July 21, 2021 – CKISS will be at the Nelson Cottonwood Market July 16, 2021On Wednesday July 21 the CKISS Outreach Booth will be at the Cottonwood Market in Nelson. Come by to learn about the American bullfrogs, zebra mussels and how they are… Read more
Clean,Drain,Dry billboards are up in the Kootenays! A roadside reminder to water enthusiasts to clean their boat & equipment to protect our waters from invasive species. August 20, 2018…Central and West Kootenay area kicked off in June 2018 and will run until October 2018. To date, the CKISS staff have collected over 60 samples at 30 sites within… Read more
Saturday March 18th, 2017 – Nelson SEEDY Saturday February 23, 2017…PlantWise Program. Become PlantWise and make your garden Invasive Free! A CKISS representative will provide information to gardening enthusiasts about horticulture’s most “unwanted” invasive plants in BC, while providing a… Read more
September 4, 2021 – CKISS PlantWise Outreach Booth is at Morris Flowers Garden Centre in Creston September 2, 2021On September 4, the CKISS outreach booth is at Morris Greenhouse in Creston! Stop by to learn about the invasive plants you might have in your garden and how to… Read more
Volunteer Opportunity: Site preparation of Butterfly Habitat Interpretive Garden Syringa Workday, June 4 May 27, 2022The Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS), as part of the Pollination Pathway program and in partnership with BC Parks, will be preparing a Butterfly Habitat Interpretive Garden (BHIG) at Syringa… Read more
A year in Review. 2021 CKISS Photo Album: A digital snapshot of our programs, projects, funders and partners. January 7, 2022…on our Eco Garden Project. The goal of the project is to encourage home gardeners to choose from a curated list of plants that are suited for the Central Kootenay… Read more
CKISS Year in Review! A digital snapshot of our 2022 supporters & programs January 7, 2023…while practicing their garden design skills at the EcoGarden Design Workshop hosted by CKISS and KinSeed Ecologies. The workshop was held at the native plant demonstration garden at the Kootenay… Read more
CKISS Invasive Species Technician Paige Thurston removing invasive Scotch broom from the Lower Arrow Invasive Species Management Area. Invasive Species Management was in Full Swing during our 2020 Field Season Despite Global Pandemic November 27, 2020…the region on high priority species. CKISS Region Map Nelson IPMA Scentless chamomile (Tripleurospermum inodorum) High priority species in the Nelson IPMA are scentless chamomile and field scabious. One goal… Read more
Sunday June 13th,2020 – CKISS PlantWise Outreach booth at the Nakusp Heritage Nursery June 10, 2021…garden. EcoGarden Project Want to know which plants to use in your garden to help nature? Want to attract pollinators and make a difference? Follow the EcoGarden plant list…. Read more
May 2, 2023: Room to Bloom: A Spring EcoGarden Webinar April 11, 2023CKISS is teaming up with Kinseed Ecologies to offer a free webinar for gardeners looking to adopt ecologically mindful approaches into Kootenay gardens. In this spring EcoGarden webinar, you will… Read more