by alex morrison | Jun 30, 2021 | Newsletter, Peachland, Recipes
by PWPA Member, Lee Humphries I remember climbing up T.V. mountain, a small sand mound with a reception tower, racing my cousins, 3 quart baskets in hand, for the first blueberry at the very top of the hill. Those low-bush blueberries loved the acidic soil in the...
by alex morrison | May 29, 2021 | Advocacy, Floods, In the news, Newsletter, Peachland
Peachland Mayor Speaks Out At the recent AGM of the Okanagan Basin Waterboard, Peachland’s Mayor stood up to defend the community’s watershed. Ted Zimmerman, executive director of the provincial water protection and sustainability branch, was at the AGM...
by alex morrison | 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 alex morrison | Feb 28, 2021 | Advocacy, In the news, News Releases, Peachland, Watershed Watch
District of Peachland selects prominent local watershed advocate for Healthy Watershed Committee (Peachland, March 1, 2021): The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of PWPA co-founder and director, Taryn Skalbania, to...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Floods, Newsletter, Peachland, Watershed Wisdom
A healthy watershed supports a number of essential natural processes, required for all life on Earth and provides habitats for native species of plants and animals. How do we know if our watershed is healthy or not? The water regime (hydrology): -A healthy watershed...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Floods, Newsletter, Peachland, Videos
If this most recent “lockdown” has you burned out from too much Netflix, maybe you need to start watching some local productions! Daniel Pierce, of Ramshackle Productions is producing a video series about the impact of industrial logging in the interior of BC. Since...
