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BC Lake Stewardship Society (BCLSS) 206 - 1889 Springfield Rd. Kelowna, BC V1Y 5V5 Phone: 250.717.1212 Fax: 250.717.1226 Toll Free: 1.877 BC LAKES E-mail: [email protected] Visit us on the web: www.bclss.org

Volume 18, Issue 1 April 2015

LakeKeepers Training and Support: a Success Story As we near the end of our LakeKeepers Training and Support (LTS) project, the BCLSS would like to extend our gratitude to our generous funders, the Real Es-tate Foundation of BC, HCTF’s Public Conservation Assistance Fund (PCAF) and the BC Gaming Commission, as well as the many BCLSS members and sponsors who generously donated to the BCLSS this past year. This project has been a great success because of your support! The year long LTS project (May 2014 - May 2015) built on the previous success of our LakeKeepers workshops by strengthening our relationship with lake stew-ards and creating connections with regional district, and local/provincial govern-ment staff around the province.

Over the course of the LTS project, the BCLSS held four enhanced LakeKeepers workshops Cortes Island (Oct 4 & 5, 2014), Smithers (Feb 28, 2015, with field day to be held on June 7, 2015), Elk/Beaver Lake in Victoria (Mar 28 & 29, 2015) and One Mile Lake/Lost Lake in Pemberton (April 11 & 12,

2015). The workshops were a resounding success and on the whole, participants were left with a feeling of passion and urgency to take on a greater role in protecting their lake and shoreline health (please see the Spotlight article on pages 7 & 8 of this newsletter). “It wasn't at all what I expected...it was far more technical and it has given me so much to think about,” said an attendee from the Elk/Beaver workshop, a common sentiment among many of the LakeKeepers attendees. Other comments we received from the atten-dees indicate that they now feel more

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LakeKeepers Training and Support 1 - 3 Twin Lakes: The History of an Okanagan... 4 - 6 Spotlight: Friends of Cortes Island 7 - 8 Thank you, Kristi Carter! 9 Shoreline Cleanup: Spring Into Action 11

BCLSS BUSINESS UPDATE BCLSS Membership / Sponsorship Form 10 Announcements 8 - 9

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Instructor Rick Nordin instructs LakeKeep-ers attendees on how to collect water samples. Photo credit: BCLSS

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Volunteers conducting fish count during Sunday field trip.

equipped to deal with their water quality and ripar-ian area concerns. No matter what background, whether it was stewardship group members, local government employees or environmental profes-sionals, everyone took away important messages from these workshops.

The newly developed Shoreline Protection and Ri-parian Areas Protection Module was added to the LakeKeepers curriculum and offered attendees with an in-depth look into the importance of ripar-ian area vegetation, common changes/impacts to shorelines, alternative practices, regulations and an introduction to the Green Shores for Homes pro-gram through the Stewardship Centre for BC.

Following each LakeKeepers workshop, the BCLSS scheduled a webinar to connect with the attendees about changes to their land-use behaviours, as well as discuss any lingering questions about lake ecol-ogy and stewardship since the workshop. The webi-nars also allow us to obtain feedback on the work-shop, which is crucial for determining the impact of our message on land-use behaviours. To date, one webinar has been held (Cortes Island), with the re-maining three scheduled for later this month and early May. So far this has shown to be a great way to provide the attendees with additional resources, such as our newly developed Best Management Practices handout.

Through these LakeKeepers workshops, the BCLSS was also successful in establishing connections and building relationships with regional district and other municipal government staff in each of the workshop areas. Regional district staff at-tended the Cortes Island, Smithers and Elk/Beaver Lake workshops. We hope that by building these relationships, regional district staff will be more familiar with the connections between good land-use practices and lake ecology, which will enhance future planning processes. To further our connections with regional districts around the province, the BCLSS partnered with the Steward-ship Centre for BC to help deliver information about the Green Shores for Homes project to the District of West Vancouver and Regional Districts

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Elk/Beaver LakeKeepers attendees prepare for the field day, March 29, 2015. Photo credit: Rick Nordin

Cortes Island attendees collect DO/T readings during the field day, Octo-ber 5, 2014. Photo credit: BCLSS

Classroom session at the Elk/Beaver LakeKeepers workshop, March 28, 2015. Photo credit: Mick Collins

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of Powell River and Cowichan Valley. The BCLSS was also invited to sit on the Green Shores for Homes Ad-visory Committee.

