You're invited to Friends of Kootenay Lake's Annual General Meeting and we are so excited to share that it will be taking place IN PERSON this year! Join us at the Harrop Schoolhouse to learn about what our supporters have made possible over the last...
As part of our Kootenay Lake Watershed Monitoring Project, we are offering free training in the nationally standardized Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Inventory Network (CABIN) water quality monitoring protocol. If you participate in this 2-day workshop, you will receive your CABIN Field Assistant certification and will...
Join Friends of Kootenay Lake to cleanup Riondel Campground Beach and help create a clean and safe beach for lake users and species that call Kootenay Lake home! More info and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/foklss-cleanup-at-riondel-campground-beach-tickets-387114107717 Massive thanks to our funders:
Join Friends of Kootenay Lake and UBC Masters student, Cameron Spooner, to learn about groundwater research and a restoration project taking place at McDonalds Landing Regional Park. Both projects are part of FoKL's Shore-Spawning Kokanee Habitat Restoration and Research Project to determine whether restoration is...
Beach, beers, and a better lake? What a perfect combo! Come celebrate Friends of Kootenay Lake's 10 year anniversary! We will be cleaning up the Nelson Dogwalk and then heading to Backroads Brewery to socialize with others. A portion of your purchase at Backroads will...
Friends of Kootenay Lake's Harrop Wetland Enhancement Project is underway and we want to share our 2022 plans with you! Construction at the wetland is expected to begin in late October. In this webinar, we will be covering the history of the Harrop Wetland Project,...
Celebrate World Rivers Day by giving back to your local watersheds! Join us and FortisBC for two cleanups in Kootenay Lake watersheds on September 25th. We will be cleaning: Cottonwood Creek (near the Nelson Park & Ride towards Ymir) from 1-2pm One Mile Beach (across...
Spawning Kokanee Salmon are returning to the shorelines of Kootenay Lake and recording this data is crucial to understanding Kokanee populations and their reproductive success! As part of our Shore-Spawning Kokanee Habitat Restoration & Research Project we are offering a free training workshop to teach...
About the event: Non-native plant species have established in many areas around Kootenay Lake, out-competing native plants and threatening ecosystems. We can act by helping to re-establish native vegetation in these degraded ecosystems using native seeds. As part of our 2022 Harrop Wetland Enhancement Project,...
Get dirty and help us, Friends of Kootenay Lake, plant native vegetation at Harrop Wetland as part of our 2022 Harrop Wetland Enhancement Project! We will be planting native seeds, plugs, pots, live stakes, shrubs, and herbs. Over time, this vegetation will create microhabitats for...
The countdown has begun! Get ready for the 2023 Nelson Polar Bear Swim! Kootenay Co-op Radio and Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society are thrilled to announce that the 2023 Nelson Polar Bear Swim will take place at Lakeside Park in Nelson on Sunday, January...
The Ministry is hosting a public meeting at the Balfour Community Hall on February 21st from 7-9pm. They will provide an update on Kootenay Lake recovery, discuss upcoming planned recovery actions, followed by a Q&A session.
