Volunteer Planting Day at Blanket Creek Provincial Park *Limited Spots!* Register Here Event Details: Date: Thursday October 22, 2020 Time: 2:00 pm -5:00 pm Location: Blanket Creek Provincial Park, Highway 23 South What to Bring: Shovels, rakes, gloves, water and weather appropriate clothing Provided: Snacks and refreshments **CSISS is implementing Read more
For Immediate Release — September 16, 2020 Survey finds live invasive freshwater clams in the Salmon Arm of the Shuswap Lake, prompts Clean Drain Dry warning. Dead invasive freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea) shells found on the beaches of the Shuswap Lake last year prompted a survey of the near shore Read more
You’re Invited: CSISS Annual General Meeting October 5th 2020 Online Event Details: Date: Monday October 5, 2020 Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time Format: Online Zoom Meeting Meeting will include updates from partners, including highlights from the Yellow Flag Iris Shuswap collaboration and Blanket Creek BC Parks project. Meeting will also include CSISS summer Read more
Threat of Invasive Mussels Continues as Domestic Travel is Encouraged Invasive zebra and quagga mussels have been introduced into many water bodies in eastern Canada, but as yet, are not known in parts of Canada west of Manitoba. Increased domestic travel due to the pandemic could see many more infested Read more
Boating season is here! With the arrival of warm weather and the cautious re-opening of activities, many of us are now thinking about boating, paddling, and fishing. For the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS), boating season means it’s time to turn up the heat on invasive Zebra and Quagga Read more
Looking for ways to fill your days? Gardening is a great way to get outdoors. Many of us are currently marooned at home and looking for ways to occupy our time. While we patiently wait for the snow to melt, it’s a great time to get a head start on Read more
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY with Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society: Job Title: Invasive Species Program Assistant Job Reference: #001 Location: Revelstoke, Columbia-Shuswap. Worksites within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. Main office in Revelstoke, BC but travel required for position throughout the CSRD. Closing Date: March 4, 2020 Employment Duration: 4-month (May-August), 30-35hrs/week, Read more
Another year has passed with no invasive mussels detected in the Columbia Shuswap! 2019 was a successful year for CSISS- Take a look at our newsletter below to see what we accomplished this past year. Happy New Year! 2019 was a fantastic year for CSISS thanks to our dedicated board Read more
CSISS Autumn Updates See newsletter view here: https://mailchi.mp/27b483f7f90f/csiss-autumn-updates Another successful field season for Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species Programs! Terrestrial and Aquatic field work is wrapped up for 2019 See highlights below: Terrestrial Program 94 new invasive plant sites 1204 invasive plant surveys 52 mechanical treatment sites, covering 1118 m2 64 chemical treatment Read more
CSISS staff sampled 11 water bodies across the region for invasive mussels in 2019. Staff sampled for adult mussels by installing substrate samplers, which are collections of different substrates on ropes lowered into the water and checked every 2-4 weeks. No sign of adult mussels were found on any of Read more