ClimArt Change Event and Call for Submissions
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 1-5 p.m.
Gallery Opening: Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 7 p.m.
Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre

The North Columbia Environmental Society presents: ClimArt Change: Film, Art, Words. This event aims to raise the awareness of and caring about the effects of climate change through the arts.
We are seeking submissions, which speak to the following theme: What is our role, as mountaineers and community members, in the face of climate change?
Click here for more information or contact us.

NCES Strategic Direction Feedback

Members:
We want your feedback to help us review the NCES' strategic direction. Please email us your comments in response to these questions:
1. What, in your opinion, are the top three environmental issues concerning the North Columbia region?
2. What actions would you like to see taken in response to these issues?
Click here to jump to our email form.

Harvest Palooza!
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Revelstoke United Church, 11am - 2 pm, Free with Potluck Item, Suggested donation $5

Come join NCES for our second annual Havest Palooza, for a celebration of local food & culture. The event will feature a local foods potluck, largest vegetable contest, seed exchange, live music by Doris Folkens, Denis Severino & others, and more. Entry is free with a potluck item, or a suggested donation of $5. See our poster for all the details.

NCES Great Commuter Bike Giveaway


The NCES has 13 used, repaired and much loved commuter bikes to give away.

Send us a 300-word story stating why you need a bike, and you could be a winner.

Send your application to ncesociety@gmail.com with the subject header: "Bike to Work Week Contest." The deadline to receive applications is Friday May 20 at 4 p.m.

Click this link to see our poster for more information and submission requirements.

Bees & Seeds Information

Our Bees & Seeds Workshop was a great success. We've included the information from the workshop below in case you weren't able to get it at the workshop. Click below for specific information.

Bee Tunnel Nest Construction

Choosing Bee Friendly Plants for your Garden

Nests for Native Bees Information Sheet

2011 Garden Guru Series
Starting Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Revelstoke United Church, 10 am

We kick off this years Garden Guru Series with a Bee Workshop and Seed Exchange on Saturday.

Then come out on Wednesday, April 20th at 6:30 pm. at 301 Third St. E to learn from Certified Horticulturist Gaila Hemphill how to prune fruit trees, shrubs and vines. Gaila holds a diploma from the University of Guelph, majoring as a Landscape Contractor.Her focuses during her education were native species, 'green' gardening, and landscape design. She has worked as a horticulturalist for the City of Revelstoke for the past 5 years.

Pre-registration encouraged (but not req’d): revelstokecommunitygarden@gmail.com

Workshop is free. Any donations will go towards the Downtown Community Garden.

To See all of our planned Garden Guru Events this year Click Here to see our poster.

For questions, please write to revelstokecommunitygarden@gmail.com

Bees & Seeds: A Bee Workshop & Seed Exchange
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Revelstoke United Church, 10am - 12 pm, $8

In honour of Earth Week, the North Columbia Environmental Society has invited
native bee specialist Lynn Westcott for a unique educational experience on bees.
This workshop will help us to understand our local bee species, their importance, their
needs, and ways we can help these pollinators. Various hand-made nests will be
demonstrated, participants will have the opportunity to build their own tube-nests.

To read about the importance of bees click here.

This event will also serve as the kick-off event for the Downtown Community Garden's
Garden Guru Series. Opportunities to exchange seeds will be provided as well as the
schedule of events for the season to come.

There will now be a kids corner!! Toys, and a movie all about bees!

Please check the "to bring" list!

Participants should bring:
• 1 or 2 litre milk jug or pop bottle, or large tin can
• seeds for exchange. (Heritage and organic varieties are preferred!)

To Find out More, Click Here to See our Poster.

