Check Out Our Interview on Kootenay Co-op Radio! [audio mp3="https://www.friendsofkootenaylake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FOLKSS-Raine-Interview-2026-02-11-16m.mp3"][/audio] Our Stewardship Program coordinator Raine shares about FoKLSS and KNPS's upcoming Wetlands Film Festival! Listen to Michelle, Stephanie, and Raine talk stewardship, Kootenay Lake, and local Wetland conservation. Doors for the festival open at 5:30pm at the Nelson...
Last Friday, Ecological Projects Manager Oleksandra hosted a tour of Harrop Wetland! She spoke about the latest seed spreading event with grade eleven students, showed everyone where the latest holes had been dug in the September construction project, and also touched on how important monitoring...
On Friday, September 3rd we hosted a virtual workshop on identifying amphibians that are local to the Kootenay area. Many local Amphibian species are impacted by a number of factors including habitat destruction, climate change, disease and invasive species. Being able to identify these species...
Check out this discussion paper by the Upper Columbia Basin Environmental Collaborative (UCBEC) which "...
Recreation, Fish & Wildlife students at Selkirk College get the opportunity to take their classroom learning out into the community. Recently, students worked with Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society to share information on local birds and the impact building simple nesting boxes can have. Ecosystem...
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 campus to test their knowledge and...
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Nature for Water’, explores nature-based solutions (NBS) to the water challenges we face in the 21st century Click here to see some facts about global water...
OSPREY NEST MONITORING PROJECT The Osprey Nest Monitoring Project is a Citizen-Science initiative that seeks to build the capacity of information on the status of breeding ospreys in the Kootenay Lake area. The project will also contribute to engaging and educating Basin residents and catalyzing them...
This chapter provides guidelines for the protection and management of wetlands when recreational activities take place nearby. Some unmanaged recreational activities can have many impacts on wetlands. Wetland Ways Ch 8 Recreation...
This Riparian and Wetlands Action Plan sets out priorities for the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program to guide projects within the FWCP...
