In the fall of 2022, CKISS kicked off the multi-year ‘Communities Protect Freshwater Together: Riparian Restoration in the Kootenay Region’ project. The overarching objective of this project is to engage and inspire the local community to help protect freshwater quality through the restoration of critical waterbodies and adjacent riparian habitat within three sites in the Central … Read more
On 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 effecting our ecosystems. Also pick up free resources and help spread the word on how to stop invasive species! Details Date: Wednesday July 21, 2021 … Read more
What a year 2019 has been here at CKISS! At the year draws to a close we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and those who support our organization. We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our funders, whose contributions allowed us to accomplish so much during the 2019 field season. … Read more
The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) is leading a three-year restoration project at Beaver Creek Provincial Park in Trail to improve wildlife habitat and to reduce erosion along the creek bed. With the help of volunteers from J.L. Crowe Secondary School and Selkirk College, invasive plants were mechanically removed and the area was replanted … Read more
The Kootenays is blessed with an epic selection of hiking and biking trails and it’s now easier than ever for YOU to protect them. CKISS, B.C. Parks, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) parks department and the Kootenay Columbia Trail Society (KCTS) are working together to encourage trail users to ‘Play Clean Go’ in … Read more
The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) is hosting a “Environmental Educators Conference” at St. Eugene Mission Resort on Ktunaxa Nation land in BC’s Kootenay Rockies from October 18-21, 2018. Sessions and Workshops CKISS is partnering with the Invasive Species Council of BC (ISCBC), the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS), and the East … Read more
We are thrilled that there has been an overwhelming positive response to our upcoming Field Tour & AGM. We have reached the capacity of the tour and can no longer take registrations at this time. If you want to be in the know for future events make sure you are signed up for our newsletter … Read more
Several years ago, Michael Lucid pulled to the side of the highway to watch hundreds of frogs hopping across the road. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologist didn’t realize it on that rainy, autumn night in Boundary County, but he was witnessing American bullfrogs’ aggressive, northward expansion. Bullfrogs, known for their distinctive croak, … Read more
