by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Newsletter, Social Media, Watershed Watch
Like other organizations everywhere, COVID-19 has affected PWPA. Our events have been mostly curtailed, and so our ability to reach out to our community has also been limited. This has created some opportunities however. Our communications committee has expanded and...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Orchids, Wild Flowers
Our amazing watershed not only provides Peachlanders and numerous animals and plants with fresh water, it is the home to some of the most ancient plants on the planet – wild orchids. Orchids are one of the two largest families of flowering plants, (the other...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Watershed Watch, Watershed Wisdom
For most outdoors people, Google Earth/Maps is the go-to resource for aerial images. From searching a new hiking route, checking on the progress of new developments, to assessing the about of forest that’s been lost to logging, free satellite imagery is one of the...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Member Profiles, Newsletter
Alex is new to Peachland, arriving in October last year, from Winnipeg. After spending many summers in the Okanagan visiting family, she decided that Peachland was her favourite town in the Valley and made the decision to relocate here. While she may be new to the...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Newsletter, Social Media
Building Community in the time of COVID-19: Communications For any community-based non-profit organization, the operative word is COMMUNITY. It’s hard to build community with COVID-19 precautions. However, PWPA has an arsenal of tools available to maintain contact and...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Events, In the news, Newsletter
PWPA Organizes Peachland’s Forest March for 2020 Friday September 18 was a province-wide day of action for watershed and forest defenders in British Columbia. The objective was to make our collective voices heard and to promote a new forest framework – a new way of...
by alex morrison | Oct 5, 2020 | Newsletter, Videos
Partnering with entrepreneurship@UBCO and the Okanagan Sustainability Leadership Council (OSLC), the PWPA is preparing a segment as part of a one-hour pre-produced YouTube Live vodcast, scheduled to air on October 21st at 5:00pm. With the working title, Nature-Based...
by alex morrison | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Restoring native plants to Peachland’s watershed, Saturday, October 3 Due to an ongoing emphasis on commercial forestry over other values, the natural forests of the Okanagan are being replaced with timber crops. Food and medicinal plants for humans and wildlife...
by alex morrison | Aug 25, 2020 | Member Profiles, Newsletter
Even before I moved to this beautiful community and was just planning our new home, I discovered PWPA on Facebook. The depth of understanding and information made it evident that there was a passionate group behind the issue. Then, upon moving here and experiencing...
by alex morrison | Aug 25, 2020 | Newsletter, Watershed Wisdom
Many people are surprised to learn that Peachland doesn’t get its water from Okanagan Lake like many other towns in the Okanagan do. Did you know that Peachland gets it water mostly from snow-melt that collects in creeks and lakes behind Peachland? Peachland Lake, a...
