21 Jun Thanks Allison and Cali!
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Thanks to Allison and Cali for coming out during June monsoon to help out with the water monitoring!...
Thanks Allison and Cali!
19 Jun Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement project – public info session
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On June 17th we attended the public meeting hosted by BC Hydro regarding the Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement project. They are seeking public input to the process yet had very little insight on what residence can expect in terms to changes to water levels. There...
08 May We’ve launched our water quality monitoring program!
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[caption id="attachment_736" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] The Friends of Kootenay Lake are working with Reel Adventures to monitor water quality in the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. There are three stations (by Kokanne Creek, 5 mile narrows, and just downstream of Nelson)...
11 Apr Get informed about the Columbia River Treaty Review
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All residence in the basin have a say in the CRT Review. Click here to check out the Columbia River Treaty Review website, get informed and add your voice to the discussion! ...
28 Mar Water Quality for Kids with Nelson Young Naturalists
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Thanks to the Nelson Young Naturalists for a great day by the lake. We had a lot of fun at the Water Quality for Kids event last weekend! Here are a couple of pictures with a Friends of Kootenay Lake instructor teaching kids about the...
14 Mar What is a Shoreline Guidance Document?
This quick read describes in a nutshell what a Shoreline Guidance Document is and why it is being created for Kootenay Lake. KL_SGD_2013.pdf ...
06 Mar Columbia Basin Biodiversity Atlas has been renewed
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The Columbia Basin Biodiversity Atlas has been renewed: new map technology, new species, and new citizen science reporting tools. Check it out at www.biodiversityatlas.org....
01 Mar Earth Day – Shoreline Restoration Event
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Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. Friends of Kootenay Lake is working with the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, the City of Nelson, Kootenay Native Plant Society, West Kootenay EcoSociety,and the Nelson Pilots Association to host a family...
22 Feb Here is some neat info on Kootenay Lake
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[caption id="attachment_659" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] Max Depth: 150m Surface elevation: 532 m Length: 104 km Area: 400 km²...
22 Feb Neat Fact
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[caption id="attachment_656" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Jim Martin CrazyM Bird and Nature Photography[/caption] Did you know that hunting, trapping, angling and wildlife viewing are collectively worth about $1.3 billion to the province’s economy? This shows that protecting natural resources like Kootenay Lake can have both environmental...