That’s a wrap on 2018, we had a fantastic year thanks to dedicated staff, board of directors and volunteers.
See highlights from the year, our annual report and 2019 plans below.
Mechanically treated 44 priority invasive plant sites, treating an area of 1,308 meters squared
Administered 3 herbicide contracts, treating 8,358 meters squared of land
Completed Biological Agent dispersal monitoring at 5 locations
Aquatic Field Program
Collected 118 Zebra/Quagga veliger samples
Sampled 42 locations across 22 water bodies
Water quality was found to be survivable for mussels
No invasive mussels detected!
Outreach Program
Engaged with over 3,998 people through 167 community events and meetings
Hosted 20 youth and school events
Visited 51 marinas and boat launches to promote “Clean, Drain, Dry”
Hosted 12 weed pulls with 158 volunteers
Contributed 8 press releases and was featured in 48 news articles
Congratulations to our new Outreach Program Coordinator Kim Kaiser! Kim worked with CSISS in 2018 as the Education Officer and will be continuing in 2019 with this new role coordinating the CSISS Outreach Program, in conjuction with Aquatics Coordinator Sue Davies.
CSISS will be attending the Work BC Salmon Arm Hiring Fair Jan 25th, The ISCBC Annual Forum Feb 5th-7th, and The NCES Sustainable Living Expo in Revelstoke Feb 9th
March 6, 7 or 8th 2019: Annual Land Managers Meeting, in Revelstoke (stay tuned for final date and registration invitation)
CSISS Invasive Plant ID and Management Training Workshops offered in Revelstoke, Golden, Salmon Arm and Sicamous. (Spring dates TBD)
Book a workshop or presentation by CSISS – contact us at info@columbiashuswapinvasives.org
