Join the Kootenay Native Plant Society in welcoming back the monarchs to the West Kootenays by planting milkweed and a collection of other native plants at Fort Shepherd.
On Saturday October 15th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, they will celebrate the return of monarchs to the West Kootenay in a full day excursion into the Fort Shepherd Conservancy to plant milkweed (sen’k’lip spicn) for monarchs and camas (ʔitx̌ʷaʔ/it-kwah) for other native pollinators. This unique event will be co-hosted by the Kootenay Native Plant Society, The Land Conservancy, and the Sn̓ ʕaýckstx (Sinixt) Confederacy and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CCT) and will focus on the following restoration objectives:
Camas and Riparian Enhancement- Planting camas bulbs and additional ‘friends of camas’ native plant species along sites near the river
Endangered Butterfly Host Plants- Planting milkweed and other butterfly host plants in meadows
