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Kootenay Lake Stewardship Challenge

April is Earth Month and to celebrate, we are challenging you to participate in 10 stewardship activities that will give back to Kootenay Lake this month! By signing up below, you will receive a challenge card with activities you can check off during the month....

Beach Cleanup at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park

After a long winter, it's time to clean up our shorelines and give them a fresh start! The beaches of Kokanee Creek are littered with Styrofoam, an oil spill, and other debris and we need your help to clean this up.   More info &...

Shoreline Cleanup at Chahko Mika Mall

Garbage from the mall parking lot builds up along the shoreline, easily making its way into Kootenay Lake. Get your hands dirty and join other passionate lake lovers to clean up this area. To bring: Shovel (optional) Rake (optional) Bucket (there will be extra buckets)...

Earth Day Cleanup at East Nelson Shoreline

Join Friends of Kootenay Lake this Earth Day to clean up East Nelson Shorelines! We will be splitting up volunteers into two groups and tackling two different locations: the shoreline in front of RCMP office and the Old Kootenay Forest Products Site near John's Walk....

Fence Deconstruction and Highway Cleanup, South Kootenay Lake

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fence-deconstruction-and-highway-cleanup-south-kootenay-lake-tickets-319070046097 Description: Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society, Trails for Creston Valley Society, Creston Rod & Gun Club, Wildsight, and the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area are planning a day of fence decommissioning at south Kootenay Lake for the benefit of wildlife and...

Osprey Monitoring Workshop

Join Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society for a Lake Watchers workshop on osprey nest monitoring co-hosted by Wildlife Biologist Joanne Siderius. The workshop will train you to collect and submit data on osprey breeding activity for the long-term tracking of osprey survival on Kootenay...

Race to Alaska Film Screening

Civic Theatre, Nelson 719 Vernon St Suite 103, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

GET. READY. On June 1st The Race to Alaska film will be coming to Nelson on the big screen!  We are partnering with the Civic Theatre, Kootenay Pedalwheelers, and Race to Alaska, to screen The Race to Alaska Film as a fundraiser to support stewardship...

Friends of Kootenay Lake’s Annual General Meeting

You're invited to Friends of Kootenay Lake's Annual General Meeting and we are so excited to share that it will be taking place IN PERSON this year! Join us at the Harrop Schoolhouse to learn about what our supporters have made possible over the last...

CABIN Training Workshop

Lakeside Park

As part of our Kootenay Lake Watershed Monitoring Project, we are offering free training in the nationally standardized Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Inventory Network (CABIN) water quality monitoring protocol. If you participate in this 2-day workshop, you will receive your CABIN Field Assistant certification and will...

FoKLSS Cleanup at Riondel Campground Beach

Join Friends of Kootenay Lake to cleanup Riondel Campground Beach and help create a clean and safe beach for lake users and species that call Kootenay Lake home!   More info and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/foklss-cleanup-at-riondel-campground-beach-tickets-387114107717     Massive thanks to our funders: