Sleepy Time for Marmots
Did you know that Yellow Bellied Marmots can spend about 80% of their lives underground? This is mostly due to how long marmots will...
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osstewardship
Nov 17, 2023
The Incomplete Metamorphosis of Mantids
#funfactfriday There are so many cool species of insects in the Okanagan and Similkameen but some of the coolest have to be Mantids! Did...
osstewardship
Nov 14, 2023
Celebrating ten years of stewardship!
This year Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS) is proud to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Through partnerships with families,...
osstewardship
Nov 10, 2023
Water water everywhere, and MANY drops to drink!
#funfactfriday Did you know that Common Loons can drink salt water? Common Loons are an iconic sight and sound in the summer on our big,...
osstewardship
Nov 3, 2023
Buckwheat - Not Just for Pancakes
You might be familiar with buckwheat through breakfast foods and pancakes, but did you know that there are around 250 species of wild...
osstewardship
Oct 27, 2023
Scorpions Lighting Up the Night
#funfactfriday It's almost Halloween and so lets 'shine some light' on another one of our local creepy-crawlies: the Northern Scorpion! ...
osstewardship
Oct 20, 2023
A Widow's Warning
We're deep into #spookyseason so what better time to talk about one of BC's most infamous creepy-crawlies - the Western Black Widow...
osstewardship
Oct 13, 2023
Small and Fierce - Northern Pygmy-Owls
Not all owls in the Okanagan and Similkameen are big and imposing like our Great Horned Owl that many people have likely seen. Some of...
osstewardship
Oct 6, 2023
What Large Ears You Have!
We're well into #spookyseason and October is #BatAppreciationMonth so what better time to talk about bats! Townsend's Big-eared bats have...
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