Prickly Porcupettes
Did you know that baby porcupines are called porcupettes? These prickly guys are actually born with soft and flexible quills that will...
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osstewardship
- Sep 15
How Mosquitoes take a bite
#funfactfriday Let's talk mosquitoes!! You may have heard that everything has a role to play in our ecosystems. Unfortunately , yes, this...
osstewardship
- Sep 8
Sounds of the Fall - Elk Bugles
Did you know that under near-perfect conditions, an elk bugle can be heard almost 3 km away, but as they are often in brush and forest,...
osstewardship
- Sep 7
Wildlife & Agricultural netting
Birds and other wildlife can cost a vineyard or orchard thousands of dollars in fruit loss. Visual and noise devices can keep animals...
osstewardship
- Sep 1
Are Nighthawks the same as a Hawk?
If you are outside during dawn or dusk and see an angular-winged bird moving erratically, you might be witnessing the foraging of a...
osstewardship
- Aug 25
Migrating Chinook salmon
The salmon are coming home! Did you know that Okanagan River Chinook salmon spend a good part of their lives in the ocean and then return...
osstewardship
- Aug 22
Having a Field Day: Yellow Flag Iris
For past couple of weeks, the OSS team has been working on our Yellow flag iris eradication project along Eneas Creek in Summerland's...
osstewardship
- Aug 15
Problems with Yellow Flag Iris
Do you know what this is? Nope, it's not ginger or turmeric! Unfortunately this is just part of the extensive rhizome (underground stem)...
osstewardship
- Jul 21
Super Rhizomes
#funfactfriday Let's talk RHIZOMES: An important part of our grasslands that create alternate ways of reproducing and acquiring...
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