Water Board cancellations – Okanagan Basin Water Board shares good and bad news
Castanet – March 16, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s popular Canada Water Week events are the latest to postpone gatherings because of the COVID-19 … Read more
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Seedy Sunday means spring not far away
Kelowna Capital News – March 6, 2020
Conservation tools a steal
Kelowna Daily Courier – March 3, 2020 Used in tandem, a backyard composter, green-cone food digester and rain barrel can help you cut your garbage … Read more
New study sets stage for climate action
Penticton Herald – February 26, 2020 The recent release of “Climate Projections for the Okanagan Region” has been reported in Valley media over the last … Read more
Invasive milfoil will thrive in Okanagan lakes impacted by climate change
InfoNews.ca – February 24, 2020 With increasing global temperatures and the expectation that the Okanagan will face more droughts and floods, one nasty invader will … Read more
Halting the loss of regional wetlands
Kelowna Capital News – February 12, 2020 About 90 per cent of low elevation wetlands have been lost in the Okanagan and Similkameen regions since … Read more
Climate projections report completed for the Okanagan region
AM1150 News – February 12, 2020 Climate change is challenging our ecosystems, communities, and our economy. Wildfires, flooding, and drought have already challenged local infrastructure, … Read more
Okanagan and Similkameen regions have lost up to 90% of wetlands since 1800
Kelowna Capital News – February 6, 2020 About 90 per cent of low elevation wetlands have been lost in the Okanagan and Similkameen regions since … Read more
A cooler summer might benefit Okanagan lakes this year
InfoNews.ca – February 5, 2020 The cool, damp summer of 2019 may not have been great for Okanagan beachgoers but it had one very bright … Read more
Cool, cloudy summer stopped milfoil growth
Kelowna Daily Courier – January 30, 2020 Wintertime weed-harvesting efforts now underway along Kelowna’s beaches haven’t turned up many thick patches of Eurasian milfoil. A … Read more
Albas: Lake mussels a problem
Merritt Herald – January 16, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken on … Read more
Be proactive against mussels
Castanet – January 9, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken on the … Read more
Dan Albas – Ottawa Report – the importance of being pro-active
Kelowna Capital News – January 8, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken … Read more
Lake Country – Year in Review – Students spread water conservation message
Lake Country Calendar – December 31, 2019 Grade 5 Glenmore Elementary students got out of the classroom is an effort to teach Okanagan mayors eco-friendly … Read more
Invasive mussels: Fisheries minister asked to do more to protect Shuswap, Okanagan lakes
Salmon Arm Observer – December 31, 2019 Two Shuswap-Okanagan organizations plan to bring Canada’s new Fisheries minister up to speed on invasive mussels concerns while … Read more
