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...
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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...
osstewardship
Jun 23, 2023
Pollinator Week: Plant Facts
#pollinatorweek Did you know that different flowers attract different pollinators? Moths are often attracted to sweet smelling white or...
osstewardship
Jun 22, 2023
Pollinator Week: Hummingbird Appreciation
#pollinatorweek Have you seen a hummingbird? There are four types of hummingbirds in the Okanagan region and all of them are reliant on...
osstewardship
Jun 22, 2023
Pollinator Week Day #3
What would your call this butterfly? A lot of people might call it a Monarch, but in fact, this showy pollinator is a type of Swallowtail...
osstewardship
Jun 21, 2023
Pollinator Week Continues!
You can't talk about pollinators without mentioning bees. When thinking of bees, it is normal to picture big hives with a queen...
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