
Welcome to the Columbia Basin Community Organizations Directory!
This directory lists over 125 organizations that provide environmental education opportunities for all ages in the Columbia Basin. Please use the buttons below to refine your search. You can save or print your list using the download button at the bottom of the list. Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive, and we will continue to update it, so if you see any organizations that aren’t on the list, or information that needs to be updated, please contact info@cbeen.org.
Arrow Lakes Environment Stewardship Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD10 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundary Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD20 |
Activities: | Workshops/Training |
Avalanche Canada
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Workshops/Training |

Avalanche Canada's Youth Programs:
Students K - 12
Age-appropriate avalanche and snow safety presentations
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Backcountry Avalanche Workshops:
Backcountry skiers, snowmobilers, snowshoers, snowboarders
Pre-season primers for backcountry safety
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Avalanche Awareness Days:
Backcountry skiers, snowmobilers, snowshoers, snowboarders
Community-led events that focus on local backcountry safety
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BC Interior Forestry Museum & Discovery Centre
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Presentations, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres |
Youth Forestry Engagement Program:
Grades4-6 Grades 8-12
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BC Parks Kootenay Okanagan Region
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources |
BC School Superintendent Association Kootenay-Boundary Environmental Education (KBEE) Initiative
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Resources, Workshops/Training |

Take Me Outside for Learning:
Teachers
Are you in or are you out? Teachers are encouraged to take their learning outside during the Take Me Outside for Learning School year Challenge and during the Fall, Winter and Spring Take Me Outside W
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Boundary Naturalists
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Regional Districts: | RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies |
Castlegar & District Wildlife Association
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD20 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Work and Learn :
grades 4 to 6 (and 7), Youth
Hands on activities for students including trail building, planting, nature investigations, outdoor skills.
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Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (COINS)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Resources, Workshops/Training |

Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook Society
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events |
Clear Sky Meditation and Study Centre
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
College of the Rockies (COTR)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Presentations, Workshops/Training |
Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Workshops/Training |

Wild Voices for Kids:
Wild Voices for Kids is a curriculum-linked environmental education program engaging local experts in the education of K-12 students on the land, history and culture of the Columbia Basin region.
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Workshops & Events:
CBEEN offers a variety of professional development workshops, webinars, events and conferences to support educators in developing their knowledge and skills.
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Resources:
We offer a wide range of resources for educators of all types.
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Columbia Basin Local Chapters of the Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Events, Resources, Workshops/Training |
Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20 |
Activities: | Resources |
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources |
Columbia Basin Watershed Network (CBWN)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20 |
Columbia Lake Stewardship Society (CLSS)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Columbia Lake Watershed Education Tour:
Grades 4-7
Learn about the hydrological cycle, stewardship of the watershed and various water users and their impact on the watershed.
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Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Workshops/Training |
Columbia Outdoor School
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Winter Progams:
Spring Break Camps & Winter Outdoor Youth Leadership
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Summer Programs:
Summer Camps & Teen Programs
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Restore Joseph Creek Project:
A collaboration of community partners involved in the Joseph Creek management framework.
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Columbia River Basin Biodiversity Atlas
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Columbia River Paddle
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Nature Appreciation |
Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD6, SD19 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Teacher/Educator Training on How to Teach about Invasives:
Teachers/Educators
CSISS now offers Pro-D Day Teacher Training. Find out what invasive species are threatening your local biodiversity, what you can do to help, and learn how to link invasive species to your classroom a
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Invasive Species Field Trips / Weed Pulls:
Youth, Schools or Interested Organizations/Groups/Clubs
Organize a weed pull or restoration event with your class to take action and protect our native biodiversity. Invasive species and native biodiversity are important themes tied to the BC curriculum. T
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Invasive Species Workshops / Presentations:
Adults
Attend or organize a workshop/presentation by CSISS on invasive species. Topics vary annually and are generally available between April - October. Examples: Restoration and Invasives, Forestry and Inv
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Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners (CWSP)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Cranbrook Community Forest Society
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Cranbrook Food Action
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources |
Creston Community Forest
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Creston Kids Outside
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Nature Appreciation |
Creston Valley Bird Festival
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation |
Creston Valley Food Action Coalition (CVFAC)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Workshops/Training |

