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Climate change brings higher numbers of invasive aquatic plants in Okanagan

Posted on April 3, 2019

Kelowna Capital News – April 3, 2019 A warming planet is allowing invasive plants to thrive in Okanagan lakes. James Littley, operations and grants manager with the Okanagan Basin Water Board, said milfoil thrives and spreads in warmer waters, which…

Feds not strong on mussels

Posted on April 2, 2019

Castanet – April 2, 2019 North Okanagan-Shuswap Conservative MP Mel Arnold says Ottawa is not doing enough to protect fresh-water lakes in Western Canada. Arnold is calling on the federal government to initiate immediate responses to an audit released today examining…

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Tags: aquatic invasive species, federal government, mussel

More needs to be done on invasive mussels

Posted on August 22, 2018

Dan Albas, MP in the Kelowna Daily Courier – August 22, 2018 I have often said that the wheels of Ottawa tend to turn quite slowly. One of the issues I worked on in the last Parliament was the need…

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Tags: aquatic invasive species, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

Milfoil a growing concern this summer due to freezing, flooding

Posted on June 23, 2017

Kelowna, B.C. – After a cold winter and wet spring in the Okanagan, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is getting ready for a significant bloom of invasive milfoil in valley lakes this summer. “In a normal year, spring runoff…

Residents urged to ‘have the talk’ about invasive mussels

Posted on August 11, 2016

August 11, 2016 – Osoyoos Times Have you had “the talk”? While many parents worry about how to have “the talk” with their children about sex, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is encouraging residents to have “the talk” with…

Residents urged to spread word about danger posed by mussels

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – Kelowna Daily Courier Okanagan residents need to step up and warn visitors about the risk of spreading invasive mussels to our lakes, says the Okanagan Basin Water Board. In 2013, the board launched an awareness campaign…

Water board seeks public help to stop invasive mussels

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – Global Okanagan Many Okanagan residents are well aware of the potential risks posed by invasive mussels. The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) estimates if the non-native zebra or quagga mussels spread to our region, it would…

Time for ‘the talk’ about invasive mussels in B.C. lakes says Okanagan Basin Water Board

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 20, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News The Okanagan Basin Water Board is enlisting the public’s help to fight the spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels into the area lakes. A new part of its Don’t Move A Mussel…

The OBWB wants you to spread its “Don’t move a mussel” campaign

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – KelownaNow As boats laden with invasive mussels continue to show up at BC’s border, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to beef up its inspection program. Corinne Jackson, the OBWB’s communication’s director,…

Mussel campaign expands

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – KissFM The “Don’t Move a Mussel” campaign has been expanded. Corrine Jackson from the Okanagan Basin Water Board says the three year old program aimed at preventing invasive mussels from entering BC waterways, is now looking…

Fight against mussels escalates in the Okanagan

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – Vernon Morning Star More muscles are being added to the fight against mussels. The Okanagan Basin Water Board is expanding its campaign to prevent quagga and zebra mussels from arriving in local lakes. “As we see…

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Tags: aquatic invasive species, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, Zebra Mussel

Don’t move a mussel

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – Castanet The Okanagan Basin Water Board has been working diligently since 2013 to keep invasive mussels out of Okanagan Lake, and while staff have been successful so far, they are now reaching out for the public’s help…

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Tags: aquatic invasive species, inspection stations, mussel, Zebra Mussel

Current invasive mussel inspections insufficient, says Okanagan Basin Water Board

Posted on August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016 – InfoNews.ca A form of Russian Roulette is how the Okanagan Basin Water Board chairman Doug Findlater describes current efforts to monitor for invasive quagga and zebra mussels. “The inspection stations are only open ten hours a…

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Tags: aquatic invasive species, inspection stations, mussel, Zebra Mussel

Mobile quagga and zebra mussel prevention trailer takes to the road

Posted on June 30, 2016

June 30, 2016 – Peachland View The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is taking to the road in their newly constructed, educational, trailer. This highly visual addition to the existing aquatic invaders prevention program was made possible by…

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Tags: aquatic invasive species, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, Zebra Mussel

Mussel searches find contaminated boats, prompting calls for stronger inspection program

Posted on June 22, 2016

June 22, 2016 – Osoyoos Times Provincial inspections for invasive mussels that started April 1 are finding a disturbing number of suspect and contaminated boats coming to the Okanagan. This has prompted the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) to call…