Working to Safeguard
Peachland’s Water Source
We are part of a global movement that understands water is precious and deserves our respect and protection.
We gratefully acknowledge this land is the unceded traditional territory of the Okanagan syilx people.
Peachland’s Water is Finite & Precious
Snow-melt from the hills above Peachland provides the town, wildlife, and agriculture with water. This is area is our watershed. It’s experiencing multiple threats and is in danger of collapse. A protected watershed with a secure water source is our goal.
Our Ten Point Plan to Protect
our Watershed:
When it comes to fresh water, there is no substitute – there is no plan B. Nothing can replace water .
The syilx Okanagan people have been living on this land for thousands of years have learned how to respect Water. It is a relation, a relative, to be taken care of and nurtured.
Our Plan is inspired by this syilx traditional knowledge regarding water, and envisions righting the wrongs of colonial commerce and details the steps needed to protect the land that gives us water – our watershed.
Current Activities and News
Check out our most recent successes, events, reports, activities in the watershed, new mining claims, cut-blocks, government submissions, all right here.
B’s Watershed Watch Update March 13, 2025
Barb Haley, Watershed Watch Chair My Observations Date: March 13, 2025 @1000 Area: Somewhere off the side of Princeton Road Temperature: -2C Weather: Overcast, kinda snowy Wind: Light Visibility: Excellent Conditions: Fun Observations: So all the trees decided …
B’s Watershed Watch Update March 08, 2025
Barb Haley, Watershed Watch Chair My Observations Date: March 08, 2025 @1500 Area: Fir Lane Temperature: +2C Weather: High overcast, light intermittent flurries Wind: Light Visibility: Excellent Conditions: Fun Observations: Definitely Spring! At this …
B’s Watershed Watch Update January 31, 2025
Barb Haley, Watershed Watch Chair My Observations Secret Skating Pond… Date: January 31, 2025 @1500 Area: Fir Pond Temperature: 0C Weather: Foggy Visibility: Good Conditions: Excellent Observations: Waiting for some …
Learn More About Peachland’s Watershed
A curated collection of information and reports about watersheds, the threats to Peachland’s water, research papers, success stories and more.
Your don’t need a PhD to understand that our water source is on the brink – industrial activities, over development, climate change and a lack of local government jurisdiction create that “perfect storm” of destructive activity and inaction at the same time.
Peachland’s source of drinking water has been degraded and abused, and it’s our mission to change this.