Kokanee Creek Nature Centre

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A fish-eye view of a bear fishing IN the Kokanee Creek Spawning Channel! The fish were not impressed. Go Pro video of a young black bear in the Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Spawning Channel on August 21, 2026.

Bear IN the Kokanee Creek Spawning Channel Go Pro video of a young black bear in the Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Spawning Channel

What's on at the Nature Centre Next week!!

Grizzly Bear Research in the Kootenays! Local bear biologist Grant Machutcheon will deliver a talk about his research on grizzly populations. 7PM this Friday August 21 at Kokanee Creek Nature Centre. See you there!!

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The Kokanee Salmon are spawning at Kokanee Creek and you can watch them digging the redd (fish nest) and chasing each other around. Taken August 18 at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. About 20 minutes long.

Kokanee Salmon Aug 18 2026 at Kokanee Creek Spawning Channel The Kokanee Salmon are spawning at Kokanee Creek and you can watch them digging the redd (fish nest) and chasing each other around. Taken August 18 at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park

82 Kokanee have returned to the Kokanee Creek Spawning channel as of August 17! (photo from a previous year at this time).

Next Week's schedule! Don't forget Nelson Storytellers tonight at 7PM in the Suzy Hamilton theatre in the Kokanee Creek Nature Centre.

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The Kokanee Salmon returned on August 12 but there has been activity on the beaver lodge too. In the first two weeks of August there has been bear, beaver, ground squirrel and other activity here at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park

Bears Beavers and More on the Lodge This is "Bears Beavers and More on the Lodge" by Kokanee Creek Nature Centre on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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It is August 12 and the first 14 Kokanee Salmon have made it home to the spawning channel at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. Welcome Home Kokanee!!

Welcome Home Kokanee!!! It is August 12 and the first 14 Kokanee Salmon h

We are on the last half of our summer speaker series! Here is an up to date schedule of our exciting speakers!

This week's schedule. Please note that Molly Teather's talk on Friday at 2PM is cancelled.