Give invasive species the brush off! Fifteen NEW Play, Clean Go Signs are going up in our region. October 29, 2018…the Rossland and Nelson area in 2018. Dave Heagy from BC Parks and Laurie Frankcom from CKISS proudly holding one of the 15 new Play Clean Go signs. Here is… Read more
First step is to remove the invasive plants from your property. Second step is to dispose of the garden waste properly! CKISS Volunteer Award presented to Ruth Fraser of Nakusp June 13, 2019On June 10 CKISS organized a community weed pull in Nakusp BC. During the event CKISS acknowledged the recipient of the 2018 Volunteer Award, Ruth Fraser. This passionate weed puller… Read more
February 11-13, 2020 – Invasive Species Council of BC 15th Annual Forum and AGM November 19, 2019…of opportunities for networking throughout the event. View the INVASIVES 2018 presentations here and click here to see the highlights. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The INVASIVES Annual Forum & AGM is… Read more
The Battle Against Invasive Broom Continues in Nakusp with the help of local volunteers October 21, 2020…were pleased to see that the area we worked on in 2018 and 2019 had very little Scotch broom growing back, proof that Community Pulling Together Events work and positive… Read more
Welcome to CKISS Summer 2023 Staff June 1, 2023…Castlegar, and have lived most of my life in the Kootenays. In 2018 I attended Selkirk College’s Integrated Environmental Planning program, which gave me a deep appreciation for the land… Read more
Adult spotted lanternfly. Photo: Lawrence Barringer. Please report spotted lanternfly. It could devastate BC’s wine, fruit & forest industries! May 31, 2023…causing 45%-100% loss of grape crops in the mid-Atlantic states. Oh no! Save the wine! The answer is not a newspaper, but an agricultural pest the spotted lanternfly! The spotted… Read more
Take Action April 12, 2015…accidentally planted in gardens Improper disposal of garden waste Releasing pets into the wild Aquatic invasive species are typically introduced and spread by: Improper disposal of aquarium water, plants and… Read more
Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) Hoary alyssum April 12, 2015…wind and water. Status in the CKISS region Hoary alyssum is classified as Contain on the CKISS Annual Priority List. It is considered to be widespread in the Creston Invasive… Read more
Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) Fuller’s teasel April 12, 2015…can establish rapidly. The seeds can easily be dispersed by water, animals, human activity, or mowing the plants after they have produced seeds Seeds remain viable in the soil for… Read more
Zebra & Quagga Mussels (Dreisssena polmorpha & Dreissena bugenis) Working Together to Prevent Aquatic Invasive Species January 20, 2015…traveling from these waters into the Columbia Basin can transport these mussels and introduce them into local waterways – something that many partners are trying to prevent. “Residents identified invasive… Read more