by a | May 30, 2022 | Advocacy, Peachland, Watershed Watch
Last fall the Trepanier neighbourhood was officially connected to the new water treatment plant (WTP), meaning all of Peachland now gets its water from Peachland Lake. The watershed watch crew did a trip up to the lake which is also now officially the reservoir for...
by a | 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 a | 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 a | Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Events, In the news, Letters to the Editor, Outreach, Peachland, Watershed Watch
Published in the Peachland View, April 1, 2022 Do you know who owns Peachland’s water? Who is responsible for Peachland’s water, who should be? What authority do local indigenous people have over this ecosystem? Do you know who makes the decisions governing our water...
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 | Jan 19, 2022 | In the news, Newsletter, Peachland, Watershed Watch
Now that the low clouds and lake fog have dissipated, Peachlanders may have seen plumes of smoke arising from the south side of Peachland Creek. Not only is this nothing to fear, it’s actually something to be happy about. PWPA did some investigation and this is...
