Webinars & Training November 24, 2021…Beautiful Bee Friendly Garden Gardening in the Kootenays : Growing Cut Flowers Invasive Species for Real Estate Professionals in the Central Kootenays Room to Bloom A Spring Eco Action Webinar… Read more
Zebra & Quagga Mussels (Dreisssena polmorpha & Dreissena bugenis) Working Together to Prevent Aquatic Invasive Species January 20, 2015…find out more about aquatic invasive species contact your local invasive plant committee or visit www.ckipc.ca. For more information about Columbia Basin Trust and its environment focus visit cbt.org/environment. -30-… Read more
Invasive Species Alert: Common Bugloss & Eggleaf Spurge. REPORT sightings! November 11, 2022…& eggleaf spurge Report sighting to Report Invasives or CKISS. BePlantWise: choose non-invasive plants for your garden Please avoid collecting plant samples or walking through confirmed eggleaf spurge and common… Read more
Kudos to FortisBC Inc. for removing invasive yellow flag iris from the Brilliant Dam debris boom! April 27, 2018…it into their water gardens. It has now “jumped the garden fence” and ended up in natural areas causing environmental harm. CKISS is an active ambassador for the province-wide PlantWise… Read more
Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) Spotted Knapweed December 7, 2020…equipment, boots and vehicles clean. Become PlantWise to avoid introducing knapweed to your garden. Mechanical control Small infestations can be hand-pulled. As the seeds can remain viable in the soil… Read more
Invasive Species Action Month Photo Contest May 16, 2016…English ivy? Feral pigs? Knotweed? Also capture people taking action on invasive plants and animals: in your garden, community, with your pets and aquariums, local parks, range lands, etc. Be… Read more
Asian Clam July 13, 2017…on dry land Prevention! Don’t Let it Loose! Ensure water garden and pond contents are contained Asian Clams. Credit: F. Folini. Additional resources Asian Clam | ISCBC Asian Clam Factsheet… Read more
May 14, 2022 – Kootenay Gallery Broom Bash April 19, 2022…be donating $250 that will go towards native plants for the Butterfly gardens near the gallery. The new pollinator garden creates much needed habitat for bees and butterflies! Why is… Read more
Invasive oxeye daisy Oxeye daisy May 14, 2018…of invasive plant materials. Read our In the Garden page for more information Treatments should be repeated annually due to the long life of the oxeye daisy’s seeds Chemical treatments… Read more
Make Holiday Décor using Local, Invasive-Free Plants December 15, 2022…and holly. Ivy in particular has become problematic on the West Coast of B.C., where the escaped garden ornamental has taken over natural spaces. Some people in our area have… Read more