Creston Valley Rod & Gun Club
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation |
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Duhamel Water Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Events, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Dutch Harbour Christian Camp
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres |
East Kootenay Integrated Lake Partnership (EKILP)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
East Kootenay Invasive Species Council (EKISC)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Invasive Aquatic Species:
General public, families, adults and specifically watercraft users.
Signage placement on Highway 3A, community education, signage at boat launches.
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Spawning Channel:
Grades K-3 helped release the fry
Monitoring local spawning channel and releasing Kokanee fry into creek
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Elk River Alliance
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Elkford Rod and Gun Club
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Fernie Nature Club
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Fernie Rod & Gun Club
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Fields Forward
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Juvenile Sturgeon Releases:
Juvenile White Sturgeon releases in the Lower Columbia River and Reveltoke areas; to provide a "hands-on" opportunity to learn more about this endangered species. (April/May)
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Turtle Day, Cranbrook:
Learn about the life cycle of the Blue-listed Western Painted Turtle, and see newly emerged hatchling from turtle nests at Elizabeth Lake (April)
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Critter Day, Beaver Creek Park, Trail:
Learn about - and see - many of the reptiles and amphibians that call the Pend d'Oreille and Trail area home. (May)
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Flexpeditions
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Nature Appreciation, Workshops/Training |
Four Nations Coalition of Indigenous Medicines
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Web of Life:
Learn the ancient indigenous perspective of how all things are related and connected; be it your classmates and family, plants, insects and even the stones. This program assists the students in drawin
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Youth Leadership:
Youth
Interested Youth are welcome to attend our yearly “Youth Leadership Across Nations” workshop where we explore the qualities of healthy leadership through a cross-cultural lens. This is a great worksh
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Primitive Skills for Kids:
Join us for 4 days of large fun learning primitive wilderness skills such as natural shelter building, fire making, ethnobotany, story-telling, games and archery tag!
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Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FOKLSS)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Shoreline Cleanups:
Keeping the shorelines clean around Kootenay Lake for the benefit of fish, wildlife and human use. We usually do 1-2 cleanups a year. Please contact us if you would like to organize one with your grou
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Native Species Planting:
Planting native species on the shoreline to maintain riparian habitat
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Yellow Fish Road:
Painting yellow fish next to storm drains as part of a national education program on what should not go down storm drains
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Friends of Kootenay National Park
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources |
Friends of the Lardeau River
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Friends of the Rossland Range
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD20 |
Activities: | Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Friends of West Kootenay Parks Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres |
Golden & District Rod & Gun Club
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Groundswell Network Society (GNS)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Guiding Hands Nature Retreat Tipi Camp
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Wildnerness Immersion for Self Esteem:
The WISE KIDS program offers two 5 night/6 day camps for children 9-12 and Teen Camp from 13-18 years old, which begin the Wilderness Immersion series. Games and gentle challenges in a natural environ
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Harrop-proctor Community Forest
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Institute for the Development in Education,Arts & Leisure (IDEAL)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Kaslo & District Community Forest Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Kokanee Creek Nature Centre
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources |
Sensing Your Forest:
K-3
Draw and record sights, hearing, smelling and feelings while sitting and listening outside. You are a deer, squirrel, cougar, raccoon or bird. How does your animal experience the forest? Share. Ga
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Simple Habitat Map of Your Forest:
4-6
Map in four groups on grid paper habitat a deer, or a red squirrel, or a raccoon or a robin will find in your forest. Map with symbols and share. Game while outside.
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Predator Prey Fun :
K-6
o Identify and talk about how eyes, teeth, bone structure and ears are adapted to being a predator or a prey animal
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Build Your Own Invasive Species:
4-6
o Help build an invasive species – give some parameters, 4 groups and then discuss
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Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Kootenay Food
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Fermenting Vegetables 101:
We will teach your class the traditional art of fermentation using salt, herbs and brines with our Kootenay Food Mobile Kitchen Classroom Equipment. Contact us for more information. We customize each lesson to accommodate your unique setting!
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In School Composting Program:
We will visit your class, or school, and deliver an inspiring hands on experiential exercise about waste system management. Contact us for more information. We customize each lesson to accommodate your unique setting.
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Kootenay Land Trust Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Kootenay National Park (KNP)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources |
Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Kootenay Permaculture Institute
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10 |
Activities: | Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Kootenay River Network
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Kootenay SW Parks
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Outdoor/Learning Centres |
Kootenay Trout Hatchery
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Kootenay Worm Composting (KWC)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD19 |
Activities: | Presentations, Resources, Workshops/Training |
Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Center (KCDC)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD6, SD8, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Ktunaxa Interpretive Centre
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources |

