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 in...
This Giving Tuesday, we’re inviting our community to come together in support of Kootenay Lake! A place we all love and cherish. From shoreline cleanups and habitat restoration, to community science, education, and watershed protection, Friends of Kootenay Lake works year-round to keep the lake healthy...
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 -...
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. This...
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 habitat!...
Join Us for BC Rivers Day: Cottonwood Creek Cleanup! For the second year in a row we, in partnership with Living Lakes Canada (LLC), are excited to host a community stream cleanup along Cottonwood Creek as part of this years BC Rivers Day celebrations! Thank you...
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...
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors and incredible volunteers, we recently wrapped up another successful year of Watershed Monitoring. This program utilizes the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Inventory Network (CABIN) national water quality monitoring protocol to assess water quality through the collection and analysis of macroinvertebrate aquatic...
Our Osprey Monitoring Workshop, co-hosted with Joanne Siderius, has now come and gone! Thank you to all of the eager and curious community members who attended. There were tons of great questions and an obvious interest in supporting this monitoring program. Our Assistant Program Manager, Kayla,...
Wildflower School has been actively participating in a wetland restoration project at Duck Bay near Lakeside Park, Nelson. On April 21st, the youth will be back out with a planting party of native species, invasive plant pulling and the official unveiling of the educational sign...
