by alex morrison | Mar 19, 2022 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Peachland, Watershed Watch
by Judy Wyper Algae and fungus join together to form lichens. Our woods are covered with a variety of them. Briefly, there are three major types: crustose (grow low to the surface), foliose (leaf-like or have distinct lobes), and fruticose (bushy growth structure)....
by alex morrison | Dec 10, 2021 | Advocacy, Did You Know, Floods, Newsletter
Come Hell and High Water The catastrophic floods in BC these past weeks raised all sorts of questions about the causes, and how to prevent these disasters in the future. Combine the floods with the almost unprecedented wildfires of this past summer, are we looking at...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Orchids, Wild Flowers
Our amazing watershed not only provides Peachlanders and numerous animals and plants with fresh water, it is the home to some of the most ancient plants on the planet – wild orchids. Orchids are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, (the other...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Watershed Watch, Watershed Wisdom
For most outdoors people, Google Earth/Maps is the go-to resource for aerial images. From searching a new hiking route, checking on the progress of new developments, to assessing the about of forest that’s been lost to logging, free satellite imagery is one of the...
by alex morrison | Jul 12, 2020 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter
Did you know that Mule deer are essential for food security, Syilx (Okanagan) cultural practice and knowledge transfer, hunter opportunity, and are a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for B.C.’s ecosystems? Did you know that “Mule deer declines have been a concern in portions...
