The BC Wildlife Federation's Wetlands Education Program presents Map our Marshes, a free public workshop. Wetlands can filter water, mitigate flooding, and provide critical habitat to hundreds of species. Unfortunately, wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate and need our protection. Come join us to learn about the...
Wetland Design is a graduate-level, online class taught by Dr. Tom Biebighauser through the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering that shows how to design and build naturally appearing and functioning wetlands. The detailed lessons clearly explain the values of wetlands, how wetlands...
The fresh waters of the world house spectacular diversity of freshwater fishes, accounting for over 40% of all described taxa in less than 0.01% of aquatic habitat by surface area. British Columbia has a relatively small number of described native species (69), yet contains a considerable...
Join Mt. Willet Wilderness Forever and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative in hosting Dr. Suzanne Simard for an evening presentation on the Douglas fir trees that grow in the inland rainforests of British Columbia. During her talk, The Hidden Life of the Forest, Dr. Simard...
Are you interested in water in the Kootenays? Would you like to help educate and inspire students of the Kootenays? The Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society is hosting the first annual Youth Water Festival on May 23, 2018. This festival is aimed at educating...
The ‘gravel pit’ at 2km up the Six Mile Lakes Road, is a short 100 yards from the creek and a main tributary nestled next to a lovely patch of old growth forest. This should be a bright welcoming spot but instead is attracting people...
The First Nations principles of OCAP® are a set of standards that establish how First Nations data should be collected, protected, used, or shared. They are the de facto standard for how to conduct research with First Nations. Standing for ownership, control, access and possession,...
The Kootenay Carshare, a not for profit cooperative, is looking for a market coordinator summer student. The requirements are the applicant must be between the age of 15 to 30 years and who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the next school...
Once again FOKLSS will be running the Osprey Monitoring Program throughout the summer. This will include a free workshop on Sunday, June 3rd from 10:00am- 11:30am at the Kokanee Creek Visitor's Centre with Senior Naturalist, Joanne Siderius, Ph.D. Trained volunteers will be able to join FOKLSS on...
On June 5th, building on the successes of past Watersheds events (2012 – 2014 – 2016), the POLIS Water Sustainability Project and partners will be hosting a capstone virtual Watersheds 2018 forum. This virtual forum is organized into two main sessions: The first session, Indigenous water law & the emerging priority of water-centric...
