up near Chahko Mika mall. In a span of two hours, they filled a giant garbage bag with cigarette butts, cans, newspaper, food containers, food wrappers and more. The most common item found...
The Kootenay Lake Summit is Returning for it's Fourth Year! [caption id="attachment_1446" align="alignnone" width="649"] Photo by Alistair Fraser[/caption] The Summit will take place at the Yasodhara Ashram in Riondel on October 22nd from 9:30am-3:00pm and the cost is FREE, Please preregister here (we only have a limited number of tickets so please...
[caption id="attachment_1442" align="alignleft" width="333"] Avery Deboer- Smith[/caption] It is my pleasure to welcome Avery Deboer-Smith to the Program Manager position for the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society. Avery was raised in Nelson, BC where she grew up running in the forest and playing in the...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is hiring a permanent, long term, Program Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to play a diverse role in water stewardship in the West Kootenay region. Come join a dynamic community of committed individuals who are leading local stewardship education...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is in the process of collating information with regard to this issue. We will be reviewing information from the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure and various sources before making any formal response. We will be attending the open house...
