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...
On Sunday, August 1st, the FoKLSS team along with some Harrop community members joined Tom Biebighauser, Wetland Designer from Kentucky and Norm Allard, Wetland Restoration Project Manager from the Yaqan Nukiy Band in Creston, to assess the status of the Harrop Wetland. The purpose of this...
July 31st Cleanup Recap On July 31st, 2021 we held the first of our summer and fall cleanups at the Prestige Marina in Nelson, BC. The cleanup was a huge success, with 22 volunteers helping us to load an entire dump truck FULL of garbage! At just...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is looking to expand their staff by hiring a full-time Environmental Outreach Coordinator. The position will be a 1-year contract of 30-35 hours per week (funding dependant). There will be a possibility of extension pending funding and evaluation of intern....
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society would like to acknowledge a boost in funding to the beach cleanup aspect of their shoreline restoration program thanks to a generous grant from Unsmoke Canada. Thanks to this funding, we can start planning the next phase of our...
With an increased capacity this summer, we have been able to expand our Lake Education Programs. This summer, we have met with a daycare and summer camp already, and will be running more education sessions in August. Starting this fall, we will be offering water quality...
Waterlution is currently recruiting for their National Youth Advisory Board and looking for submissions for the Young Water Speaks national storytelling contest. National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Waterlution is currently recruiting for their YAB. They are looking for young leaders ages 19-29 to join their board and...
Back in the spring, FoKLSS hosted several cleanup events, including the east shore cleanup throughout the entire month of April. Now, as Kootenay Lake's busy season is in full swing, we're beginning to plan our cleanups for summer and fall. Here are our first cleanups...
Friends of Kootenay Lake, as part of our Watershed Monitoring Program, is again offering training for our volunteers and partners to help us monitor streams along the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. Year two of this program will add to, and build on, an existing...
For those wondering what is going on at the Balfour Kootenay Lake Ferry Terminal, we are providing an update we received on the construction project. Work on the Kootenay Lake Ferry Service Improvements Project is moving forward steadily and is on track to delivering the important...
