Get those fishing rods ready and join CKISS and other community members for the 20th annual family fishing weekend. CKISS will have an outreach booth set up the entire weekend at two locations , see below the details. We have a ton of great resources that will remind you to Clean Drain Dry your watercraft. … Read more
Castlegar Sunfest is held annually on the first weekend of June. The goal of the organizing committee is to stage events and provide entertainment suitable for people of all ages. We will have our outreach booth at the ” Festival in the Park” located behind the library at Kinsman Park on May 31 from 3pm-10pm … Read more
The CKISS outreach booth with be at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park on Saturday June 29 in order to educate water enthusiast on how simple it is to Clean,Drain, Dry your watercraft and equipment in order to protect our waters! Come talk to the CKISS staff and pick up free resources like a floating key chain. … Read more
The RedFish Festival will take place on Sunday August 25, 2019. Join us for live music, food vendors, kids’ activities, and – most importantly – guided walks along the Kokanee Salmon spawning channel. CKISS will be there this year with an outreach booth with valuable resources, fun kids activities, stickers and tattoos. Here they come … Read more
CKISS will once again have an outreach booth at the 18th Annual Nelson Garden Festival hosted by the West Kootenay Eco Society happening on Saturday, May 11th, 2019, 10-3 pm, 200 block of Baker Street and Kootenay Street in downtown Nelson. We will be promoting the PlantWise program , we encourage you to stop by … Read more
Gardeners and nature lovers from around the region will want to mark down May 25th, 2019 for Castlegar’s 10th Annual Garden and Nature Fest. Castlegar Communities in Bloom and the Castlegar Garden Club partner to sponsor this open-air festival. The prime focus is the abundance of local gardening talent and nature resources. Plants and gardens … Read more
Come plant some native seeds with CKISS on Earth Day! Please join the Interfaith Climate Action Collaborative, the West Kootenay EcoSociety, the community of Nelson and others in celebrating this year’s International Earth Day theme of “Protect our Species” at Hall St Plaza in Nelson on Monday April 22nd from 2-4pm! 2pm: Speakers, vendors and … Read more
The Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society (KCDCS) will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, February 23rd from Noon to 4pm at the Creston and District Community Complex’s Sunshine Room. The purpose of the Open House is to update the community on KCDCS’s efforts to develop a new interpretive centre. There will be information on current educational programming offered as … Read more
Participants from all levels of government, indigenous organizations, businesses, professionals, academia and non-profits are all invited to discuss and identify shared approaches to stop the introduction and spread of invasive species to Canada’s landscapes. Keynote Presentation: Australia’s Evolving Biosecurity – Integrating the Environment into an Agricultural-based System; Andrew Cox, Invasive Species Council of Australia Andrew … Read more
