Restoring Mission Creek
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
In the News
Straight from deHart
AM1150/Kelowna Capital News – June 10, 2020
Fires, flooding, droughts: new research studies Okanagan collectively
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
New tools to predict flooding
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
Okanagan mayors lend support to virtual water conservation challenge
Oliver Chronicle – June 5, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (O.B.W.B.) has launched its annual Make Water Work campaign by replacing the usual public … Read more
Connecting the Okanagan through a ‘One Water Approach’
Water Canada – June 5, 2020 Researchers at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering are launching a community-focused research program as they seek to assess the … Read more
RDCO wins award
Castanet – June 4, 2020 The Regional District of Central Okanagan has been recognized through the Environmental Collaboration Project in recognition of the collaborative effort made … Read more
Water Board cancellations – Okanagan Basin Water Board shares good and bad news
Castanet – March 16, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s popular Canada Water Week events are the latest to postpone gatherings because of the COVID-19 … Read more
Seedy Sunday means spring not far away
Kelowna Capital News – March 6, 2020
Conservation tools a steal
Kelowna Daily Courier – March 3, 2020 Used in tandem, a backyard composter, green-cone food digester and rain barrel can help you cut your garbage … Read more
New study sets stage for climate action
Penticton Herald – February 26, 2020 The recent release of “Climate Projections for the Okanagan Region” has been reported in Valley media over the last … Read more
Invasive milfoil will thrive in Okanagan lakes impacted by climate change
InfoNews.ca – February 24, 2020 With increasing global temperatures and the expectation that the Okanagan will face more droughts and floods, one nasty invader will … Read more
Halting the loss of regional wetlands
Kelowna Capital News – February 12, 2020 About 90 per cent of low elevation wetlands have been lost in the Okanagan and Similkameen regions since … Read more
Climate projections report completed for the Okanagan region
AM1150 News – February 12, 2020 Climate change is challenging our ecosystems, communities, and our economy. Wildfires, flooding, and drought have already challenged local infrastructure, … Read more
Okanagan and Similkameen regions have lost up to 90% of wetlands since 1800
Kelowna Capital News – February 6, 2020 About 90 per cent of low elevation wetlands have been lost in the Okanagan and Similkameen regions since … Read more
A cooler summer might benefit Okanagan lakes this year
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
Cool, cloudy summer stopped milfoil growth
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
Albas: Lake mussels a problem
Merritt Herald – January 16, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken on … Read more
Be proactive against mussels
Castanet – January 9, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken on the … Read more
Dan Albas – Ottawa Report – the importance of being pro-active
Kelowna Capital News – January 8, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken … Read more
Lake Country – Year in Review – Students spread water conservation message
Lake Country Calendar – December 31, 2019 Grade 5 Glenmore Elementary students got out of the classroom is an effort to teach Okanagan mayors eco-friendly … Read more
Invasive mussels: Fisheries minister asked to do more to protect Shuswap, Okanagan lakes
Salmon Arm Observer – December 31, 2019 Two Shuswap-Okanagan organizations plan to bring Canada’s new Fisheries minister up to speed on invasive mussels concerns while … Read more
Action called for mussels
Castanet – December 23, 2019 The Shuswap Watershed Council and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have sent a joint letter to the Minister of Fisheries … Read more
Feds need to step up game in fight against invasive mussels in Okanagan, Shuswap: letter
InfoNews – December 22, 2019 Two water protection agencies in the Okanagan and Shuswap have joined forces to urge the federal government to get serious … Read more
Water groups ask Ottawa for help in fighting mussels
The Daily Courier – December 20, 2019 The Shuswap Watershed Council and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have sent a letter to the new federal … Read more