Giving Tuesday is coming up on November 28, and we would be so grateful for your support this season, especially as we are in a time of financial need. We know that you, like us at FoKLSS, care about our beautiful lake and want to support...
Last Friday, Ecological Projects Manager Oleksandra hosted a tour of Harrop Wetland! She spoke about the latest seed spreading event with grade eleven students, showed everyone where the latest holes had been dug in the September construction project, and also touched on how important monitoring...
Did you hear? Friends of Kootenay Lake turns 10 this month! That's 10 years of impactful stewardship and education work dedicated to improving the health of Kootenay Lake. And it's all thanks to our supporters, members, volunteers, and funders! To celebrate this awesome milestone, we would like to...
After a long winter, it's time to clean up our shorelines and give them a fresh start! The beaches of Kokanee Creek are littered with Styrofoam, an oil spill, and other debris and we need your help to clean this up. More info & register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beach-cleanup-at-kokanee-creek-provincial-park-tickets-310145311977 ...
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...
Volunteers continue to be the driving force of FoKLSS shoreline cleanups and thanks to their dedication and hard work, over 500 pounds of trash was removed from the lakebed and shorelines in 2021. They not only participated in the one off organized cleanups, but took...
Our Lake Education Program aims to empower and inspire younger generations to care about local watersheds and learn why protecting them are so important. Back in September, staff member Kayla met up with Grade 8/9 students from J.V Humphries School in Kaslo to discuss water quality...
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...
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...
