Awarded to the Columbia Lake Stewardship Society to build on previous years projects by collecting water quality and quantity data for Columbia Lake, three tributaries, and the upper Columbia River, promote stewardship and conservation, and share information and disseminate findings.
PROPONENT: Columbia Lake Stewardship Society (CLSS)
DESCRIPTION: The CLSS aims to help the understanding of how residential and human development, climate change, invasive and problematic species and recreational activity are impacting Columbia Lake through scientific investigation, collaboration, and outreach. The overall goal of the CLSS and their lake water monitoring and education programming is to improve the community’s knowledge of water resources and the steps that can be taken to protect them. Three main activity areas are their focus: Water quality monitoring, water quantity monitoring, and community and stakeholder education.
OBJECTIVE: The objectives and goals for the CLSS’s project directly supports their vision and mission for Columbia Lake to become an example of the balance that can exist between nature and the needs of communities. The project’s primary objective is to preserve and monitor Columbia Lake’s freshwater resources and aquatic ecosystems and will work towards fulfilling this objective by completing the following outcomes: (1) Water quality and quantity monitoring, (2) Stewardship and conservation activities, and (3) Education and outreach components.
Future projects will benefit from the data that will be collected, creating efficiency and strength in relationships throughout organisations and partnerships.
PHOTOS: CLSS
An overview of the project, which received CVLCF funding in 2020.
Nancy Wilson with the Columbia Lake Stewardship Society presented on this project as part of the 2020 KCP Virtual Spring Tour held on June 22, 2020 featuring five projects that receive funding from the Kootenays’ two Local Conservation Funds.
