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osstewardship
May 22, 2020
Beautiful (and biodiverse!) British Columbia
Biodiversity is short for biological diversity, but what does that mean? Biodiversity is the variety of life- the number of species, or...
osstewardship
May 15, 2020
Cooperative Badgers
Tomorrow is Endangered Species Day! Badgers were once incredibly common in the Okanagan and Similkameen grasslands. Heavy persecution in...
osstewardship
Apr 24, 2020
Hungry Snakes
Happy Ramadan! As millions of people around the world prepare for a month of daily fasting, there are also many female rattlesnakes in...
osstewardship
Apr 10, 2020
Happy blinkin' Easter!
#funfactfriday Nuttall's Cottontails can sleep with their eyes open! This makes them look awake and less vulnerable to predators, and...
osstewardship
Mar 7, 2020
Brake for Snakes
#funfactfridayOver the next few weeks, our local snakes are going to start poking their noses out of their dens on sunny days! Some...
osstewardship
Jan 17, 2020
Wild about Woodpeckers
Did you know there are TEN different species woodpecker in the Okanagan and Similkameen? Some, like the Northern Flicker and Pileated...
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