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
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent teamwork skills to fill the position of Seasonal Milfoil Control and … Read more
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
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
Kelowna Capital News – December 9, 2019 The B.C. government has provided clarity on where the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is allowed to rototill … Read more
Osoyoos Times – November 29, 2019 The Okanagan Basin Waterboard (OBWB) is resuming its rototilling of invasive milfoil in some areas after operations were limited this … Read more
Castanet – November 13, 2019 Harvesting restrictions means a lot of milfoil at Vernon’s Kin Beach Swimmers diving into Okanagan Lake at Kin Beach should … Read more
Kelowna Capital News – August 21, 2019 Last week’s announcement by federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Jonathan Wilkinson that the Rocky Mountain ridged mussel would … Read more
Kelowna, B.C. –The Okanagan Basin Water Board is pleased to see a reprieve from the proposed federal endangered listing of the native Rocky Mountain Ridged … Read more
Castanet – August 15, 2019 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is cheering a decision that has delayed reclassifying a threatened mussel found in the Okanagan as … Read more
Osoyoos Times – August 15, 2019 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has mussels on its mind — in more ways than one. The Board … Read more
Kelowna Daily Courier – August 15, 2019 A type of mussel found in Okanagan Lake will not be declared by the federal government to be … Read more
InfoNews.ca – August 13, 2019 Private enterprise has taken up the quest to rid Okanagan lakes of a pesky invasive species. Trueshore Aquatic Milfoil Harvesting … Read more
Kelowna Capital News – August 7, 2019
Osoyoos Times – August 1, 2019 Despite opposition from the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB), the province says it won’t remove milfoil control restrictions on … Read more
