Harrop Wetland is a small but very important habitat located in Sunshine Bay Regional Park, Harrop, BC. It is considered an ephemeral wetland, meaning it only retains water seasonally and only in wet years, filling primarily by Kootenay Lake floodwaters and precipitation. Since 2013, we have...
I had the chance to attend my first ever garbage cleanup with Friends of Kootenay Lake on Saturday, October 30th. Not only was I amazed by the different items pulled from the lakebed and off the shoreline, but the number of volunteers who showed up...
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...
FoKLSS' Program Manager, Camille LeBlanc, helped the Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) deliver module three of their Conservation Ambassador Training last week. As part of this module KCP partners that are stewardship representatives from various backgrounds, who often work with private landowners, discussed the practical side of...
Our 2021 AGM has now come and gone, and it went amazing. Thank you to everyone who attended! The notes and presentation from the AGM can be found below. You can find the entire AGM on YouTube here. AGM Introduction Camille LeBlanc, Friends of Kootenay Lake Program Manager,...
From April 1st to 30th, Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society organized a beach cleanup initiative in partnership with the Trails for Creston Valley Society (TCVS) and the East Shore Freshwater Habitat Society (ESFHS). We called for all hands on deck to address the growing...