Also as part of the LTS project, two stewardship groups were selected to participate in our enhanced monitoring program, where the BCLSS provided train-ing and specialized equipment, as well as direction on designing and implementing their own enhanced lake monitoring programs. These groups, the Friends of Cortes Island and the Columbia Lake Stewardship Society, will continue to work with the BCLSS as they collect water quality data on their lakes.

Finally, an aquatic plant survey was conducted on Somenos Lake on September 23 & 24, 2014, which provided the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society a baseline assessment of the distribution and relative abundance of aquatic plants at six sample locations around the lake. These final data were provided to the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society for inclusion in the Somenos Lake Management Plan, which they are currently updating.

The BCLSS would like to thank all of the people who attended our LakeKeepers workshops, as well as the many people who helped plan and run each of the LakeKeepers workshops!


Members of the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society assist BCLSS staff and Director Rick Nordin in recording the species and relative abundance of aquatic plants in Somenos Lake during the aquatic plant survey, September 24, 2014. Photo credit: BCLSS (left), Elizabeth Bailey (right)

Thank you, again, to our generous funders:

BC Gaming Commission

Three attendees at the One Mile Lake/Lost Lake LakeKeepers workshop practice using a DO/T meter during the field day, April 12, 2015. Photo credit: Norm Zirnhelt

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Upper Twin Lake (a.k.a. Horn Lake) and Lower Twin Lake were given the name "Twin Lakes" on the first survey map of the area, and in wet years merged together to become one large lakes which overflowed east into Park Rill Creek. Because the Twin Lakes watershed is situated in the rain shadow of Apex Mountain, it is an environmentally sensitive area. “Water issues” at Twin Lakes have been documented since the 1940s when ranchers had conflicts with their gravity feed irrigation and later when pumping and storing water. Power was put into the area in 1964.

Prior to 1903, Fur Traders on the Fur Brigade Trail of the North-west Co. (1812 to 1825) and the Hudson Bay Company (until 1849) had incursions into the Twin Lakes Area. The field of Lot 280, which is just south of the Twin Lake and White Lake Road intersection was the Fur Traders’ “Parc” (corral, pen or campsite) for which Park Rill was named. The first area ski hill (early 1930s until 1940) called the Elkhorn Ski Hill was near the “Parc”.

A water license from 1903 tells us that an English surveyor, Charles deBlois Green (1863 to1929) and his family were the first “summertime settlers” to the Twin Lakes Area. The Greens chose Horn Lake, the lake south of “The Valley of the Healing” - a First Nations fall herb-gathering-site. Herbs grew abundantly with the valley’s long days of sunlight and water from Park Rill and Lower Horn Creek. In 1918, when Charles returned from WW1, the Greens took up full time residence at Horn Lake (or Upper Twin Lake) on the Elkhorn Ranch. In 1948, an earth dam with a slide culvert was constructed at the outlet of Horn Lake for waterway control, which is still in use today. Charles deBlois Green also surveyed many of the mineral claims on Oro-

fino Mt. There were 2 active gold mines – Upper and Lower Orofino which closed in 1932.

Charles and his family would have travelled on the “Old Wagon Road” built on the Fur Brigade Trail from Keremeos along the Hwy 3A valley to the now White Lake Road. His family remained on the Elkhorn/Horn Lake/Upper Twin Lake Ranch until 1956. Charles was a naturalist and documented rare species (some are in the Penticton Museum). The 1948 “Horn Lake barn”, the remains of the Old Wagon Road, the Greens’ homestead site and 3 or 4 graves can be viewed on the property now belonging to The Nature Trust of BC.

From Horn Lake the Old Wagon Road went to the min-

Twin Lakes: The History of an Okanagan Watershed Article and photos submitted by: C. Brown (Lower Nipit Improvement District

and Greater Twin Lakes Area Stewardship Society) and R. Manuel

continued on page 5... Green’s 1948 barn (seen on far shore), Horn Lake. Photo credit: C. Brown

Twin Lakes watershed

Horn Creek

Horn Lake

Twin Lake (Nipit)

Turtle Pond

Hwy 3A Twin Lake

Golf Course

Lot 280

Trout Lake

Marron Valley 4 Ranches Yellow Lake

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ing town of Fairview via White Lake where a post office operated from 1895 until 1925 with Hiram Inglee as the first post master (PM). The old post office structure still remains. Another Wagon Road to Penticton was rerouted along the west side of Twin Lakes, then over what is now a golf course, and west of Trout (Lush) Lake. From the top of Trout Lake’s east rock ledge 3 valleys were visible. The new Wagon Road passed down the slope to the Marron Valley’s west bench, where in 1909, another post office was established by PM William Smyth Parker. This post office remained open under PMs Smyth Parker, Lush, Walker and Learne until it closed in1933.

