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21 Mar

Posted at 14:51h
Join the friends of Kootenay Lake for our first cleanup of the year! Duck Bay and the shoreline in front of the Chahko Mika Mall are littered with food containers, abandoned shopping carts, food wrappers, and other trash. Pitch in and help give this area...

30 Sep

Posted at 14:11h in News
On Friday September 27th, the FOKLSS team enlisted the help of 19 students from Selkirk College’s  Integrated Environmental Planning program to complete maintenance at Duck Bay Wetland These second-year students helped our FOKLSS team fulfill our project goals for year two of the Duck Bay...

16 Apr

Posted at 10:46h in News
Year two of Duck Bay… On Saturday, April 13th, 2019 our FOKL team began our second year of planting at our Duck Bay Wetland Restoration Project at Lakeside Park in Nelson, BC. With the guidance of Gregoire Lamoureux of Slocan River Streamkeepers, we planted locally...

09 Apr

Posted at 15:29h
Come see what FOKLSS has been up to at Duck Bay in Nelson on April 13th from 10 am till 12 pm   This Saturday come down to Duck Bay (between Save-On-Foods and the soccer fields) and see we and Gregoire Lamoureux of the Slocan...

25 Apr

Posted at 12:29h in News
Know Your Watershed is a regionally-based Columbia Basin Trust program, which is offered throughout the Basin.  The program, administered and delivered by Wildsight with collaboration from the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society and Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society, supports students in learning where their...

07 Sep

Posted at 09:55h
  Join us on Friday September 17 for a cleanup of the shoreline near the Chahko Mika mall and Lakeside Park from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Beach cleanups are a great way to connect with awesome people in the community while contributing to a healthier Kootenay Lake....

28 Jul

Posted at 11:06h in News
With an increased capacity this summer, we have been able to expand our Lake Education Programs. This summer, we have met with a daycare and summer camp already, and will be running more education sessions in August. Starting this fall, we will be offering water...

25 Jun

Posted at 12:30h
Be an active steward of Kootenay Lake and help FoKLSS decrease plastic pollution at Lakeside Park On Tuesday, July 2nd from 5 pm till 6 pm our team will be cleaning the shoreline from Duck Bay to Lakeside Park. Bring your gloves and buckets and...

05 Jun

Posted at 09:37h in News
On Monday, June 3rd FoKLSS held our 7th Annual AGM at the beautiful Queens Bay Church (pictured above). We had about 20 people attend including staff and board members. We all enjoyed delicious muffins from Dominion Cafe and the musical talents of Dawna McLennan, whose...