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Did You Know – Lichens

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)....

Deforestation and Flooding – research roundup 2021

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...

DID YOU KNOW: Wild Orchids in our Watershed

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...

WATERSHED WISDOM: Google Earth vs Sentinel

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...

Eight things you might not know about mule deer in the Okanagan

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...

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