Call for Friends of Kootenay Lake Advisory Council Members! Do you love Kootenay Lake? Are you a community member who wants to be a local leader in water stewardship? The Friends of Kootenay Lake (FOKL) invites community members to be a part of their volunteer Lake...
Here is a great article on a movement a foot to protect 2 of the public beaches on the North Shore http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/246552041.html...
Here is some interesting information about the history of the Yaqan Nukiy - Lower Kootenay Indian Band who have been living by Kootenay Lake for over 10,000years (informaiton quoted from http://lowerkootenay.com/our-community/our-history/): "Historically and since time immemorial, the Lower Kootenay Band, locally known as Yaqan Nukiy were...
Hopefully the hard work local biologists pays off and will prevent any future infection of Kootenay Lake fish stocks. Check out the story at the link below: http://thenelsondaily.com/news/fish-virus-found-kootenay-lake-kokanee-calls-action-28084#.Uu_JBrTaOgR...
Report dead bats in winter. The Ministry of Environment has issued a press release to encourage residents of BC to report dead bats in winter as part of early detection for White Nose Syndrome. For more information, see: http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2014/01/public-asked-to-report-bat-activity-during-winter-months.html...
Click Here to view an article about the Lake Summit created by the Nelson Daily ...
We just received $2,500 from the Small Change Fund to host next years 2nd Annual Kootenay Lake Summit! You can also help to support this initiative by going to the link below and donating to help us meet our fundraising goal of $5000. http://smallchangefund.org/projects/kootenay-lake-summit/...
This is a link to an article written by the Columbia Basin Watershed Network about the Lake Summit http://cbwn.ca/dev/lake-summit-brings-the-kootenay-lake-community-together-to-discuss-what-lakeside-residents-want-for-their-lake/...
Hi All, Here is the discussion summary from the Lake Summit on November 9th. Thanks everyone for participating in this discussion.Lake Summit Breakout Session Summary Nov2013...
