The five-year study on the status of glaciers in the Columbia Basin done by researchers Brian Menounos and Ben Pelto has recently been released. The Canadian Columbia Basin Glacier and Snow Research Network has made the full report and summary of "Glaciers in the Canadian...
Get up to speed on what Friends of Kootenay Lake has been up to Join us for our first online AGM on June 3rd at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Through these challenging times, we here at FOKLSS have been keeping ourselves busy by planning a year...
Register for the first-ever Friends of Kootenay Lake Osprey Monitoring Webinar! The first week of April marks the return of the high flying, deep diving and fish-loving Osprey (pandion haliaetus). These birds migrate here from Central and South America, returning to their nests along the Kootenay Lake...
Local adventurers dedicate their Race to Alaska to the Lake they love. Five local sailors are truly giving back to the lake they sail on. They race and cruise on a consistent basis on Kootenay Lake, and have decided its time to raise funds for an...
"Join the conversation online to shape the way we live, work and play in the Columbia Basin. Share what’s important to you through Thought exchange, an online tool that brings people together digitally" Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is renewing their strategic plan and they are seeking...
This report outlines the history of the Lower Fraser River, the state of salmon and their habitat, current and emerging threats to this habitat, the value of salmon, and the shifting political landscape in which these habitats must be protected and restored. Read the full report...
Wildsight’s Creston Valley Branch works to inform and influne land-use planning processes that work to preserve the biodiversity of this valuable ecosystem. The Creston Valley Green Map Project is a first step in identifying the valley’s habitats, evaluate their relative importance, and highlight areas where conservation...
Wildsight Golden has just released the final report for the 2015-2019 Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey (CWWS) The CWWS was created with the efforts of more than 230 volunteer citizen-scientists, and documented 163 bird species that utilize habitat in the Columbia Wetlands, with 30 at-risk bird species. Read...
This Watershed Security Fund Position Paper offers a look at opportunities for the provincial government to lay the ground work for protection of freshwater in communities all throughout B.C. This paper is the result of a collaboration between the POLIS Water Sustainability Project, First Nations...
On October 22, 2019 University of Victoria's POLIS Water Sustainability Project and Environmental Law Centre released an Innovation Brief, based on their investigations into Water Sustainability Plans under British Columbia's Water Sustainability Act. In the summary they state that these plans " can assist watershed communities...
