In 2018, two wetland ponds were constructed to mitigate spring flooding in a field on a Spallumcheen valley hobby farm. The BC Small Wetlands Association would like to share how these two small wetlands became part of a nature park Read More …
Category: Wetland
OBWB expands AquaHacking challenge in 2021
AquaHacking is a tech challenge for post-secondary students and young professionals with an interest in freshwater issues, clean-tech innovation and entrepreneurship. As part of the Western Canada AquaHacking Challenge, participants from B.C. to Manitoba are asked to tackle one of Read More …
Okanagan Survey highlights water awareness
Kelowna, B.C. – A recent telephone survey of Okanagan residents conducted for the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) finds growing concern for water issues in the valley and support for conservation and protection. Okanagan survey highlights water awareness – Okanagan Read More …
About local wetlands
Sharing two reports published by members of the Wetland Stewardship Partnership ten years ago, both still completely relevant for wetland protection.
Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan
OBWB Report, Dec 2019 “This Action Plan can be used by local government and communities to build on or start new wetland strategies and conservation programs. This Action Plan provides guiding principles and a coordinating framework to guide wetland conservation Read More …
Bulrush and Toad Newsletter
Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park Newsletter, October 2020
Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park
Download a copy of the Project Backgrounder here
Cattail success
In the fall of 2018 we scattered cattail seeds in the wetland pond and in spring of 2019, a group of volunteers got their feet wet in Spallumcheen road side ditches to dig cattails and plant them in the wetland. Read More …
Youth ambassadors are the eyes and ears of wetland conservation
Some willing Grade 12s from a local high school are learning what it takes to become a wetland ambassador. They are helping NBBS to research the most current and relevant sources of information on the status of small wetlands in Read More …