by alex morrison | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorised
PWPA’s spring birdwatching field trip was well attended, and all participants reported they really enjoyed the day. The rain definitely didn’t dampen anyone’s enthusiasm. Over 30 nature lovers joined PWPA and Greata Creek Camp for an educational and uplifting day. ...
by alex morrison | Aug 2, 2022 | Advocacy, DoP Heathly Watersheds Committee
Down to the last Drop? In May, a Watershed Watch team was up at Peachland Lake and noted the water levels seemed very low. Photos and drone footage seemed to confirm that there was little to no snow left to melt and with Trepanier coming on-stream at the new water...
by alex morrison | Aug 1, 2022 | Brenda Mines, Mines in the Watershed, Newsletter
by Judy Wyper, PWPA Member Do you read The Walrus? (https://thewalrus.ca) It’s an independent journalism website with in-depth environmental pieces. The July 2022 issue has a gripping account of BC dams and potential risks to tailings storage facilities (TSFs). It’s...
by alex morrison | Aug 1, 2022 | Events, Outreach, Peachland
June 14 2022 Quail’s Gate Winery was the location of an unveiling ceremony for a sculpture, commemorating the creation of a special Okanagan film about Okanagan Lake and the European settlement of the valley . The Lake / n’-ha-a-itk is a documentary film...
by alex morrison | Aug 1, 2022 | Member Profiles, Newsletter, Watershed Watch
On June 25 PWPA and neighbourhood friends held a going away party for PWPA co-founder Cory Sutton and his wife, Tamara. Their home here has been sold and they are off to Penticton. Cory is one of the three founding directors of PWPA so this is a real loss for...
by alex morrison | Aug 1, 2022 | Newsletter, What's in our Library
Review by Judy Wyper, PWPA Member Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Prodigal Summer, by Barbara Kingsolver, is an enjoyable environmental novel. Set in an area called Zebulon Mountain in the Appalachians, it is full of the outdoors, chestnuts, predators, prey,...
by alex morrison | May 30, 2022 | Newsletter
by Judy Wyper, PWPA Member Emergence Magazine always has fabulous photos. The April 3, 2022 edition has an article, “Saguaro, Free of the Earth,” which includes diverting images taken by photographer Bear Guerra. The introduction to the article reads: As individual...
by alex morrison | 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 alex morrison | 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 alex morrison | May 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Member Activities & Meetings, Newsletter
Here are the highlights from this presentation that was held on April 22, 2022. About 30 people attended this public presentation of a new UBCO study that is exploring governance options for the Peachland Watershed. Attendees were welcomed on to the traditional...
