Is there a mouse in your pocket?
It's BC Day weekend! One species that is special to BC is the Great Basin Pocket Mouse, which is only found in the Okanagan-Similkameen...
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osstewardship
Jul 3, 2020
Bats and White Nose Syndrome
Can you name this bat? Just try describing it and you will probably be correct. It’s a Little Brown Bat! If you’ve seen a bat in the...
osstewardship
Jun 26, 2020
It's Pollinator Week!
#funfactfriday It's National Pollinator Week! Did you know we have fourteen species of Hairstreak butterfly in the Okanagan valley?...
osstewardship
Jun 19, 2020
Feathered Fathers!
For Father's Day this Sunday, we thought we would give out some Bird Dad awards to our local bird species! The overall Father of the...
osstewardship
Jun 9, 2020
Lewis' Woodpecker. Doesn't peck wood
Lewis's Woodpecker forages like a flycatcher and flies like a crow. It is unique with its pink belly, gray collar and dark green back,...
osstewardship
May 29, 2020
Rescuing lost amphibians
So what's the big deal about releasing a rescued amphibian (frog, salamander, spadefoot) into a local pond or marsh? Don't frogs and...
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