FREE Webinar: Composting 101 September 15, 2020…Guru Rachel Roussin Rachael has a Masters’ degree in Land and Water Systems from the faculty of Land and Food at UBC and brings over 10 years’ of experience coordinating… Read more
We need your help planting native species! Come volunteer with CKISS @ Beaver Creek Provincial Park on September 30. September 28, 2020…12:30 pm Meeting spot: Day use parking lot (by the soccer filed) What to Bring: Garden gloves, water and snacks Register ASAP by clicking here Limited spots! We are leading… Read more
Composting 101 Webinar available NOW on the CKISS You Tube Channel October 19, 2020…The guest speaker Rachael Roussin has a Masters’ degree in Land and Water Systems from the faculty of Land and Food at UBC and brings over 10 years’ of experience… Read more
CKISS Volunteer Award Presented to a Mother-Daughter Invasive Plant Pulling Team in Creston October 27, 2020…and migrating waterfowl. In addition, the plant can sicken livestock if ingested and can cause skin irritation in humans. Yellow Flag Iris is a “wet-footed” plant that grows in ponds,… Read more
CKISS turns to volunteers from Selkirk College to remove invasive plants from Erie Lake October 26, 2020On a misty October morning students from Selkirk College’s Recreation Fish and Wildlife Program joined CKISS to remove invasive yellow flag iris from Erie Lake, a small waterbody outside of… Read more
Take Action November 25, 2020…wild Aquatic invasive species are typically introduced and spread by: Improper disposal of aquarium water, plants and pets Planting invasive species near aquatic and riparian ecosystems Attached to boat motors,… Read more
Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) Spotted Knapweed December 7, 2020…grasslands are particularly at risk. Spotted knapweed can also invade rangelands, decreasing the amount of food available for livestock or wildlife. Knapweed infestations can change the way water flows through… Read more
Aquatics Program Coordinator Khaylish Fraser collects a plankton sample from Arrow Lakes (photo: Tanya Malcolm, KAST) Celebrating another year with no zebra or quagga mussels detected in the Central Kootenays! December 16, 2020…like hydroelectric dams and municipal water supply systems. Watercraft inspection stations intercept contaminated watercraft bound for BC waters ZQM have been detected as nearby as Montana and Manitoba. They… Read more
April 16-30, 2021: Earth Day Contest! Tell us what your favourite native plant is for a chance to WIN a limited addition CKISS T-shirt. April 15, 2021…native plant populations from invasive species and habitat loss? Native plants provide a variety of important ecosystem goods and services. They provide oxygen, capture carbon and help keep our water… Read more
Sunday June 13th,2020 – CKISS PlantWise Outreach booth at the Nakusp Heritage Nursery June 10, 2021…become PlantWise and know what you grow! Details: Date: Sunday June 13th,2020 Time: 10am- 2 pm Location: Nakusp Heritage Nursery, 7 South Nelson Avenue PlantWise Program Gardening has been identified… Read more