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Board Report – January 2023

January 12, 2023

The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more

Categories Articles, Board Report, Featured Tags Board Report

Weather Report – January 2023

January 5, 2023

The Mission Creek Snow Pillow (elevation 1780m) had a technical problem this year, and will not be operational until it is repaired in the summer. … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, Flood Updates, What's New Tags weather report

Cold water tactic effective against milfoil in Okanagan Lake

December 29, 2022December 14, 2022

Castanet – December 14, 2022 Keeping your favourite swimming areas from becoming overgrown by eurasian milfoil is a year-round occupation for the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags milfoil

Don’t torture your shrubs, bushes

December 29, 2022December 7, 2022

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – December 7, 2022 It makes me so sad to see trees and shrubs tortured by people who chose the wrong … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan Xeriscape Association, OXA, Sigrie Kendrick, xeriscape

Caretakers say it’s a crucial time to protect kɬúsx̌nítkʷ, the ‘heart’ of syilx homelands

December 29, 2022December 5, 2022

Indiginews – December 5, 2022 Located in the “heart” of syilx homelands, kɬúsx̌nítkʷ (Okanagan Lake) is a lifeline for the people, plants and animals who … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags kɬúsx̌nítkʷ, Okanagan Lake, syilx

UBC Okanagan study to investigate where Eurasian watermilfoil occurs in lakes

December 29, 2022December 3, 2022

Kelowna Capital News – December 3, 2022 A UBC Okanagan pilot project is seeking to better pinpoint and map where the beginnings of Eurasian watermilfoil … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags LiDAR, milfoil, UBC-Okanagan

Okanagan Water Board opens annual call for project applications

December 1, 2022

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program for 2023. With an … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Grants, Water Conservation & Quality Improvement, WCQI

Choose deer and drought-resistant hedging

December 29, 2022November 23, 2022

Castanet -Sigrie Kendrick – Nov 23, 2022  Deer, deer everywhere. Wow, does the deer population of the valley seem to have exploded recently.  With the sudden … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags deer, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, OXA, Sigrie Kendrick

Engaging young minds in the garden

December 29, 2022November 9, 2022

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – November 9, 2022 Photo: Contributed Grade 5 and 6 students at Okanagan Christian School learn about xeriscape gardening. Recently the Okanagan … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Make Water Work, Okanagan Christian School, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan Xeriscape Association, OXA, Sigrie Kendrick

Osoyoos water forum starts with Salmon People

December 29, 2022November 3, 2022

Times Chronicle – November 3, 2022  “The salmon people are our relatives,” was the fundamental message for non-Indigenous participants at the start of the 2022 Nk’mip … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags 2022, OLWSF, Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

Photo panels latest progress in Osoyoos Museum project

December 29, 2022October 28, 2022

Times Chronicle – October 28, 2022 The Osoyoos Museum adds another chapter to its incremental completion story with the installation of three large photo panels on the … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Osoyoos, Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum, Osoyoos Museum, Waterways

Try a new, easier fall clean-up in the garden

December 31, 2022October 26, 2022

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – October 26, 2022 Leave the leaves. I’m here to question why, as gardeners, we are so obsessed with the big fall … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan Xeriscape Association, OXA, Sigrie Kendrick

Studying the science of Osoyoos Lake

December 31, 2022October 18, 2022

Penticton Herald – October 18, 2022 Seven years since the last such gathering, the Nk’mip (Osoyoos Lake) water science forum returns to the community Oct. … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags International Joint Commission, Nkmip, Okanagan Nation Alliance, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Indian Band, Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

Nk’mip (Osoyoos Lake) Water Forum returns – focuses on bridging indigenous & western knowledge to better care for transboundary waterway

October 18, 2022

Kelowna, B.C. – The much-anticipated Nk’mip (Osoyoos Lake) water science forum is making a return to the Okanagan valley, Oct. 27-29. Following on earlier forums … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Nkmip, OLWSF, Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

Summerland votes in Doug Holmes as new mayor

December 31, 2022October 15, 2022

Castanet – October 15, 2022

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Summerland
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  • Board Report – January 2023

    The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the ... Read more

  • Weather Report – January 2023

    The Mission Creek Snow Pillow (elevation 1780m) had a technical problem this year, and will not be operational until it is repaired in the summer. ... Read more

  • Okanagan Water Board opens annual call for project applications

    Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program for 2023. With an ... Read more

  • Nk’mip (Osoyoos Lake) Water Forum returns – focuses on bridging indigenous & western knowledge to better care for transboundary waterway

    Kelowna, B.C. – The much-anticipated Nk’mip (Osoyoos Lake) water science forum is making a return to the Okanagan valley, Oct. 27-29. Following on earlier forums ... Read more

  • Board Report – October 2022

    The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the ... Read more

  • Weather Report – October 2022

    The water year ahead Hydrologists use the term ‘water year’ to describe the water supply year from October 1 – September 30. In this way of ... Read more

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