by a | 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 a | Apr 14, 2021 | Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Peachland
-by Dawn Boys Arnica Montana is the most common name for this Sunflower family plant. It’s also known as Wolf’s Bane and Mountain Tobacco. Arnica is found in temperate climates of North America (Canada to Mexico) as well as Central Europe and even Siberia. Here...
by a | Feb 14, 2021 | Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Watershed Watch
British Columbians have NO right to clean water and how this impacts Peachland and our watershed. Is fresh drinking water a human right? The Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWAS) is a principle that acknowledges that clean drinking water and sanitation are...
by a | 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 a | 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 a | 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...
