Friends of Kootenay Lake Podcast Series: Voices of the Lake

01 Apr

Posted at 10:47h in News

On Tuesday March 23rd, Camille LeBlanc (Program Manager) and Kayla Tilllapaugh (Assistant Program Manager) met with second year Integrated Environmental Planning (IEP) students from Selkirk College to learn about wetland restoration in high-traffic community spaces. [caption id="attachment_3445" align="alignnone" width="600"] Figure 1: Selkirk College IEP students gathering...

17 Mar

Posted at 12:34h in News

Are you someone who: is under 30 years old? has or is pursuing a diploma or degree in environmental sciences or related? is looking for a temporary, full-time position for the summer of 2021? If you answered yes to all of these questions, we encourage you...

03 Feb

Posted at 11:14h in Homeowner Resources, Impact Studies, Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Lake Library, Lake Planning, News

Check out these great resources from the Kootenay Lake Partnership (KLP) that provide a succinct overview of the KLP and their Shorelines Guidance Document. Orientation to the Shoreline Guidance Document for Provincial Government Staff Topics: What is the Kootenay Lake Partnership? What is the Shorelines Guidance Document...

13 Jan

Posted at 11:15h in News

In November 2020, West Kootenay EcoSociety hosted two webinars with guest speaker Herm Hammond, a Registered Forest Professional and forest ecologist. Click the titles to be directed to the webinar recordings. Webinar 1 - A New Relationship with Forests: Nature-based Planning How nature-based planning protects forests and provides benefits. Webinar...

13 Jan

Posted at 10:57h in News

The Columbia Basin Water Hub is an open-sourced data library under development by Living Lakes Canada. The Data hub will host a variety of data that refers to water from within the Columbia River Basin. The goal is to make water data readily available to...

17 Dec

Posted at 13:49h in News

Kootenay Co-op Radio and Friends of Kootenay Lake are teaming up again this year to host the annual Polar Bear Swim and community fundraiser, this time, virtually!   The Polar Bear Swim will take place from December 18th, 2020 to January 5th, 2021 Go to NelsonPolarBear.com for all...