This workshop will give educators an overview of the resource, Connecting the Dots, which supports teachers in linking transformative teaching practices to environmental education. We will explore why the seven core strategies are central to learning with today’s students, and how this resource provides a...
Join us for two evenings of panels featuring two different topics our community has requested to learn about: Topic 1: Envisioning Sustainable Boating on Kootenay Lake Topic 2: Restoring Kootenay Lake's Fisheries Each topic will feature a panel of 4 knowledge keepers who will be...
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....
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 &...
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)...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
