May 4th-6th, 2017: BC Wildlife Federation Annual General Meeting & Convention : “Conservation Through Collaboration”. May 1, 2017This year’s AGM will be held in Nelson, BC. Nelson is nestled in the Selkirk Mountains along the west arm of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region. Boasting spectacular… Read more
June 3, 2023 – CKISS Outreach Booth at the Nelson Farmers Market June 1, 2023For informational discussions and free resources come to the CKISS outreach booth at the Nelson Farmers Market Saturday June 3rd. We are available from 9am to 2pm and would love… Read more
July 19, 2023 – CKISS Outreach Booth at the Nelson Farmers Market July 10, 2023For informational discussions and free resources come to the CKISS outreach booth at the Nelson Farmers Market Wednesday July 19th. We are available from 10am to 2pm and would love… Read more
The pollinator garden at the Kootenay Gallery of Art will be one of the stops on the field tour. Pictured here are volunteers who did some native planting at the gallery a few years ago. Native Plants for Native Pollinators Event in Castlegar deemed a success! November 9, 2021…Society for guidance and training and, through this partnership, connected with Bren Beckwith, a KNPS consultant and ecological gardening expert with KinSeed Ecologies, based in Nelson, BC. Bren was hired… Read more
May is Invasive Species Action Month in BC to take action on preventing introduction and spread of invasive species April 28, 2016…booth, with a variety of FREE resources at the following events in May: Saturday May 7th – Nelson Garden Festival Saturday May 7th – Critter Day Saturday May 14th –… Read more
Fun Plant Activities to Try with Your Kids this Earth Month! April 4, 2020…Step by step instructions can be found here. Create A Fairy Garden Find a little nook or cranny in your backyard and build a fairy garden using natural materials from… Read more
May 7, 2020: Gardening in the Kootenays: Create a Cut Flower Garden Webinar April 29, 2020…CKISS and Stone Meadow Gardens for a webinar to learn the basics of how to create your own cut flower garden. Learn how to grow these beautiful calendulas in your… Read more
Native Plant Demonstration Gardens June 24, 2021…Native Plant Garden Video for a peek into the building of the native garden. Photo credits: Ivy Miller. Regional District of Central Kootenay Xeriscape… Read more
Pollinator garden at Elk Root Conservation Farm. Planting For Pollinators: Create A Beautiful Bee Friendly Garden. Webinar Recording and Resources. July 11, 2020Watch our webinar to learn how you can create a beautiful bee friendly garden. Whether you are looking to start a garden from scratch, supplement your existing gardens with bee… Read more
INVASIVE PLANT ALERT: Toxic Black Henbane has been found in Nelson. Report ALL sightings! June 14, 2024For the first time, there has been a confirmed sighting of black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) in Nelson. CKISS urges the public to be on the lookout for this invasive species… Read more