The Learnes Farm (1933 to 1945) and 2 large ranches belonging to Greens (1903 to 1956), and Sutherlands (1930’s to 1959) formed the Twin Lakes Area. The Sutherlands were great horsemen and purchased the Learnes’ farm in 1945 for a hay-field and began the Twin Lakes Guest Ranch (1945 to1975) around the north end of Twin Lakes, and was world renowned for horseback riding through the hills. In 1952, the Sutherlands also dug a 500 ft long drainage pipe to help remove the flood wa-ters from Twin Lake to Lower Horn Creek. In 1956 R.A.Wassman purchased the Upper Ranch from Greens and then the Middle Ranch (except the Guest Ranch and the lake front properties of the Middle Ranch) in 1959 from Sutherlands. Later Eric Ripley, a Vancouver real estate agent, subdi-vided and sold the lakefront Twin Lake properties of the Middle Ranch in the late 1950s. The Johnsons purchased the Guest Ranch, but sold it in 1962 to Doug Hadley who operated it until 1975 after which the Guest Ranch land was sub-divided. Today, the Middle and Upper Ranch land is owned by The Nature Trust of BC and the Sutherland’s hayfield is now the Twin Lake Golf Course (TLGC).

Initial subdivision occurred around Twin Lake in the early 1960’s. By 1965 the Lower Nipit Improvement District (LNID)was formed to address water concerns, specifically the closure of the drainage pipe and ditch to Lower Horn Creek. In 1970, Wassman started excavations for a 9-hole golf course along Hwy 3A. After Wassman’s untimely death, in 1975 the Shilitto family purchased the golf course land which had a 9 hole golf course in place. By 1988, the 18 hole TLGC opened followed by the RV Park in 1989. There has been slow, steady small development in the Twin Lakes area since early 1960.

In 1960 the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory was founded. It is located to the east, just over Parker Mountain, from Twin Lakes. In 1961 a UBC South Okanagan Geological Field School was built along Willowbrook Rd. The volcanic rock formations of the Twin Lakes Area are of significant interest.

In 1972 Gabriola Wildwood Estates attempted to develop the Upper Twin Lake Ranch (included the western aspect of Twin Lake, the “Turtle Pond” and the land around Horn Lake) with 4,000 lots, riding stables, hiking trails, a hotel and a swimming pool. In 1977 the Re-gional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Board voted against what had become a smaller 241 residence development. Okanagan Premium Cider

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View of Twin Lakes and Turtle Pond. Photo credit: unknown (accessed by LNID at the Penticton Public Library)

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What’s Happening Now In 2011, as local development issues became public, a consortium of stakeholders along with the Okanagan Basin Water Board installed two groundwater monitoring observa-tion wells at either end of the Lower Twin Lake. The moni-toring wells were installed to provide documentation of groundwater levels.

In 2012 The Nature Trust of BC purchased 800 hectares for conservation of rare grassland habitat known as the Twin R Ranch from Jim McPherson, which included Middle and Upper Twin Lake Ranches. The Nature Trusts’ 800 ha “Twin Lake Ranch” includes sagebrush shrub steppe, dry forested ecosystems and riparian habitats. At least 8 Spe-cies at Risk (COSEWIC listed) are known to occupy the prop-erty, including Tiger Salamander, the Spade Foot, Great Basin Gopher Snake, Pallid Bat, Rubber Boa, Western Painted Turtle, Western Rattlesnake and Showy Phlox” (www.naturetrust.bc.ca). In 2014, The Nature Trust constructed a fence to keep cattle out of Twin Lake and the Turtle Pond, and in 2015 plans to do the same to keep the cattle out of Horn Lake.

Over the years, the Twin Lakes Area has been influenced by mining, logging, ranching, and now recreational land use and conservation activities.

