Edible Invasives Recipes Knotweed Salsa Verde 6 cups of roughly chopped young Japanese knotweed shoots 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced in half, seeds and ribs removed 1 medium white onion, quartered 3 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 limes, juice of both, zest of one 1/2 cup cilantro leaves 1/2 cup water Read more…
CSISS will be hosting its first invasive species field day and Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) workshop in July. All are welcome to attend! These FREE workshops are a great opportunity for biologists, landscape professionals and the general public to learn about local invasive plants and how to use the province-wide invasive plant database. Read more…
The BC government has, in recognition of the importance of fighting plant and animal invaders, officially proclaimed June 9 – 15, 2014 as Invasive Species Week. Invasive species matter. Even though they have harmful effects on our immediate environment they are actually one of the slow-motion natural disasters we can Read more…
As the May flowers begin to bloom, the CSISS school programs are gearing up to action. Robyn Hooper, CSISS Education and Outreach Officer has a busy few weeks ahead of her. Before the school doors close for the summer, Robyn will be teaching youth about the importance of preventing and Read more…
Do you love physical outdoor work, have a passion for the environment and have good communication skills? Wildsight-Golden is seeking one qualified person to run Golden’s Community Weed Program this summer, and to develop and present public interpretive programs on invasive plants. This program is jointly supported by Wildsight-Golden and Read more…
Come join us to learn about Revelstoke’s wetlands at an event to celebrate this unique ecosystem in our region and explore its past, present and future. CSISS will have a booth at the event to educate the public about the impact of aquatic invasives and the importance of protecting this Read more…
The CSISS and NCES are partnering with Mandy Kellner of Kingbird Consulting on her project which aims to plant native vegetation in the area near the Downie Ponds and the Columbia River near Revelstoke. This area is currently overgrown with invasive reed canary grass. We will be planting willow and Read more…
A year ago today, on April 8th 2013, the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society was officially incorporated as a non-profit Society in BC. Since then we have been working hard to spread the word and raise awareness about invasive species in our region (check out our 2013 Annual Report). Watch Read more…
With spring newly arriving many of us are ready to dust off our gardening gloves & start working the soil. Before you place your seed order please check that the beauties you are about to nurture in your garden aren’t invasive! Many invasive plants were originally introduced as garden flowers Read more…
Representatives from CSISS attended the annual Invasive Species Council of BC’s Public Forum. Informed speakers delivered the latest on a variety of relevant invasive species issues across the province and we learned what is on the horizon in terms of provincial regulations, new invaders and best practices for invasive plant Read more…