by alex morrison | Dec 21, 2020 | Newsletter, What's in our Library
If you need some though provoking literature to help you spend more time in front of your toasty fireplace or wood stove, or are looking for that perfect Christmas gift for your favourite outdoor enthusiast, a here are a few of our recommended “ecology” books. All are...
by alex morrison | Dec 21, 2020 | Newsletter
The Christmas of 2020 will be one to remember. But it will not necessarily because of the traditional holiday memories our families created this year. We know it’s going to be a sad time for many who have lost family members and friends to COVID-19. It will be sad...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
The cumulative effects of logging, ranching, mining and urban development over decades have resulted in the degradation of the natural ecological integrity of the Okanagan’s forested watersheds. The loss of natural ecosystem functioning has led to floods, erosion and...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Advocacy, Newsletter
At the Sept 29 Council meeting, representatives from Tolko, BC Timber Sales, Ntityix Resources and Gorman Bros, the companies that have licenses to log in our watershed made a presentation on their recent activities and on what they are planning to do over the next...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
Good afternoon Janice – on behalf of Ntityix Resources, Gorman Bros, Tolko Industries, BCTS and MFLNRORD please find a consolidated response to your questions. We felt it would be more effective to provide our response imbedded within your questions and quotes. Our...
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 | Newsletter
With the provincial election done, we can reflect on the promises made by the parties and begin a unified campaign to keep the re-elected NDP accountable to keep their promises about the Watershed Security initiative, they promoted during the campaign, along with...
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...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Newsletter, Watershed Watch
The Watershed Watch team met with a crew of tree planting contractors hired by Tronson Logging, to replant trees in the burn area in the Westbank First Nation Community Forest, above Gorman’s Mill. Ntityx Resources hired Tronson to replant on the large burn site near...
by alex morrison | Nov 27, 2020 | Newsletter, Watershed Watch
The Forest Practices Board has released its Special Investigation into Reforestation in the Interior Douglas-fir Subzone, which comprises the Okanagan Valley and our watershed. “This special investigation found that site-level practices of logging licensees met the...