Save Our Snowpack
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Revelstoke Community Centre: Seniors Centre, 7:00 P.M. Free

In honor of CANADA WATER WEEK the North Columbia Environmental Society invites you to an engaging talk with glaciologist Jocelyn Hirose (MSc. Candidate, U of Calgary). Want to hear some of the nitty-gritty details about our glaciers and snowpack responses to climate change? Here is your chance! Jocelyn Hirose will be here in Revelstoke to share her Masters research on her monitoring of the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, British Columbia. Her work will advance our current understanding of climate sensitivity to the glaciated regions of the basin and its impact on stream flow. Jocelyne will share what is known about glaciers globally, regionally, and locally.

A special introduction to Water Week provided by FD Productions.

To see our poster click here.

Event: Mountain Culture & Our Environment
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Big Eddy Pub, 7:30 P.M. $5 at the Door

The North Columbia Society invites you to a multimedia evening of Fun, Folklore & Environmental Speak that won't depress you.

We have partnered with Reved Quarterly and Kootenay Mountain Culture to offer up an entertaining evening in celebration of mountain culture & and an increased awareness of environmental changes in our environment.

Carpool with the FREE Big Eddy Shuttle, leaving every hour on the hour from the Village Idiot.

Events:
An engaging talk from Dave Quinn: biologist, photographer and accomplished mountaineer.
Film shorts presented by Kootenay Mountain Culture
Speaking and film (trailer) by dog-sled guide Eric Marsden
Theatrical Improv with the Revelstoke Theatre Company
Live MUSIC performance by Carbon & Wire with a DJ set to entertain into the evening ...
PRIZES and other surprises compliments of Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Exhibit displays provided by the Revelstoke Museum & Archives

Click Here to view our Event Poster.

End of Suburbia, and Discussion about Planning in Revelstoke
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Revelstoke Community Centre, 7 p.m., Free Admission

Just a reminder about an upcoming event next week that is bound to be thought-provoking. I've recently heard that there will even by live music played by one of our City staff! ...curious? You'll have to come out to see who is going to play...

You are invited to come out and hear about Revelstoke’s plans to become a greener, low-emission place to live, work & play. Hear how you can have your say in future city plans. Learn more about Revelstoke’s award-winning Community Energy Corporation from Chairman David Johnson. To get the creative juices flowing, stay for a Preview of the film: The End of Suburbia. Click here for more information.

Revelstoke Sustainability Toolkit


The NCES has now completed a Sustainability Toolkit. The toolkit is a guide and information on how to make more sustainable choices for your home. The toolkit covers buying choices, sustainable transport, waste and recycling, energy efficiency, water efficiency, reducing toxins, eating habits, going green room by room, household recipes, and more. Read and download the toolkit by clicking here.

Harvest Palooza!
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Revelstoke United Church, 1pm - 4 pm, Suggested donation $5

Come join NCES for a celebration of local food. Enjoy free workshops and scheduled events covering all things food-related in Revelstoke. Events include information on canning, composting, heritage, live music, wild foods, contests and other events. We are also holding a local foods potluck. Guests are welcome to contribute a potluck item. Revelstoke's culinary leaders will also be there to showcase their favorite seasonal dishes. Come and enjoy treats from La Baguette, Mountain Meals, the Woolsey, The Modern, & Clayoquot Botanicals. For more information, see our posters by clicking here.

NCES Movie Presentation - A Chemical Reaction
Monday, August 16, 2010
Revelstoke Community Centre, 7 p.m. Free Admission

A Chemical Reaction, is an award-winning 70-minute documentary movie that tells the story of one of the most powerful community initiatives in the history of North America. It started with one lone voice in 1984. Dr. June Irwin, a dermatologist, noticed a connection between her patients’ health conditions and their exposure to chemical pesticides in Hudson, Que. With relentless persistence she brought her concerns to town meetings to warn her fellow citizens that the chemicals they were putting on their lawns posed severe health risks and had unknown side effects on the environment.

Click here to watch the trailer.

Community Weed Pull
Wednesday July 7th, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Revelstoke Greenbelt (Meet at Kovach Park - Skate Park)

The North Columbia Environmental Society is hosting Revelstoke's first Community Weed Pull!

