Know Your Watershed is a regionally-based Columbia Basin Trust program, which is offered throughout the Basin. The program, administered and delivered by Wildsight with collaboration from the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society and Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society, supports students in learning where their...
[caption id="attachment_1317" align="aligncenter" width="1459"] Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is raising awareness about kokanee that spawn along the shoreline and is working with the Province to initiate a “report a spawner program”. This program will help to increase our understanding of what areas of...
You may have already heard about the recent detection of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) in a Little Brown Myotis Washington State. This disease has devastated bat populations in eastern North America but it is the first confirmed case close to BC. We are trying to...
Use of an Age-Structured Population Model to Determine the Possible Causes for Recruitment Failure The West Arm of Kootenay Lake once supported a significant burbot (Lota Iota) fishery with an annual harvest of up to 20,000 fish in the late 1960's to early 1970's. Catches declined precipitously...
Need more information about Kootenay Lake? Here is an incredible map tool to access much of this information, from simple geographical layout to specific questions in regards to where my property lines lie. [caption id="attachment_1306" align="alignright" width="329"] Use the "layer" tab on the left-hand side of the...
This report has been prepared based upon the belief that it is possible to manage our watersheds and their natural surroundings in a sustainable manner. The intent of this document is to provide relevant stakeholders with pertinent environmental information to facilitate future land use planning...
Here is the most recent edition of StreamTalk, which features an article about Kootenay Lake Partnership and Friends of Kootenay Lake and the FIM project underway. StreamTalk is published collaboratively by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and stewardship, enhancement, education, and streamkeeper groups in BC and the...
This report provides an examination of the hydrograph of the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in relation to the shore spawning kokanee. The hydrograph has been altered significantly following a series of hydroelectric developments over the last century. Upstream and downstream impoundment and the subsequent...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society has chosen a strong proponent for the Community Values Study, Compass Resource Management Ltd. is set to lead the way on this exciting new project. Compass Resource Management Ltd. (Compass) is a strategic planning and decision support firm committed to providing...
This chapter provides guidelines for the protection and management of wetlands when recreational activities take place nearby. Some unmanaged recreational activities can have many impacts on wetlands. Wetland Ways Ch 8 Recreation...
