We are thrilled that SEEDS invited the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) to attend this year’s Seedy Saturday. We will be there with an outreach booth to promote the PlantWise Program. Become PlantWise and make your garden Invasive Free! A CKISS representative will provide information to gardening enthusiasts about horticulture’s most “unwanted” invasive plants in BC, … Read more
Did you know that the European Green Crab is one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species? This is just one of the marine invasives that Jeff Adams, a Marine Ecologist with Washington State University, is on the watch for! The popular Wednesday lunch time webinar series returns January 25th at 12pm PST with Washington Sea Grant’s Jeff Adams, presenting … Read more
Our friends at the Native Plant Society are hosing their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday February 1 2017. A highlight will be a presentation from Richard Hebda. His talk is titled : “Restoring the Future: Native Plants and Climate Change.” Richard Hebda is a Curator of Botany and Earth History at the Royal British Columbia … Read more
Who should attend INVASIVES 2017? The INVASIVES 2017 Forum is an exciting opportunity for non-profit organizations, the public, government staff, industry and academics to network and share their knowledge and expertise about invasive species. Everyone is welcome! Registration is now open for the Invasives 2017 forum. You can click here to register today and get early bird pricing … Read more
CKISS will be there to improve our landowner outreach. If you deliver private lands stewardship and wish to attend please fill out the Registration Form and email it to info@kootenayconservation.ca. To see FULL details on the workshop please visit the Kootenay Conservation Program website. Read more
Calling nature lovers of all ages! Don’t miss the Environment Expo in the Park Do you care about the natural world? Are you looking for simple actions that you can do to protect our environment? If the answer is YES, then you need to make it to the “Environment Expo in the Park” on Saturday October … Read more
UBCM Provincial Policy Session Information SESSION DESCRIPTION: Discussion of concerns related to the movement of soils in the province, specifically the creation of contaminated sites from soil relocation and the spread of invasive species in soil, aggregates and compost. An overview of the topic and tools currently available to manage soil movement will be provided. … Read more