For the third straight year, volunteers from the Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services (ASLCS) participated in a Communities Pulling Together Event organized by the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS). On October 14, participants removed invasive Scotch broom from a section of walking path in Nakusp, which is dealing with a significant infestation. Despite … Read more
Restoration efforts at the Snk’mip Marsh continued this field season. Ponds were created, native shrubs and trees were planted and invasive weeds like orange hawkweed were removed. CKISS began collaborating with the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology (VFE) on this project in 2018 when we hosted a community weed pull as part of VFE’s Opening Ceremonies … Read more
Watch our webinar to learn why you should compost? How to start composting? How does compost help your soil health? How to maintain a healthy compost? How to keep wildlife out of your compost? Can invasive plants be composted? How can you compost all year long? The webinar also explores the PlantWise program, invasive plants … Read more
On September 23, students in Grades 6 and 7 from Nakusp Elementary School (NES) helped CKISS with a restoration project at Summit Lake Provincial Park. One class, now in Grade 7, has been helping with this project for the last four years! A multi-year project When NES students first visited the site in 2017, a … Read more
Last minute call for Volunteers…. We hope you can join CKISS for a few hours of native planting at Beaver Creek Provincial Park in Trail. Due to unforeseen circumstances the school groups that were scheduled to volunteer with CKISS needed to cancel, hence this blog post asking for your help! Event Details: Day: Wednesday September … Read more
We are currently recruiting a small team of volunteers to assist CKISS with wetland restoration efforts at Snk’mip Marsh. We have collaborated with the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology (VFE) to assist with restoration efforts at the Snk’mip Marsh Sanctuary. The 17.4-hectare wetland located at the north end of Slocan Lake was purchased by VFE in … Read more
Your Summer 2020 edition of the CKISS’n Tell newsletter is now available by clicking here. What will you find in this issue of CKISS’n Tell? 2019/2020 Annual Report Knotweed cost share program Education Booth Schedule Field and program highlights If you want to receive our CKISS n Tell newsletter you can either become a member … Read more
Watch our webinar to learn how you can create a beautiful bee friendly garden. Whether you are looking to start a garden from scratch, supplement your existing gardens with bee friendly blooms, plant a wildflower meadow, replace your lawn with bee-friendly turf, or ‘re-wild’ your acreage, apiary or farm using native plants that attract pollinators, … Read more
Invasive knotweed has been accurately described as the plant that is eating B.C. It breaks through infrastructure, chokes out waterways, and what’s more: you pay for it. The damage done to roads and sewer infrastructure are repaired with taxpayer dollars. Property values are impacted as knotweed will invade gardens and grow through cement structures including … Read more
Watch our webinar to learn the basics of how to create your own cut flower garden! Even though our season is relatively short, with the right setup and good plant selection, we still have plenty of time to grow a beautiful cut flower garden here in the Kootenays!! Our presenter Sarah Kistner is the owner … Read more
