Garbage from the mall parking lot builds up along the shoreline, easily making its way into Kootenay Lake. Get your hands dirty and join other passionate lake lovers to clean up this area. To bring: Shovel (optional) Rake (optional) Bucket (there will be extra buckets)...
Join Friends of Kootenay Lake this Earth Day to clean up East Nelson Shorelines! We will be splitting up volunteers into two groups and tackling two different locations: the shoreline in front of RCMP office and the Old Kootenay Forest Products Site near John's Walk....
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fence-deconstruction-and-highway-cleanup-south-kootenay-lake-tickets-319070046097 Description: Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society, Trails for Creston Valley Society, Creston Rod & Gun Club, Wildsight, and the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area are planning a day of fence decommissioning at south Kootenay Lake for the benefit of wildlife and...
Join Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society for a Lake Watchers workshop on osprey nest monitoring co-hosted by Wildlife Biologist Joanne Siderius. The workshop will train you to collect and submit data on osprey breeding activity for the long-term tracking of osprey survival on Kootenay...
GET. READY. On June 1st The Race to Alaska film will be coming to Nelson on the big screen! We are partnering with the Civic Theatre, Kootenay Pedalwheelers, and Race to Alaska, to screen The Race to Alaska Film as a fundraiser to support stewardship...
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...
