VIEW HERE: Press Release – CSISS Priority Plants Poison Hemlock and Hoary Cress Potential Invaders: The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society urges everyone to be aware of hoary cress and poison hemlock. The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS) is a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, reduction, Read more…
CSISS would like to share some of the best practices and general information about whirling disease, as well as offer regional outreach to Columbia Shuswap organizations and communities. Whirling Disease is a disease affecting juvenile salmonid fish including trout and whitefish. It is caused by a microscopic parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis, which infects fish through their skin. Read more…
Shuswap Watershed Council and CSISS: an important partnership to keep invasive mussels out of the Shuswap watershed PHOTO CAPTION: CSISS Field Operations Manager Laura Gaster and Shuswap Watershed Council Program Manager Erin Vieira out sampling Shuswap Lake for invasive mussels – so far no mussels have been found in BC. Read more…
Press release – January 2024 Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS) Raises Alarm Over Whirling Disease Detection at Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park Photo caption: Rainbow trout infected with whirling disease which damages the backbone of the fish causing them to swim in a “whirling” pattern. Image: Sascha Hallet, FishPathogens Read more…
You‘re Invited: CSISS AGM 2023! Event Details: Date: Tuesday October 17th 2023 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time Format: In person AND Online Zoom Meeting – Hybrid! Event Address: 446 Main Street, Sicamous, Sicamous District Chambers Room / Zoom event details will be sent closer to date to online registrantsMeeting will Read more…
Join us for a unique experience walking outside as we delve into the fascinating world of edible invasive plants. Event Details: Location: Kinsmen Park, Golden : 902 10th St S, , Golden, V0A 1H0 Date: September 21, 2023: Guided Walk: 3:00pm – 4:00pm 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Educational Booth Read more…
View the email format of the newsletter here CSISS Updates | 2023 CSISS AGM Save the Date Summer Sensations | CSISS Birthday Celebrations I From the Field | Chafer Beetles | | Captivating Content | Staff Updates | Upcoming Events | Save the Date: October 17th (10am-12pm) CSISS Read more…
Join us for a unique experience exploring the Salmon Arm Foreshore Trail as we delve into the fascinating world of edible invasive plants. Event Details: Location: Raven Foreshore Trail, Salmon Arm : Trailhead is at the east end of Harbourfront Drive in downtown Salmon Arm, on the north side of Read more…
Shuswap Watershed Council and CSISS: an important partnership to keep invasive mussels out of the Shuswap watershed PHOTO CAPTION: CSISS Field Operations Manager Laura Gaster and Shuswap Watershed Council Program Manager Erin Vieira out sampling Shuswap Lake for invasive mussels – so far no mussels have been found in BC. Read more…
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) and the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS) are raising the alarm about new information released in a report from the Province of BC. The report, published at the end of May, summarizes the potential costs to British Columbia if invasive Zebra and Quagga Mussels Read more…