Come join us and help restore the native plant ecology in Revelstoke. Learn how to identify some of the invasive plants in our region and help us get rid of these nasty plant invaders.

This event will take place on Wednesday July 7th, 9am-12pm. Meet at Kovach Park (Skate Park).

The CSRD will be providing a FREE lunch for all participants involved! We will be leaving the Greenbelt after 12 for lunch downtown. Gloves and plastic bags are provided. Please wear appropriate clothing (ie. closed toe shoes, long pants). For more information, please see our poster.

Earth Week
April 19 - 25, 2010

This year we will celebrate the 40th anniversary of EARTH DAY with a whole series of exciting events and activities. Get ready for Earth Week, Revelstoke 2010!

The following is a brief schedule of events meant to tempt you into joining the celebration of this beautiful home we call EARTH (and out very special place on it.) Please circulate widely!

Thu. April 22
A great big SALE @ Mountain Goodness Natural Foods. 50% off all Earth-friendly cleaning products. 50% any organic bulk item over 10kg, & 10% off your WHOLE order for anyone who arrives self-propelled (walk, bike, skip, or run!). 9:30am - 6pm.

Fri. April 23
Sturgeon Gathering. Join the ktunaxa, Okanagan & Secwepemc Nations for a cross-cultural gathering and sturgeon release. Activities to include spiritual ceremonies, children's games, crafts, and storytelling, sturgeon and cultural displays, hand drumming and more! 8am - 2pm at the Centennial Ball Fields, Free.

Sat. April 24
An incrEDIBLE evening with Jon Steinman. Come listen to keynote speaker Jon Steinman as he elucidates issues concerning urban agriculture, globalization and local to global food security issues. He has been described as one of the foremost journalists on food issues here in Canada and we're excited to welcome him to Revelstoke. Appetizers will be served to compliment this delicious evening!
Community Centre, 7pm, suggested donation of $8.

Sun. April 25
Yoga @ the Taproot Yoga Centre. 9:30-11. Free!

Sun. April 25 - Grizzly Plaza
10am - 4pm
Mural painting, Seed exchange, book swap, children's crafts, etc!
11:30am & 3pm
Community Litter pick-up: we need your help! One hour of you and your family's time will make a BIG difference!
1pm - 2:30pm
MUSIC by Blindspot!
3pm
Guided nature walks, departing from Grizzly Plaza.

See our poster for more details.

Green Building Tour
Sundayday, April 11, 2010
Starts at the Revelstoke Community Centre, 1 p.m. Free

In partnership with the folks at VerdaTech we will be hosting a free community event open to anyone who is interested. We plan to start the event at the Revelstoke Community Centre with a brief introductory talk about what it means to build green, and why it is/could be of interest (economically, socially, and environmentally) to the community of Revelstoke. Furthermore, our aim is to celebrate the advances that have already been made within our community, and to inform the public about the green services and products already available in this town.
See our poster for more information.

NCES Movie Night
Friday January, 15th, 2010
Revelstoke Community Centre, 7:30 p.m. Free Admission

North Columbia Environmental Society presents the film "Generations" and keynote speaker Dave Quinn to address the consequences of climate change on winter environments and snow culture.
"Generations" is a short film on the consequences of climate change upon inter environments and snow culture. It features Jeremy Jones, Eric Roner, Sage Cattabringa-alosa and other ski/board aficionados.
Dave Quinn is a well respected wildlife biologist, educator, wilderness guide, professional photographer and writer. He will share some insight into the effects of climate change upon our winters here in the Columbia Valley both currently and into the future.

See our poster for an invite or visit the TGR website to view the trailer.

Revelstoke Community Survey Results
Click on the survey (left) to view the results of the community Environmental Awareness Survey which was completed earlier this year.

Composting in Bear Country
2009/2010

We have added important information for everyone considering composting. Please see our new info sheet on Composting in Bear Country.