This free workshop is geared towards anyone living in working in or recreating in Grizzly bear country. Learn how to prevent bear conflicts and respond safely. For more information email grizzlybearsolutions@gmail.com
CKISS is hosting a fun event this Saturday May 25 at Davis St Park in Nelson BC. Everyone is invited! Activities Include: FREE Bike maintenance workshop with Gerick Cycle and Ski Guided plant ID walk with CKISS Community weed pull Meet K9 Major the invasive...
Join the first Nelson Safe Boating Awareness Week Event! Come meet local partners who want to help you have a safe and fun time out on the water! Learn about cold water shock, impaired boating regulations, harmful quagga mussel detection (meet K9 Major!), upgrades in...
Join the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology on Monday, May 27, 2019 for a presentation about the Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary Wetland Restoration Project. Wetland restoration biologists Robin Annschild and Tom Beigbighauser have completed a restoration report for Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary which will be shared with the...
On May 30-31 2019, Selkirk College will be hosting the sixth annual international ethics conference at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia River at the college campus in Castlegar, BC. The 2019 One River, Ethics Matter conference will explore remedial options through respectful dialogue...
What to get up to date with what's new at FOKLSS? Come to our 2019 AGM at Queens Bay Church ( St. Francis-in-the-Woods) in Queens Bay BC from 10 am - 12 pm. All are welcome! This a great way for members to be updated...
Both meadow plant species and the native pollinators (bee, butterflies) of these wildflowers support are imperilled. Meadowscaping, the creation/enhancement of meadow habitat through a coordinated planting of native wildflower seeds, can result in direct and effective conservation benefits. During the workshop which participants will learn...
Be an active steward of Kootenay Lake and help FoKLSS decrease plastic pollution at Lakeside Park On Tuesday, July 2nd from 5 pm till 6 pm our team will be cleaning the shoreline from Duck Bay to Lakeside Park. Bring your gloves and buckets and...
On July 25th and August 14th Friends of Kootenay Lake will be a guest speaker at Kokanee Creek Nature Centre. Our team will be sharing their knowledge on a little known population of Kokanee salmon that spawn on the shores of Kootenay Lake's West Arm....
Join this free interactive training to gain a better understanding of tribal climate health adaptation. The training is offered through a series of ten live webinars scheduled on the first and third Tuesdays of the month (9-10AM PST) starting August 6. The training will provide...
Kokanee Wild at the Kokanee Creek Nature Centre As part of the Nature Centre's Science in the Park, photographer Alistair Fraser will be sharing his work in a one-hour presentation from 7 -8 pm. This will be a richly illustrated, observer’s guide to some of...
Climate Action Planning, a book by Michael R. Boswell, Adrienne I. Greve, and Tammy L. Seale, is designed to help planners, municipal staff and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to develop and implement plans to mitigate a community's greenhouse gas emissions and increase the...
