Kelowna Capital News / Penticton Western News / Lake Country Calendar – February 15, 2018 A new milfoil rototiller machine being designed by a Kelowna firm is expected to be complete by April. MultiPower Products has been contracted by the…
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Milfoil a growing concern this summer due to freezing, flooding
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…
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Tags: aquatic invasive species, debris, Eurasian Watermilfoil, flooding, freezing, lake levels, milfoil
Tags: aquatic invasive species, debris, Eurasian Watermilfoil, flooding, freezing, lake levels, milfoil
Milfoil growing like a weed
April 20, 2016 – Castanet Bill Ferguson is fed up with the proliferation of noxious weeds around the front of his complex next to Gyro Beach on Watt Road. Ferguson says the nefarious Eurasian milfoil weed, abundant in parts of…
Early start for milfoil in Okanagan causing trouble
June 20, 2015 – Kelowna Capital News
Milfoil blooms early
June 17, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
Invasive species costly to environment
Castanet – February 25, 2014 Invasive species are sadly not new to Okanagan-Coquihalla. Cattle Ranchers have battled with the loss of valuable grazing lands on account of invasive weeds as much as fruit growers and farmers know the frustration of…
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Tags: dan in ottawa, Eurasian Watermilfoil, invasive species, milfoil, mussel, Zebra Mussel
Tags: dan in ottawa, Eurasian Watermilfoil, invasive species, milfoil, mussel, Zebra Mussel
Agreement with province clears way for milfoil control
Penticton Western News – July 30, 2013 With the associated regulatory mess squared away, work can begin to mow down an invasive species that’s made a home in local lakes. Each summer, specially equipped boats set out on Okanagan lakes…
5-year go-ahead is an important step – Osoyoos Mayor Stu Wells
Osoyoos Daily News – July 20, 2013 Working with the Province of B.C, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been given a five-year agreement for milfoil control on Okanagan Lakes, ensuring improved work flow for the program.
Water board given 5-year go-ahead for Okanagan milfoil control
Osoyoos Daily News – July 18, 2013 Working with the province of B.C., the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been given a five-year agreement for milfoil control on Okanagan Lakes, ensuring improved work flow for the program.
Water board gets OK for new milfoil plan
Daily Courier – July 18, 2013 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has been given the go ahead for a new plan to control milfoil.
Water Board Given 5-Year Go-Ahead for Okanagan Milfoil Control
Working with the Province of B.C., the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been given a five-year agreement for milfoil control on Okanagan Lakes, ensuring improved work flow for the program. The OBWB has been responsible for control of invasive…
Water board given five year go-ahead for Okanagan milfoil control
InfoTel Multimeda – July 17, 2013 Kelowna, BC – Working with the Province of BC, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been given a five-year agreement for milfoil control on Okanagan Lakes, ensuring improved work flow for the program.
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Reports: BC Ministry of Environment, Land and Parks – December 1991 Evaluation of the Socio-Economic Benefits of the Okanagan Valley Eurasian Watermilfoil Control Program (2MB PDF) Web Links: Eurasian watermilfoil in British Columbia Eurasian watermilfoil in Canada Eurasian watermilfoil distribution…
Tags: Eurasian Watermilfoil, library, milfoil
Council backs milfoil control
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What We Do
The current Eurasian watermilfoil control program, methods, machinery and techniques were developed by the BC Ministry of Environment in cooperation with OBWB staff. Several factors were considered during program development, including environmental concerns, public acceptability of control methods, effectiveness of…
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... Water Quality Improvement
... Aquatic Weed Management
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