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In the News

Mussels limit milfoil moves – City of Vernon says restrictions on lake weed harvesting degrading quality at Kin Beach

November 27, 2020November 21, 2020

Castanet – November 21, 2020 Vernon city council wants more information on Rocky Mountain ridged mussels and how their protection is limiting Eurasian milfoil management in the east … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags milfoil, mussel, Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussels, Vernon

Israel: A lesson in water management innovation for the Okanagan Rethinking ideas on managing the Okanagan water conservation strategies

November 27, 2020November 14, 2020

Penticton Western News – November 14, 2020 Israel might be the last country many would associate with being a global leader in water implementation and … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags 50 years of OBWB, Seth Siegel

Okanagan Lake’s ‘full pool’ target hasn’t changed for decades, but maybe it should

September 11, 2020August 20, 2020

InfoNews.ca – August 20, 2020 Ongoing concerns about Okanagan Lake flooding has sparked the District of Peachland to suggest the full pool mark for the … Read more

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Okanagan lake strategy called outdated – Peachland councillor

September 11, 2020August 15, 2020

Kelowna Capital News – August 15, 2020 Peachland councillor Terry Condon says the Okanagan Lake flood control benchmarks currently being used aren’t relevant today. “What … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags flood control, flooding, Okanagan Lake levels, Peachland

Local governments call on Okanagan boaters to keep wakes low in shallow water

September 11, 2020August 15, 2020

Kelowna Capital News – August 15, 2020 Local governments in the Okanagan are calling on boaters to be mindful of their wakes in shallow water, … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags go slow in shallow waters, Head to the Playzone, Kalamalka Lake, motor boats, Wood Lake

Boaters asked to go slow in shallow waters

September 11, 2020August 14, 2020

AM1150 – August 14, 2020 Power boaters on Kalamalka and Wood Lakes are encouraged to go slow and keep wakes low as they Head to … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Head to the Playzone, Kalamalka Lake, power boaters, slow in shallow waters, Wood Lake

These Quebec students are trying to keep mussels out of B.C. interior lakes

July 7, 2020July 1, 2020

InfoNews – July 1, 2020 While conservation officers use sniffer dogs to try to stop invasive zebra mussels from contaminating lakes in the Interior, a … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags BC Aquahacking Challenge, invasive mussels, mussel, Ozero

Straight from DeHart – July 1, 2020

July 7, 2020July 1, 2020

Kelowna Now – July 1, 2020 … Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Aqua Forum held its 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge live and online with … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Aquahacking Challenge

2020 B.C. Aquahacking Challenge winners announced

July 7, 2020June 29, 2020

Water Canada – June 29, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board and Aqua Forum have announced the winners of the 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge. The … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags BC Aquahacking Challenge

Challenge produces new solutions for water issues

July 7, 2020June 26, 2020

VernonMatters – June 26, 2020 Young professionals from across Canada are helping to find solutions to some of B.C’s most challenging water issues through the … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags BC Aquahacking Challenge

Return to main water source

July 7, 2020June 22, 2020

Castanet – June 22, 2020 Armstrong has reverted back to its main water source, Fortune Creek, now that spring runoff is mostly over. The city … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Armstrong, Fortune Creek

Restoring Mission Creek

July 7, 2020June 17, 2020

Castanet – June 17, 2020 Following the successful completion of phase one of the Mission Creek restoration initiative, partners are now working on a two-year plan to guide … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Mission Creek, Mission Creek Restoration Initiative

Straight from deHart

July 7, 2020June 10, 2020

AM1150/Kelowna Capital News – June 10, 2020

Categories Articles, In the News Tags RDCO award

Fires, flooding, droughts: new research studies Okanagan collectively

July 7, 2020June 7, 2020

Infonews – June 7, 2020 The Okanagan natural assets are a draw for its residents but how they are being protected is something that’s getting … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags one water, UBC-Okanagan

New tools to predict flooding

July 7, 2020June 7, 2020

Penticton Herald – June 7, 2020 With many eyes on rising lake levels these days, researchers from UBC Okanagan’s Lifecycle Management Laboratory are partnering with … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags flooding, UBC-Okanagan
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