May is Invasive Species Action Month and 33 organizations throughout B.C. will be able to continue their work fighting invasive plants, due in part to…
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Invasive of the Month
By East Kootenay Invasive Species Council Foxglove (Purple foxglove) is a highly prolific invasive plant that has naturalized across British Columbia, often mistaken for a…
Ember Stomp returns to Jaffray this month
The East Kootenay FireSmart Program will be hosting the second annual ‘Ember Stomp’ Wildfire Preparedness Event on April 25. “We are inviting all residents to…
Invasive of the Month
By East Kootenay Invasive Species Council St. John’s-Wort is a perennial invasive plant that was introduced as an ornamental and medicinal herb from its native range…
Invasive of the Month
By East Kootenay Invasive Species Council Yellow perch (American perch, Striped perch) are a fish that have been intentionally released in British Columbia as stock…
Conservation fund supports local water and wildlife
By Megan Jamison Kootenay Conservation Program Nine important conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding from…
Love the East Kootenay by protecting it from invasive species
Submitted by East Kootenay Invasive Species Council Did you know that flowers have their own unique symbolism? Take Baby’s Breath, for example. This delicate bloom…
Invasive of the Month
By East Kootenay Invasive Species Council Cypress spurge (Graveyard weed) was introduced to North America from Europe as an ornamental plant but has since escaped….
Invasive of the Month
By East Kootenay Invasive Species Council The Balsam wooly adelgid (BWA) is a small, sap-sucking wingless insect native to Europe that feeds on true Firs….
EKISC warns residents to stay alert to Whirling Disease
The East Kootenay Invasive Species Council (EKISC) is raising the alarm after confirmed cases of whirling disease in fish from Kootenay Lake. On December 6,…