The BC Lake Stewardship Society hosted two LakeKeepers workshops in 2011.  Thanks to the generous funding we received by the RBC Blue Water Project, we were able to offer two LakeKeepers workshops free of charge to all participants!

The first workshop was held in Kelowna, on September 10th and 11th, and the second LakeKeepers workshop in Nanaimo on September 26th and September 27th.  Both courses were a huge success, based on the number of registrations and participant feedback. The courses were attended by both BCLSS members and the general public from around the province and were filled to capacity with 24 attendees in Kelowna and 21 attendees in Nanaimo (capacity was based on the number of boats that could be safely used during the field portion of each course). The backgrounds and level of expertise of the participants ranged from stewardship group members, retired biologists, consultants, university students, non-profit organization representatives, and local and provincial governments, which resulted in meaningful and thought-provoking discussions throughout each workshop.

Please stay tuned for more information on upcoming LakeKeeper workshops!  If you are interested in hosting or attending a LakeKeepers workshop in your area, please contact the BCLSS office at 1-877- BC LAKES or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The LakeKeepers workshop is an information-packed 2-day workshop taught by a qualified instructor. A variety of topics will be covered, including organizing a stewardship group, fundraising, lake ecology, watershed planning and developing a lake monitoring program. Additional modules will be covered as well, based on the interests of the attendees (as discussed and determined prior to the workshop). Optional modules include: Invasive Species, Aquatic Plant Surveying, Watershed Assessments, and Watershed Planning Processes.

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Please ensure you have signed a new waiver, even if you have signed one in the past.  Waivers can be submitted to the BCLSS office via fax, regular mail, or email (please scan your signed form).

Please click here for a waiver.

For more information, please click here.

Don't forget to record ice-on and ice-off dates this winter!

Click here for the data form.

Last year, the Dip-In ran from June 25^th to July 17^th, 2011.  This event provides a snapshot of the clarity of your lake, and taken over several years can help in detemining the health of your lake.

If you have not submitted your data yet, it's not too late!  Please forward your Secchi dips to the BCLSS office by email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), fax (250-717-1226), or by mail (203-1889 Springfield Road, Kelowna BC, V1Y 5V5).

For more information on this event, click here.

To view and/or print the data form, click here.