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Wetland Film Fest
Join us for the Winter Stewardship Film and Presentation event!
Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS) and Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FoKLSS) celebrate the beauty and resilience of wetlands and pollinator habitats in the Kootenay region, while highlighting local, community-led conservation efforts.
Join us on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at the Nelson United Church, to celebrate the wetlands that feed Kootenay Lake, with films that highlight local wildlife, water, and the people working to protect these ecosystems. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
The event will kick off with KNPS sharing special highlights from the Milkweed & Monarchs (M&Ms) program, a locally driven, community-based effort to support the endangered Western Monarch butterfly. The presentation will explore what KNPS has learned through years of research on wild Showy Milkweed populations and the creation of the Nelson Monarch Waystation, and how these collaborative projects are helping to design and create safe havens here in the Kootenays. We will also look ahead at future expansion of the the project with FoKLSS at the Harrop Wetland.
Your registration supports FoKLSS and KNPS in education, restoration, and community stewardship. Come learn, connect with neighbours, and leave with practical ways to care for the lake and its surrounding wetlands. Please follow the link below, to register for the event: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/wetland-film-festival
Film Screening Program Guide:
Wetland Conservation through Private Land Stewardship in the Kootenays
BC Wildlife Federation Watershed Team
Phantom Orchid: The Ghost Flower Wilderness Committee Riparian Restoration Walter Clough Wildlife Sanctuary & Slocan River Stream Keepers The Wetlands Norm Allard & Real Estate Foundation of BC