School Programs:
To showcase Ktunaxa arts, culture and heritage. On display are historic photographs, scale models of traditional tipis, the sturgeon-nosed canoe and many other artifacts.
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Lake Windermere Ambassadors (LWA)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Wetlands Workshop:
rehabilitation, identification
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Hunter Training:
safety, identification, regulations
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Habitat Restoration:
various club projects
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Living Lakes Canada
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Mainstreams Environmental Society (MES)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks (MRGNP)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources |
MudPie Collective
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Presentations, Nature Appreciation |

Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD10 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Nakusp Rod & Gun Club (NRGC)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD10 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Nature Conservancy of Canada Rocky Mountain Region (NCC)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
NatureKids BC: Nelson
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |

Explorer Days:
Kids 5-12 and their families
Monthly outdoor nature exploration activities.
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Nelson Food Cupboard
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Resources, Workshops/Training |

Nelson Rod & Gun Club
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Nipika Mountain Resort (NMR)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres |

North Columbia Environmental Society (NCES)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Hunting & Gathering Workshop Series :
Adults, Families
The Hunting & Gathering Guru Series was developed in response to community request. This series of workshops calls on the expertise of several local foragers to share tips and techniques to get you st
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Jr. Naturalists :
Grades K-3
The Jr. Naturalist program is an environmental education program designed to teach children the fundamentals of natural science in a fun and engaging, outdoor environment.
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Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program (GASP) :
Grades 8-12, Youth
The Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program (GASP) is an opportunity for students in grade 9 and 10 to learn leadership, backcountry and photography skills during a three-day backcountry hut trip during
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North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Workshops/Training |
Northwest Invasive Plant Council (NWIPC)
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Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
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Open Mountains Project Society (OMPS)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Workshops/Training |
Mountain Youth Summer Camp:
6 days of mountain-based activities that engage youth in their natural mountain environments through canoeing, rockclimbing, mountain biking, hiking, and alpine camping.
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Outdoor Connections
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Presentations, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres |

Forest School:
outdoor play-based program that is child-led, experiental and nature based
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Quantum Leaps Lodge
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres |
Revelstoke Bear Aware Society
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Workshops/Training |
Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild Society
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Resources |
Revelstoke Local Food Initiative (LFI)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Presentations, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Revelstoke Rod and Gun Club (RRGC)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD19 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Rocky Mountain Naturalists (RMN)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society (RMTNRS)
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Rossland Society for Environmental Action (RSEA)
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Regional Districts: | RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Events, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Rossland Streamkeepers (RS)
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Regional Districts: | RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
SEEDS Nelson
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Selkirk College School of Environment and Geomatics (SCSEG)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Presentations, Resources, Workshops/Training |
Slocan Lake Research Centre (SLRC)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10 |
Activities: | Citizen Science |
Slocan Lake Stewardship Society (SLSS)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Citizen Science, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Slocan River Streamkeepers Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Slow Food Columbia Valley
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Events |

Sparwood & District Fish & Wildlife Association
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation |
Springer Creek Restoration & Preservation Alliance
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10 |
Activities: | Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
The Forest Path
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation |

