by alex morrison | Apr 16, 2022 | Uncategorised
by Judy Wyper Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer Reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s books is always delightful for me. She brings a sense of serenity and relaxation to her topics, and if you have the privilege of the audio version of Braiding Sweetgrass, published in...
by alex morrison | Apr 16, 2022 | Newsletter, Volunteers, Watershed Watch
Do you a love of outdoors, and the ability to access lake in our watershed? Are you a citizen scientist or want to be one? Do you have limited time to help your community, but want something simple to do? PWPA has done water monitoring in the lakes and creeks above...
by alex morrison | Apr 12, 2022 | Events, Newsletter, Outreach, Peachland
Who Speaks for the Watershed? UBC Okanagan Researchers Study the Peachland Creek Watershed for answers. “Whose water is it, anyhow? Who owns Peachland’s water? Who’s responsible for Peachland’s water, who should be? What say do local indigenous have in this...
by alex morrison | Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Events, In the news, Letters to the Editor, Outreach, Peachland, Watershed Watch
Published in the Peachland View, April 1, 2022 Do you know who owns Peachland’s water? Who is responsible for Peachland’s water, who should be? What authority do local indigenous people have over this ecosystem? Do you know who makes the decisions governing our water...
by alex morrison | Mar 19, 2022 | Did You Know, Did You Know...?, Newsletter, Peachland, Watershed Watch
by Judy Wyper Algae and fungus join together to form lichens. Our woods are covered with a variety of them. Briefly, there are three major types: crustose (grow low to the surface), foliose (leaf-like or have distinct lobes), and fruticose (bushy growth structure)....
by alex morrison | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
Peachland mayor, Cindy Fortin’s Letter Requesting a Pause on Logging in our watershed while a cumulative effects analysis study is completed.
by alex morrison | Mar 18, 2022 | Events
JOIN US FOR WORLD WATER DAY! Every one is welcome! Events Schedule Download the printable version here 2:00-230 Drumming, Kiosks, Water pledge, ballot entry for prize draw, photo Op with “Premier” or ‘Stand-In’, interview with ‘Water-wise’ reporter 2:30 Territorial...
by alex morrison | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorised
a book review by Judy Wyper Silent Spring, Rachel Carson Rachel Carson, famous for writing Silent Spring, led the way for science writers. In that 1962 book she synthesized scientific information from a wide range of fields and interpreted the results in a format...
by alex morrison | Mar 4, 2022 | Advocacy, In the news, Letters to the Editor, News Releases, Newsletter
by Taryn Skalbania Peachland residents, Syilx people and water leaders are encouraged the provincial government has acknowledged many communities in B.C. face a water crisis, made worse by a changing climate and increased land uses. Budget 2022 dedicates $30 million...
by alex morrison | Mar 4, 2022 | In the news, Letters to the Editor, Newsletter
Whether discussion is about water conservation, water rates, or the new water treatment plant, these discussions all assume that there IS water to manage. These “end of pipe” issues obscure the real urgency concerning Peachland’s water, – how to we protect and...