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osstewardship
Sep 8, 2023
Sounds of the Fall - Elk Bugles
Did you know that under near-perfect conditions, an elk bugle can be heard almost 3 km away, but as they are often in brush and forest,...


osstewardship
Sep 7, 2023
Wildlife & Agricultural netting
Birds and other wildlife can cost a vineyard or orchard thousands of dollars in fruit loss. Visual and noise devices can keep animals...


osstewardship
Sep 1, 2023
Are Nighthawks the same as a Hawk?
If you are outside during dawn or dusk and see an angular-winged bird moving erratically, you might be witnessing the foraging of a...


osstewardship
Aug 25, 2023
Migrating Chinook salmon
The salmon are coming home! Did you know that Okanagan River Chinook salmon spend a good part of their lives in the ocean and then return...


osstewardship
Aug 22, 2023
Having a Field Day: Yellow Flag Iris
For past couple of weeks, the OSS team has been working on our Yellow flag iris eradication project along Eneas Creek in Summerland's...


osstewardship
Aug 15, 2023
Problems with Yellow Flag Iris
Do you know what this is? Nope, it's not ginger or turmeric! Unfortunately this is just part of the extensive rhizome (underground stem)...


osstewardship
Jul 21, 2023
Super Rhizomes
#funfactfriday Let's talk RHIZOMES: An important part of our grasslands that create alternate ways of reproducing and acquiring...


osstewardship
Jul 11, 2023
Let's go into the field!
While out in the field, we often get the change notice the little things in nature that many people might not see at first glance. ...


osstewardship
Jul 1, 2023
Happy Canada Day!
In honour of Canada Day, we are celebrating our national bird, the Canada Jay! Did you know that the Canada Jay will nest and start to...
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