The LNID has a limited mandate, which focuses mainly on water drainage and storage for land improvement purposes. The Volunteers from the LNID have been advocating for protection over their water resources for many years, their main concern being water quantity. They also have been collecting ice-on and ice-off data on Lower Twin Lake since 1995, and Secchi, temperature, dissolved oxygen and lake level data since 1999. In 2013, the Greater Twin Lake

Area Stewardship Society (GTLASS) was formed, which en-compasses not only the 69 Twin Lakes property owners, but 91 other residences which get their water from the Twin Lake watershed, along with the Twin Lakes Golf Course, Club House and RV Park, Twin Lakes Store (began in 1965), four ranches, a hobby farm and the 800 acre Twin Lake Nature Trust Ranch which rents their land to a local family for cattle grazing.

Both the LNID and the GTLASS are currently focusing their efforts on applying for grants to conduct a Watershed Man-agement Plan, which would help address their water quality and quantity concerns within the watershed. It would also serve as a tool to help direct future development within the watershed. Eventually, the groups would like to see the Twin Lakes area designated as a water conservation zone.

Thank You to Our Generous Annual BCLSS Sponsors: Bronze: A.G. Appel Enterprises Ltd. Cariboo Environmental Quality Consulting Ltd. Cariboo Envirotech Ltd.

Silver: Hoskin Scientific Ltd. Tolko Industries Ltd. Golder Associates Ltd.


Turtle Pond at Twin Lakes in 2010. Photo credit: King Campbell, Ducks Unlimited

South end of Twin Lake at sunrise. Photo credit: C. Brown

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Spotlight: Friends of Cortes Island Many BCLSS individual members and lake groups are doing great work on lakes around the province! Whether they continue participating in existing programs or are undertaking new projects each year, these lake volunteers and groups are working hard to ensure that they are protecting their lake environment to the best of their ability.

In an effort to share members’ stories and highlight their successes, the BCLSS has created a Spotlight section in our quarterly newsletters to feature these groups or individuals and the important work they undertake each year. So, whether you are an individual lake volunteer, or if you are part of a larger stewardship group, we encourage you to sub-mit and update on what you have been doing at your lake! Through the Spotlight articles, we hope to share stories, encourage others, and help our BCLSS members stay connected with each other.

What are you waiting for? Please send us an update (and photo) of your stewardship activities today!!

This Spotlight article features the Friends of Cortes Island, submitted by Leah Seltzer with photos from Jurek Trzesicki:

Nestled in the heart of Cortes Island, there are two connected lakes that hold significant ecological and recreational value for our community. In April 2014, these lakes experienced a succession of algae blooms that concerned many residents. In seeing the need to respond to this change, the Friends of Cortes Island Society established a for-mal Lake Stewardship initiative. We created this project in order to gain a better understanding of the lake ecosystem, and to identify how our com-munity can become effective stewards of the Hague and Gunflint Lake watersheds.

One of the lessons that we learned at the onset of this pro-ject was that there isn’t any government agency that is going to swoop in and ‘save our lakes.’ It is only with the effort and willingness of the local community that we will be able to steward these watersheds in a meaningful way. With that understanding, we actively sought out ecological expertise and financial support from a variety of organizations and individuals. Through this outreach, we managed to train a core group of volunteers, carry out 10 weeks of coliform testing, establish a bi-weekly monitoring program, and fund-raise over $23,000.

The initial support and success of this project is largely at-tributed to the passion and dedication of the people who love and cherish these lakes. As we enter into our second year, we are more prepared to monitor changes and collect


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Mary Lake Save the Date! You may be wondering where and when the BCLSS conference will he held this year! While the

exact date has not been set, we do know that the conference will be held in the Quesnel area during the latter part of September 2015. This conference will focus on topics surrounding riparian areas, and we will be sending out more information on dates, speakers, etc. once it becomes available. You can expect to see the full confer-ence article, including registration form in the July quarterly newsletter. Stay tuned!

Ice-Off: Many of our volunteers have been reporting early ice-off this year. Please be sure to record these dates,

baseline data. We are taking an active role in educating our community about lake ecology, and are researching ways that we can reduce the human-caused impacts on the ecosystem.

We are now looking at developing a long-term stewardship plan for the watersheds, and are continuing to ask questions and make observations. Rex Weyler, a local resident, aptly stated that, “A lake is not a thing; it is a process.” We believe that our task is to become part of the lake’s process, and to better understand how we can support the health of these freshwater ecosystems.

