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New Year’s Polar Bear Plunge!

Lakeside Park

Date: January 1, 2018 Location: Lakeside Park, Nelson, BC Kootenay Co-op Radio and the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society are once again partnering up to host the Polar Bear Swim at Lakeside Park in Nelson, BC on New Years Day. We will be serving up hot...

Call for Presentations for the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Health of Fish and Wildlife Conference

Kimberly Conference Centre 290 North Star Blvd., Kimberly, British Columbia, Canada

A call for presentations for the "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Health of Fish and Wildlife" Hosted by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, this conference will provide an opportunity for improved dialogue among experts; First Nations, veterinarians, academics, epidemiologists, wildlife biologists, stakeholders, managers, stewardship...

Webinar: The State of the Environmental Workforce in Canada

Online

A presentation on ECO Canada’s latest research release on the landscape of the environmental workforce. In this free, 1-hour webinar, you will get the latest information on environmental employment and the skills employers are looking for. Key findings and insights you will learn: Where environmental...

Free

Taste the Wild

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

The Kootenay Native Plant Society is holding a gala evening with a tasting menu featuring camas and other wild foods, presentations celebrating camas restoration in the West Kootenay, and a silent auction. All proceeds will support the Camas Conservation Area in Millennium Park, Castlegar. KNPS...

Webinar: Hidden Participants and Unheard Voices: Gender, Age, and other influences on Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research in the North

Online

Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is widely discussed in academic research as having value for understanding how ecosystems are changing because of climate change. Some scholars have noted that TEK, especially when brought into discussions of environmental planning and management, takes on a distinctly political character,...

Trend Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment Course

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

Environmental impact assessments want to know if trends over time differ between control and impact sites. Statistical methods for the analysis of trends over time use many of the same methods as the analysis of experimental data (e.g. ANOVA, regression) but must now deal with...

Below Zero Workshop HCTF Education

Nelson, BC Nelson, BC, Canada

The WildBC Below Zero workshop will take you outside for a close look at how life survives the Canadian winter in your area. Participants will learn about adaptations of local plant and wildlife species, as well as winter ecology and responsible human actions, through the...

Shed a Little Light | Fundraiser for Ymir Watershed Action Team

Ymir Community Hall 7210 First Avenue, Ymir, BC, Canada

Come dance the dark away and support our community's efforts to protect our precious water supply. Tiny Lights Festival invites you to welcome back the light and support the protection of Ymir's watershed while raising awareness for our Ymir​ ​Watershed​ ​Action​ ​Team​ ​and the Community Water...

Columbia Basin Agricultural Forum

Cranbrook Cranbrook, BC, Canada

The Columbia Basin has a vibrant food and agriculture sector. You are invited to join us to explore regional agriculture issues, share ideas and knowledge, and build connections with others in the agriculture sector. Agriculture producers in the region have identified that a key challenge...

Balfour Ferry Improvement Open Houses

The Balfour Ferry Improvement Project is Hosting Open Houses to Discuss Changes The Open Houses are drop-in, no RSVP necessary. Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Crawford Bay School 16150 Walkley Rd, Crawford Bay 5:00pm - 8:00pm   Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Redfish Elementary School 265 Bryan...