by alex morrison | May 30, 2022 | Newsletter
by Judy Wyper, PWPA Member Emergence Magazine always has fabulous photos. The April 3, 2022 edition has an article, “Saguaro, Free of the Earth,” which includes diverting images taken by photographer Bear Guerra. The introduction to the article reads: As individual...
by alex morrison | May 29, 2022 | Events, In the news, Newsletter, Peachland, Watershed Watch
Despite the cool and damp weather there was a great turnout for the annual community cleanup this year. And with three areas being purged to trash, our impact was three times as great. Our success wold not be possible if it weren’t for the assistance of...
by alex morrison | May 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Member Activities & Meetings, Newsletter
Here are the highlights from this presentation that was held on April 22, 2022. About 30 people attended this public presentation of a new UBCO study that is exploring governance options for the Peachland Watershed. Attendees were welcomed on to the traditional...
by alex morrison | Apr 16, 2022 | Newsletter, Volunteers, Watershed Watch
Do you a love of outdoors, and the ability to access lake in our watershed? Are you a citizen scientist or want to be one? Do you have limited time to help your community, but want something simple to do? PWPA has done water monitoring in the lakes and creeks above...
by alex morrison | Apr 12, 2022 | Events, Newsletter, Outreach, Peachland
Who Speaks for the Watershed? UBC Okanagan Researchers Study the Peachland Creek Watershed for answers. “Whose water is it, anyhow? Who owns Peachland’s water? Who’s responsible for Peachland’s water, who should be? What say do local indigenous have in this...
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)....