We’d like to thank the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for providing the essential financial support that has allowed us to carry out our first year of water quality monitoring. And to the BCLSS for providing the La-kekeepers Training, which has expanded our volunteer base and ensured that we have the field skills needed to develop a long-term monitoring program. Your work is crucially important to the protection of fresh water in Brit-ish Columbia and we genuinely appreciate your ongoing support.

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Thank You, Kristi Carter!! After over 10 years of service in the BCLSS office, we say farewell to Kristi. Recently, Kristi accepted a position at the UBC-Okanagan campus in Kelowna, an amazing opportunity for her and her family.

Kristi first came to the BCLSS in 2004 and over the years has played an instrumental role in developing the BCLSS LakeKeepers manual, as well as the LakeKeepers workshop. She also worked for many years on our BC Lake Stew-ardship and Monitoring Program and was a key player in developing our current program, the LakeKeepers Training and Support project. Aside from working tirelessly on these BCLSS projects, she also helped keep the BCLSS office

running smoothly, by helping with all the behind the scenes work such as fundraising for BCLSS programs, maintaining the membership, sponsorship and donation databases, training and support-ing volunteers, answering public enquiries, and many other day to day tasks at the BCLSS of-fice.

While we are sad to see her go, we are thrilled at this new opportunity for her. The BCLSS Di-rectors and staff would like to take this opportu-nity to thank Kristi for her many years of hard work. Despite this career change, Kristi will re-main involved in BCLSS activities by serving on our Board of Directors.

All the best, Kristi!! Photo credit: Jerzy Trzesicki (left), Claire de la Salle (right)


as they are valuable for future comparisons! Data forms are available on our website at http://www.bclss.org/library/library/cat_view/95-data-collection-forms-and-protocols.html Upcoming Sampling Season: With the early spring, many of you may be dusting off your Secchi disc and ther-mometer earlier than usual this year. Please inspect all your equipment carefully, including your boat and life-jackets, to make sure everything is in working order. Exercise caution out on the water, as the temperatures are still cool. The BCLSS recommends conducting your water quality monitoring with a partner, or if this is not possible, setting up check-in times with someone back on land. Be safe out there! Volunteer Accident Insurance: If you are a new lake monitor, or have not previously signed a waiver for our vol-unteer accident insurance, please contact the BCLSS office. It is available to all of our actively monitoring vol-unteers, and is solely an accident insurance policy (i.e. not a liability insurance policy, which is usually associ-ated with your boat or homeowners insurance). The volunteer accident insurance waiver, as well as the insur-ance letter (outlining the policy) can be found on the BCLSS website at http://www.bclss.org/library/library/cat_view/96-membership-sponsorship.html. Please mail or scan and email your completed waiver to the BCLSS office at [email protected]. If you have already submitted a waiver in the past, you do not need to resubmit another waiver again. Thanks!

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To become a BCLSS member or sponsor, fill out this form and return it to BCLSS with a cheque or money order, payable to BC Lake Stewardship Society:

$10 student $25 individual $50 group or family Name:

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Become a BCLSS Member or Sponsor

Thank you to our generous funders...

Sponsorship Information

Corporate sponsorship of the BCLSS has many benefits! Donations will be gratefully acknowledged with either a tax-deductible receipt or a non-tax-deductible receipt.

Patron - $25,000

Diamond - $10,000

Platinum - $5000

Gold - $1000

Silver - $500

Bronze - $100

For information on the benefits associated with each level, please visit the BCLSS website or contact the BCLSS office.

Your support of the BCLSS will help to ensure that we con-tinue working towards our vision of clean, healthy lakes in BC, now and into the future. When you sponsor the BCLSS, you become a part of an extensive network of scientists, environmental professionals, lakeshore residents, the gen-eral public, First Nations, and government agencies.

The BCLSS invites you to become a part of our valuable organization through sponsorship opportunities. As an on-going sponsor of the BCLSS, not only will you be contribut-ing to the success of our programs, but you will also reach a target market and demonstrate your commitment to lake health and the welfare of BC communities.

Benefits of Becoming a Member:

Quarterly newsletters Monthly e-newsletter, the Loonie News Lake report tailored for your lake Training and support Assistance from Director in local region Monitoring insurance for active lake monitors Annual conference and workshops Part of an extensive network of lake stewards Access to extensive limnological library

Don’t delay—sign up today!

