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 January 13, 2026
Barb Haley, Watershed Watch Chair My Observations Date: January 13, 2026 @ 1130 Area: Brenda Mines Road, Wilson Lakes XC Ski Area: Wilson Lakes, Suzie’s Pond cutover back to Wilson Lakes Temperature: +6C …
B’s Watershed Watch Update January 12, 2026
Barb Haley, Watershed Watch Chair My Observations Date: January 12, 2026 @ 0900 Area: Brenda Mines Road, shortcut via old clear cut to Suzie’s Pond Temperature: +0C Weather: Light fog, clear Wind: Calm Visibility: Very …
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 …
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.