Okanagan River Restoration Phase II Completed
In the early 1900s the Okanagan River was re-engineered from a meandering stream to a channelized and diked waterway for flood control and irrigation. This reduced much of the fish and riparian habitats. The Okanagan River Restoration Initiative…
TD Tree Day Celebrated at Ellis Creek
More than thirty volunteers came out to plant willows, red-osier dogwood, cottonwood and water birch along Ellis Creek near Industrial Place in Penticton. TD Bank has a number of national programs that supports environmental sustainability .…
Regional District Accepts Biodiversity Strategy
On September 5th the RDOS Board of Directors, in the Planning and Development Committee meeting, accepted "Keeping Nature in our Future": A Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for the South Okanagan-Similkameen as a guiding document for the Regional…
Ritchie Lake Restoration – From Bad to Rad!
In the 1980’s the Province of BC had the foresight to purchase a number of properties in Garnet Valley just north of Summerland to augment existing crown lands and conserve some of the highest quality ungulate winter range some wildlife biologists…
NCC reaches fundraising goal for Elkink property
Four months ago The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced their goal to raise $4.4 million to acquire the 1,836-acre (743-hectare) Elkink South Block southwest of Osoyoos. This acquisition will more than double the Sage and Sparrow…
Don't move a mussel!
Help us keep Okanagan waters zebra and quagga mussel free! Help spread the message by talking with with neighbours, friends and family. Boaters and fishers who travel in and out of the Okanagan with their boat or water…
McTaggart-Cowan Wildlife Area Created
The B.C. government recently announced the creation of a new wildlife management area in the South Okanagan to protect wildlife habitat. The McTaggart-Cowan Wildlife Management Area encompassed 6,500-hectares on the east side of Skaha Lake and…
Summerland Wildlife Habitat protected from ORV traffic - January - April
A new regulation under the Wildlife Act has been put in place that protects valuable Mule Deer winter range around Summerland. Between January 1st and April 30th, when mule deer are most vulnerable and in need of this habitat, all motor vehicles…
National Park Study Released by Okanagan Nation
Okanagan Nation Commits to Exploring Partnership with Parks Canada
The four South Okanagan Bands are now seeking a common vision for a Syilx/Parks Canada protected area. For the past year, the bands have been engaged in collaborative discussions…