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Shoreline Cleanup: Spring Into Action Source: Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (http://www.shorelinecleanup.ca/en/search/cleanups)

Since 1994, volunteers from across Canada have been cleaning up their shorelines. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, which started with a small team of Vancouver Aquarium employees, has grown to be one of the largest direct action conservation programs, as well as the most significant contributor to the International Coastal Cleanup in Can-ada. In 2012, the Shoreline Cleanup celebrated it’s 19th anniversary with more than 57,000 volunteers! Shoreline cleanups are happening from March 1 - July 31, 2015, and again from August 15 - November 30, 2015. This means you can schedule your cleanup anytime during these times, or you can join an existing cleanup based on your schedule and flexibility. If you know someone in a different region who also wants to take action, why not chal-lenge them to organize or join a cleanup and see which group collects the most garbage from their shoreline! Why should we bother?

Here are three reason to clean your shoreline:

1. Litter travels. Make an impact in your local community and global waterways

2. Tiny trash can harm wildlife and ecosystems. Help keep it out of the food web for fish, frogs and other critters.

3. It’s better than spring cleaning your house. Fresh air and the outdoors beats dust mites any day!

Register your event today! Get your team together, whether large or small. Choose the location that works lest for your team and regis-ter using the interactive map at: www.shorelinecleanup.ca/en/search/cleanups.

For more information, please contact the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup at 1-877-427-2422, or email [email protected].

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Regional BCLSS Contacts Cariboo

Norm Zirnhelt, Williams Lake 250.392.7995

Kootenays Brian Nickurak, Invermere 250.341.3738 Heather Leschied, Nelson 250.341.5687 Susanne Ashmore, Wasa Lake 250.422.3547

Lower Mainland Irene Calbick, Burnaby 604.522.0024

Okanagan Darryl Arsenault, Kelowna 250.860.8424 Kristi Carter, Kelowna 250.763.6908

Thompson-Nicola Marge Sidney, Kamloops 250.371.6346

Vancouver Island Dr. Rick Nordin, Victoria 250.656.7191 Eric Bonham, Victoria 250.474.5252 Kevin Rieberger, Victoria 250.387.1188 Deborah Epps, Nanaimo 250.751.3146

One of the primary objectives of the BC Lake Stewardship Society is to provide a public forum to discuss information on specific lakes and watersheds, lake conservation is-sues/concepts and educational programs relevant to Brit-ish Columbia’s freshwater resources.

The BC Lake Stewardship Society Board of Directors wel-comes written submissions, whether short articles, adver-tisements, or photos/figures relevant to British Columbia’s lakes from both BCLSS members and the community at large. If you have information on BC’s lakes, please for-ward it to us for publication in our quarterly newsletter. The BC Lake Stewardship Society Editor will be pleased to as-sist you with your submission upon request.

Share Your Information With Us!!

Please send articles and lake information to:

206 - 1889 Springfield Rd. Kelowna, BC V1Y 5V5

Phone: 250.717.1212 Toll Free: 1.877 BC LAKES Fax: 250.717.1226

Email: [email protected]

Announcements CanadaHelps — Making Donations Simple Did you know that CanadaHelps will allow you to make scheduled monthly donations? It’s an easy way to ensure your favourite charities receive your ongoing support throughout the year! Once it is set up, the scheduled do-nations (e.g.,$25/month) will be automatically processed each month on the day of your choosing. (Please click the CanadaHelps button at www.bclss.org for more info!)

We would like to welcome the following new BCLSS members: Shelley Milne, Susan McDiarmid, Ron Miller, Allen Banner, Rochelle Neumeier, Carol Milo, Celia Utley, Sara Stallard, and the Fraser Valley Wa-tershed Coalition

Upcoming Funding Deadlines Fortis BC Community Investment Program - grants for projects that focus on safety, education, environment and aboriginal initiatives. http://www.fortisbc.com/About/OurCommitments/CommunityRelations/Pages/default.aspx. Application deadline: May 1, 2015.

HCTF’s Public Conservation Assistance Fund - grants for projects that focus on hands-on, community based and public awareness initiatives related to fish, wildlife and habitat conservation. http://www.hctf.ca/. Application deadline: May 15, 2015.

TD Friends of the Environment - grants for projects that focus on environmental education, urban greening and enhancing biodiversity, and energy conservation. https://fef.td.com/funding/. Application deadline: July 15, 2015 (must apply 3 months before project start date).


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