Nestled on the Naramata Bench, local growers are proving that agriculture and nature can thrive side by side. Along Aikins Loop, Elephant Island Winer y and JoieFarm Winer y are blending the art of winemaking with the science of stewardship—planting native vegetation, attracting beneficial insects, and strengthening their vineyards. Through the Farming With Wildlife initiative, a project led by Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS), the two vineyards partnered to install

You can do many things to help wildlife around your home and garden. Some are very simple and others are a bit more complicated or take a...

We're hiring for our 2025 field technicians ! Please share! Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship has hired and trained over 25 local youth in...

Megascops kennicottii macfarlani Status Endangered (federal) Blue List (Provincial) Description The interior subspecies of Western...

No matter if you live on a large acreage or in an apartment, these are some of the things you can do to support the bird populations in...

The Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS) is celebrating the success of its 2024 fall planting season, during which 200 volunteers...

#FunFactFriday Did you know that male Black Widow spiders can tell if their mate is "hangry"? When the males are looking for females to...

To embrace the Halloween spirit, let's talk about some of the Okanagan native critters that have traditionally been thought of as...

#FunFactFriday Did you know that the Spotted Bat is the only bat species whose echolocation calls can be heard by humans? They got their...