According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, invasive species are the second greatest threat to biodiversity after habitat loss. Invasive species are introduced plants, animals, and pathogens that reproduce at high rates and lack any natural predators or controls. As a result, invasive species can negatively affect ecosystems by out-competing native species … Read more
In order to commemorate invasive species action month students from Twin Rivers Elementary school took part in a field trip organized by their teacher Lawrence Redfern and the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS). On May 24th the Grade 6/7 class arrived at the Kootenay Gallery prepared to get their hands dirty in order to … Read more
To get British Columbians active in preventing and stopping the spread of harmful invasive species, the BC government has officially declared the entire month of May as Invasive Species Action Month. Invasive species threaten BC’s environment, economy and society, including human health, but stopping invasive species is possible if we take action now to prevent, … Read more
The introduction of Zebra and Quagga mussels is the most pressing issue facing the Kootenay region. The invasive and highly destructive mussels are not in B.C, but they are getting closer with the recent discovery of Zebra and Quagga mussels in Montana for the first time. It would only take one boat carrying these invasive … Read more
We are excited to announce that we have BRAND NEW brochures that will be circulated throughout the Central and West Kootenays starting the end of April. These slick new brochures focus on the behaviour changes that we can take in order to prevent the spread and introduction of invasive species. Do your part to protect … Read more
In the workshop, Laurie Frankcom from the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS), Valerie Huff and Brenda Beckwith, botanists and members of the Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS), and Megan Read, District Aboriginal Education Teacher reviewed a variety of educational strategies, hands-on activities, and fieldwork planning tools to support students in learning about invasive and … Read more
The days are getting longer and signs of spring are starting to appear in the Kootenays. Before long it will have changed from ski season to gardening season. The horticulture industry has been recognized as a key pathway for invasive weeds introduction and spread. Introduced invasive garden ornamentals have unique characteristics that allow them to outcompete … Read more
The Good News….. It’s Here – the new Clean Drain Dry Mobile App It just keeps getting easier to do your part in protecting our waters from destructive aquatic invasive species! The new Clean Drain Dry (CDD) Mobile App uses unique campaign marketing materials and graphics to transport users to a video experience that informs … Read more
On the first day of Christmas CKISS gave to me……a watercraft pressure washer! This was the tune that the Canadian Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission (CCRIFC) was singing when the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) donated a pressure washer that will be used to help prevent an invasion of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in … Read more
