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
Okanagan Wetlands Strategy
Guidebook for Constructed Wetlands in the Okanagan
The recently completed local government guidebook for establishing constructed wetlands in the Okanagan is now available online at www.obwb.ca/wetlands. The overall objective of this guidebook … Read more
Wetlands talk and your
February 7, 2016 – Kelowna Daily Courier
Mission Creek restoration project begins Monday in Kelowna
October 28, 2015 – InfoTel News
Okanagan Wetlands Benefit From Funds and Strong Partnerships
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) held a joint news conference today at Fascieux Creek Wetland in … Read more
$100,000 Funding Announced for Okanagan Wetlands
Kelowna Now – November 7, 2014 Environment Canada is funding two years of wetland restoration and rehabilitation in the Okanagan.
Okanagan Wetlands get $100,000 in funding
Global Okanagan – November 7, 2014 Thanks to Environment Canada, Okanagan Wetlands took in $100,000 for the second phase of their strategy. The announcement on … Read more
Restoration project launched for McLauchlan Lake, above Peachland
Kelowna Capital News – October 29, 2014 The first wetland restoration is underway as a result of the Okanagan Wetland Strategy. The last posts to … Read more
Okanagan Wetlands Strategy
The Okanagan Wetlands Strategy is a three-phase effort to re-establish wetland ecosystems. Wetlands are areas that hold water either temporarily or permanently. Some types of … Read more
Okanagan: Three wetland restoration initiatives set to motion
Kelowna Capital News – September 12, 2014 The Okanagan Wetlands Strategy the Okanagan Basin Water Board is overseeing will foster three projects intended to improve … Read more
Project Manager – Okanagan Wetlands Strategy Phase II
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is seeking a contractor to provide Project Management services (2.5 days/week – flexible schedule) with a strong wetlands background … Read more
Okanagan Wetlands Strategy completes phase one
Kelowna Capital News – April 23, 2014 The Central Okanagan has some of the better protections for wetlands in the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, according … Read more
Wetland loss blamed for most endangered species in Okanagan
Kelowna Capital News – December 4, 2013 The Okanagan Wetlands Strategy currently underway is a great start to turning around the trend of wetland devastation … Read more
Plan in works to bring back wetlands
Daily Courier – November 28, 2013
Open House to save Okanagan Wetlands
AM1150 – November 27, 2013
Okanagan Wetlands Strategy – Workshop November 28
DID YOU KNOW…more than 85% of the Okanagan’s wetlands & natural riparian areas are gone? And, the remaining areas are at risk of loss. We … Read more
Snow is moving so get ready
Kelowna Capital News – November 15, 2013
Workshop on wetlands open to public
Kelowna Capital News – November 12, 2013 A workshop and open house on wetlands in the valley is being held in Kelowna Thurs., Nov. 28, … Read more
Workshop on wetlands open to public
Kelowna Capital News – November 12, 2013 A workshop and open house on wetlands in the valley is being held in Kelowna Thurs., Nov. 28, … Read more
Steeves/Trail Mix: Do your bit to help protect valuable wetlands
Kelowna Capital News – October 31, 2013 Very distinct sounds come from a healthy wetland, from the noisy quacking of ducks and geese communicating, to … Read more
Remaining Okanagan wetlands need protection
Kelowna Capital News – October 27, 2013 In a sense, we’re all guilty of destroying wetlands, habitat for a myriad of often-endangered species in the … Read more
Remaining Okanagan wetlands needs protection
Kelowna Capital News – October 25, 2013
Wetlands Strategy and Stream Monitoring Efforts Receive $160,000 in Funding
Funding was approved for a trio of Okanagan Basin Water Board projects to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive water data collection program and valley-wide … Read more