Join us to continue our management at Harrop Wetlands! We’ll be removing invasive bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) around the areas of our recent Reed Canary Grass controls. This is a great chance to get hands-on with restoration work, learn about wetland ecology, and help protect...
FoKLSS is excited to invite you to our next Harrop Wetland Workday happening this Saturday, July 26! We’ll be out at the wetlands from 9:00–11:00 AM, continuing our seasonal management efforts—and we’d love for you to join us.This weekend’s work will include: Installing protective fencing around emerging native shrubs Removing bull...
Join us to continue our management at Harrop Wetlands! ✨ We’ll be installing protective fencing around emerging shrubs and this season's invasive species treatment areas. This is a great way to get hands-on with restoration work, learn about wetland ecology, and help protect this vital...
We’re arranging a Community Planting Day for the fall—and we’re putting out a call to local gardeners and plant stewards! If you’ve been propagating or transplanting native plants at home, we’d love to invite you to bring them to the wetland in the fall as part of our planting effort....
We have decided to host one additional field day in Harrop! To prepare for the 2026 season we will be getting a head start on our treatment areas. This includes laying benthic barrier, sawdust, and cardboard. Help us continue the management of Reed Canary Grass...
Free 1.5 Hour Virtual Workshop! Wed, Jan 14 at 2pm PST There's a new Conservation Ambassador Training opportunity! Module 7: Stewarding for Preventing and Managing Invasive Plants. This new workshop, presented by Laurie Frankcom (Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society) and Brittany Eliadis (East Kootenay Invasive...
Free 1 Hour Virtual Workshop! Thurs, Jan 22 at 12pm PST In partnership with the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI), Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) presents their Annual Winter Webinar Series on the theme of Lessons for the next chapter of Restoration & Stewardship...
Celebrate World Wetlands Day with us by taking part in a hands-on workshop focused on one of our region’s most distinctive wetland birds—the Wood Duck. > Register Here < This free event invites participants to assemble pre-cut Wood Duck nest boxes, which will be installed in suitable...
