The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is responsible for stewardship of Provincial Crown land and natural resources, and protection of B. C.'s archaeological and heritage resources. Overseeing a land base of 94.8 million hectares, the Ministry supports the sustainable management of forest,...
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...
Know Your Watershed is a regionally-based Columbia Basin Trust program, which is offered throughout the Basin. The program, administered and delivered by Wildsight with collaboration from the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society and Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society, supports students in learning where their...
[caption id="attachment_1317" align="aligncenter" width="1459"] Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is raising awareness about kokanee that spawn along the shoreline and is working with the Province to initiate a “report a spawner program”. This program will help to increase our understanding of what areas of...
You may have already heard about the recent detection of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) in a Little Brown Myotis Washington State. This disease has devastated bat populations in eastern North America but it is the first confirmed case close to BC. We are trying to...
Need more information about Kootenay Lake? Here is an incredible map tool to access much of this information, from simple geographical layout to specific questions in regards to where my property lines lie. [caption id="attachment_1306" align="alignright" width="329"] Use the "layer" tab on the left-hand side of the...
Here is the most recent edition of StreamTalk, which features an article about Kootenay Lake Partnership and Friends of Kootenay Lake and the FIM project underway. StreamTalk is published collaboratively by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and stewardship, enhancement, education, and streamkeeper groups in BC and the...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society has chosen a strong proponent for the Community Values Study, Compass Resource Management Ltd. is set to lead the way on this exciting new project. Compass Resource Management Ltd. (Compass) is a strategic planning and decision support firm committed to providing...
Kootenay Lake Sport Fishing Update May 2015 This bulletin provides an update on the status of fish populations in Kootenay Lake and responds to concerns about: kokanee population status and recent disease findings, low catch rates of Gerrard rainbow trout in the sport fishery, poor condition of Gerrard rainbow...
Kootenay Lake Fisheries Expert Team Report March 2015 Gerrard trout spawner abundance declined from a record high in 2012, with recent high catch rates for smaller fish, and declining catch for fish over 2 kg. These issues are concerning to fisheries scientists and management, the local...
