Friends of Kootenay Lake Podcast Series: Voices of the Lake

30 Sep National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Reflecting, Learning, and Taking Action

Posted at 10:52h in News

For over 14,000 years, the First People of this continent, including people of the Ktunaxa, Sinixt, Secwe̓pemc, and Sylix First Nations, took care of this landscape, growing with the seasons, learning the languages of the land, and carefully carrying traditional ecological knowledge through the generations....

22 Sep Living Lakes Groundwater Monitoring Shows Water Levels are Lower in Some Aquifers

Posted at 12:36h in News

Our friends at Living Lakes Canada recently completed their summer site visits as part of their Groundwater Monitoring Program. They visited close to 22 Volunteer Observation Wells in the Columbia Basin and monitored the static water levels in different aquifers throughout. "This summer we noticed that...

20 Sep A Dozen Cart Wipes Found During Shoreline Cleanup

Posted at 16:56h in News

September 17th Cleanup Recap On September 7th, volunteers and FOLKSS staff did a shoreline clean up near Chahko Mika mall. In a span of two hours, they filled a giant garbage bag with cigarette butts, cans, newspaper, food containers, food wrappers and more. The most common item found...

17 Sep Learning how to Identify Amphibians by their Calls

Posted at 11:36h in Fish & Wildlife, Kootenay Lake, Wetlands

On Friday, September 3rd we hosted a virtual workshop on identifying amphibians that are local to the Kootenay area. Many local Amphibian species are impacted by a number of factors including habitat destruction, climate change, disease and invasive species. Being able to identify these species...

04 Aug Harrop Wetland Project Update

Posted at 14:32h in News

On Sunday, August 1st, the FoKLSS team along with some Harrop community members joined Tom Biebighauser, Wetland Designer from Kentucky and Norm Allard, Wetland Restoration Project Manager from the Yaqan Nukiy Band in Creston, to assess the status of the Harrop Wetland. The purpose of this...

04 Aug Dump Truck Full of Trash Removed from Prestige Marina Lakebed

Posted at 09:56h in News

July 31st Cleanup Recap On July 31st, 2021 we held the first of our summer and fall cleanups at the Prestige Marina in Nelson, BC. The cleanup was a huge success, with 22 volunteers helping us to load an entire dump truck FULL of garbage! At just...

30 Jul FoKLSS is Hiring! Environmental Outreach Coordinator

Posted at 15:31h in News

Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is looking to expand their staff by hiring a full-time Environmental Outreach Coordinator. The position will be a 1-year contract of 30-35 hours per week (funding dependant). There will be a possibility of extension pending funding and evaluation of intern....

30 Jul New Funding from Unsmoke Canada to Grow Cleanup Program

Posted at 14:33h in News

Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society would like to acknowledge a boost in funding to the beach cleanup aspect of their shoreline restoration program thanks to a generous grant from Unsmoke Canada. Thanks to this funding, we can start planning the next phase of our...

28 Jul FoKLSS Youth Education Program Recaps

Posted at 11:06h in News

With an increased capacity this summer, we have been able to expand our Lake Education Programs. This summer, we have met with a daycare and summer camp already, and will be running more education sessions in August. Starting this fall, we will be offering water quality...

27 Jul How to Be a Responsible Boat Owner and Operator in BC

Posted at 14:36h in Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Lake Library

This PDF document put together by Transport Canada outlines all practices to be a responsible and safe boat owner and operator, from the moment you plan to become a boat owner, to being out on the water, and eventually getting disposing of your boat. Transport Canada...

30 Sep National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Reflecting, Learning, and Taking Action

22 Sep Living Lakes Groundwater Monitoring Shows Water Levels are Lower in Some Aquifers

20 Sep A Dozen Cart Wipes Found During Shoreline Cleanup

17 Sep Learning how to Identify Amphibians by their Calls

04 Aug Harrop Wetland Project Update

04 Aug Dump Truck Full of Trash Removed from Prestige Marina Lakebed

30 Jul FoKLSS is Hiring! Environmental Outreach Coordinator

30 Jul New Funding from Unsmoke Canada to Grow Cleanup Program

28 Jul FoKLSS Youth Education Program Recaps

27 Jul How to Be a Responsible Boat Owner and Operator in BC

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