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Fishes of British Columbia Identification Course with a focus on the Columbia River Basin

Okanagan College 1401 1 St W, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

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...

The Hidden Life of the Forest, Suzanne Simard, Ph.D.

Nelson United Church 602 Silica St, Nelson, BC, Canada

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...

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! 2018 Youth Water Festival, Nelson B.C.

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...

Duhamel Watershed Clean-up!

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...

Webinar: Research Principles for Working with First Nations

Online

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,...

Summer Student Position

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...

Osprey Monitoring Workshop 2018

Kokanee Creek Nature Centre Hwy 3A, Canada

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...

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POLIS: Virtual Watersheds 2018 Event

Online

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...

DJ OLIVE: LISTENING TO FIR

TOUCHSTONES NELSON 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC, Canada

DJ OLIVE: LISTENING TO FIR JUNE 9 – AUGUST 5 Opening Reception: Friday, June 15 7-9pm Artist, improviser, beat writer, and electronic music producer DJ Olive brings his inimitable art sound sensibility and immersive installation to the gallery space. A combination of natural elements and...

Columbia River Treaty Public Consultations

Rod and Gun Club, Nelson BC 801 Railway St, Nelson, BC, Canada

The Province will host a series of meetings this month to engage with and update communities about the recently launched negotiations on the future of the Columbia River Treaty. The upcoming meetings are a continuation of a process that began in 2011, to engage with...