Forest Path Outdoor Preschool:
We offer a forest preschool at outdoors in Nelson BC Canada for children to get outside, learn nature skills and be mentored to grow wholesomely.
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Forest Path Summer Day Camp:
All outdoor day camps in summer, school breaks and Pro D days, in Nelson BC Canada for children to get outside, learn nature skills and be mentored to grow wholesomely.
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The Nature Trust of BC
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Resources |
Trail Wildlife Association
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Regional Districts: | RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD20 |
Activities: | Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Valhalla Wilderness Society
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10 |
Activities: | Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
West Kootenay EcoSociety (WKES)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Environmental Education Programs
Want a cool nature program for your class offered May 2 to June 30? Six 1.5 hr. workshops: Outdoor Primary Grades "Forest Senses" Workshop Outdoor Intermediate Grades "Habitat Mapping" Workshop In-class Intermediate Grades "Predator-Prey Fun" Workshop In-class Primary Grades "Invasive Species" Workshop 1.5hr. In-class Intermediate Grades "Predator-Prey Fun" Workshop 1.5hr. In-class Primary Grades "Invasive Species" Workshop 1.5hr. In-class Intermediate Grades "Invasive Species" Workshop Offered at no cost to West Kootenay Schools by the EcoSociety. Register here: www.ecosociety.ca/West Kootenay Naturalists (WKN)
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Nature Appreciation |
West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op Association / Kootenay Food
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

West Kootenay Teacher Education Program (WKTEP – UBC)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Presentations, Workshops/Training |
Whatshan Lake Retreat
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8, SD10, SD19 |
Activities: | Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Workshops/Training |
Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation of Canada
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD8 |
Activities: | Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
WildBC
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
WildSafe BC (BCCF)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Wildsight – Creston Valley Branch
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Regional Districts: | RDCK |
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School Districts: | SD8 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Wildsight – Elk Valley Branch
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Keeping Food Real:
Adults
Keeping Food Real aims to support the citizens and communities of the Elk Valley in growing their own food by providing online cold climate educational resources and hands-on practical workshops that
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Apple Capture and Tool Share:
Pre-K Grades K-12, Youth, Adults, Family
The East Kootenay is home to many fruit trees. When the fruit is left to fall off the trees and rot, it attracts local wildlife—including deer and bears. Wildsight’s Apple Capture is here to help you
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Wild Nature Tours:
Youth, Adults, Families
Discover the unique history of the East Kootenay by participating on one of our Wild Nature Workshops! Join Lee-Anne Walker and other experienced naturalists as they lead you in a fun and informative
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Wildsight – Golden Branch
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Wildsight – Invermere Branch
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Presentations, Events, Nature Appreciation, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Wildsight – Kimberley Cranbrook Branch
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Events, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Food Sustainability:
Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 8-12, Youth, Adult, Families
Open Gate Garden Tours and Educational Activities
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Apple Capture :
Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 8-12, Youth
Apple Juice Pressing Demonstrations
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McGinty Lake :
Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Youth
Educational Field Studies/Outdoor Learning Space
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Wildsight – Regional
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Regional Districts: | CSRD, RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD19, SD20, SD51 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |

Beyond Recycling:
In Beyond Recycling, students embark on a rich 24-week investigation into the impact of their lifestyles—energy, waste and consumption—to discover how their everyday actions affect the health of the p
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Education in the Wild:
Through field trips and stewardship projects, our three education in the wild programs (Classroom with Outdoors, Winter Wonder, Ecostewards) teach students important lessons about the ecosystem of the
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Know Your Watershed:
A Columbia Basin Trust program, administered and managed by Wildsight, Know Your Watershed takes students into their watershed for a field trip and two classroom sessions to learn where their water co
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Windermere District Farmers’ Institute
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Regional Districts: | RDEK |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Citizen Science, Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |
Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival
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School Districts: | SD6 |
Activities: | Field Studies, Presentations, Citizen Science, Events, Nature Appreciation, Outdoor/Learning Centres, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects |
Yoho National Park (YNP)
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Regional Districts: | CSRD |
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School Districts: | SD6 |
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Young Agrarians Kootenay Chapter
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Regional Districts: | RDCK, RDEK, RDKB |
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School Districts: | SD5, SD6, SD8, SD10, SD20 |
Activities: | Events, Resources, Stewardship/Sustainability Projects, Workshops/Training |

Business Mentorship:
We pair up new farms in start-up with experienced farm mentors with production and business development skills.
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