CKISS Outreach Booth at Harmony Festival – July 20th July 16, 2024We are so excited to be attending this year’s Harmony Community Beach Festival in Slocan, BC Saturday, July 20th – we will be at the festival market from 10-4PM @… Read more
September 13th, 2015 – Hills Garlic Festival September 2, 2015CKISS will have a booth at the 23rd Annual Hills Garlic Festival from 10 am – 5pm. Vendors from all around B.C. flock to this beautiful area of the Kootenays… Read more
Fragrant Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata) Fragrant Water Lily July 18, 2016…mechanical methods to remove Fragrant Water lily. Additional resources Fragrant Water Lily | ISCBC Fragrant Water Lily | Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council Fragrant Water Lily | King… Read more
STEMming with Invasive Youth programs kicks off in the Fall of 2022 October 24, 2022…2023, please reach out the CKISS Education Program Coordinator, Laurie Frankcom at lfrankcom@ckiss.ca, 1-844-352-1160 ext. 208. Youth play the role of ‘Invasive Species Technician’ by using hand held tablets to… Read more
Teachers April 14, 2015…students that teaches youth scientific methodologies in the field in a hands-on setting. Click here to find out more and learn how to book a FREE field trip. Youth Pulling… Read more
CKISS is hiring! Executive Director, application deadline November 30th, 2018. November 5, 2018…of $74,500, dependent on experience (37.5 hours per week) APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 30, 2018 at 4:00 pm INTERVIEW DATE: December 14, 2018 START DATE:: January 2, 2018 or as mutually… Read more
CKISS Year in Review! A digital snapshot of our 2022 supporters & programs January 7, 2023…these invasive mussels. This is good news considering invasive mussels have the potential to negatively impact B.C.’s freshwater ecosystems and may be impossible to eradicate once established in a waterbody…. Read more
STEMming Invasive Species Program: Engaging youth through hands on science. January 21, 2023Attention youth group leaders and teachers in School District 20, 8 and 10 CKISS is currently taking booking for FREE field trips with our organization! The field trips will take… Read more
May 11th, 2019 – Nelson Garden Festival April 29, 2019CKISS 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,… Read more
May 7th, 2016 – Nelson Garden Festival April 26, 2016…Garden Festival happens on Saturday, May 07th, 2016, 10-3 pm, 200 block of Baker Street and Kootenay Street in downtown Nelson. 60 booths of veggies, flowers, perennials and annuals, shrubs… Read more