Calling all bird lovers, nature walkers, and curious minds! Join Friends of Kootenay Lake for our Birding Info Night at the beautiful Kokanee Nature Centre. We'll kick off the evening with a short panel where local birders reflect their what ignited their curiosity in the birds around...
We're excited to invite you to a hands-on opportunity to make a difference in the Nelson community. We’re organizing a clean-up event Along the Cottonwood creek system and would love for you to join us! There's trash that has been noted in and around the creek...
Friday August 8th join us to clean up Fisherman's point in Blewett! There is an accumulation of broken glass at the south end of the beach we would like to tackle. Friends of Kootenay Lake will provide all supplies, cut resistant gloves, and disposal. Help improve...
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...
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...
The Kootenay Lake Summit is Returning for it's Fourth Year! [caption id="attachment_1446" align="alignnone" width="649"] Photo by Alistair Fraser[/caption] The Summit will take place at the Yasodhara Ashram in Riondel on October 22nd from 9:30am-3:00pm and the cost is FREE, Please preregister here (we only have a limited number of tickets so please...
[caption id="attachment_1442" align="alignleft" width="333"] Avery Deboer- Smith[/caption] It is my pleasure to welcome Avery Deboer-Smith to the Program Manager position for the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society. Avery was raised in Nelson, BC where she grew up running in the forest and playing in the...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is hiring a permanent, long term, Program Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to play a diverse role in water stewardship in the West Kootenay region. Come join a dynamic community of committed individuals who are leading local stewardship education...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is in the process of collating information with regard to this issue. We will be reviewing information from the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure and various sources before making any formal response. We will be attending the open house...
