For those of you registered for the Lake Summit this weekend here are the directions to get to the Balfour Community Hall if you are coming from Nelson you take the first right hand turn (Busk Road) after the Ferry turn-off in Balfour. You follow...
With 100 people registered for the event we are closing the registration for the Lake Summit. Looking forward to seeing everyone there:)...
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[caption id="attachment_659" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] On November 9th at the Balfour Community Hall we are hosting the first annual Kootenay Lake Summit. The Summit will bring together lakeside residents to inspire, educate, identify data gaps, and develop ideas for stewardship projects. ...
[caption id="attachment_793" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] Thanks Ken for helping out with the water monitoring. This pictures shows some of the sample bottles we fill and send to Vancouver to get analyzed. Currently we are monitoring: Chlorophyll a Turbidity Total Phosphorus Dissolved Phosphorus Total Nitrogen Nitrate + Nitrite Ammonia Fecal...
[caption id="attachment_785" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] The peace of the water calms my bones This moment just on loan Wavering light fills eyes bright Breath pause at the sight Depths vast and unknown Many stories go untold The waters history is thick of time Its essence never yours or...
[caption id="attachment_761" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] Thanks Monica, Daphne, and Sherry for helping out with the water monitoring on Monday. It was a beautiful day out on Kootenay Lake although the conditions were very choppy....
Thanks to Allison and Cali for coming out during June monsoon to help out with the water monitoring!...
On June 17th we attended the public meeting hosted by BC Hydro regarding the Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement project. They are seeking public input to the process yet had very little insight on what residence can expect in terms to changes to water levels. There...
[caption id="attachment_736" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo Credit: Friends of Kootenay Lake[/caption] The Friends of Kootenay Lake are working with Reel Adventures to monitor water quality in the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. There are three stations (by Kokanne Creek, 5 mile narrows, and just downstream of Nelson)...
