Can you name this bat? Just try describing it and you will probably be correct. It’s a Little Brown Bat! If you’ve seen a bat in the Okan...

#funfactfriday It's National Pollinator Week! Did you know we have fourteen species of Hairstreak butterfly in the Okanagan valley? Hair...

For Father's Day this Sunday, we thought we would give out some Bird Dad awards to our local bird species! The overall Father of the Yea...

#funfactfriday It's Canada Rivers Day this week! Did you know that in the Okanagan and Similkameen, the waterbirch-dogwood plant commun...

Lewis's Woodpecker forages like a flycatcher and flies like a crow. It is unique with its pink belly, gray collar and dark green back, an...

So what's the big deal about releasing a rescued amphibian (frog, salamander, spadefoot) into a local pond or marsh? Don't frogs and spa...

Biodiversity is short for biological diversity, but what does that mean- biodiversity means the variety of life, the number of species, o...

Tomorrow is Endangered Species Day! Badgers were once incredibly common in the Okanagan and Similkameen grasslands. Heavy persecution in ...

Scavenging animals are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem. Most carnivores, like coyotes, eagles, bears, or foxes, are willi...

Did you know that the Okanagan-Similkameen area is a bee hot spot? This area is home to over 300 different species of bee! Native bee ...

Happy Ramadan! As millions of people around the world prepare for a month of daily fasting, there are also many female rattlesnakes in B...

#funfactfriday Everyone's favorite sign of spring, the Arrowleaf Balsamroot (aka Okanagan Sunflower) is blooming now! Did you know that t...

Play our Earth Month Bingo below for a chance to win a $50 Naturalist Starter Pack! All you need to do is complete two lines or "Bingos",...

#funfactfriday Nuttall's Cottontails can sleep with their eyes open! This makes them look awake and less vulnerable to predators, and the...

Have you noticed a butterfly already in flight in the Okanagan or Similkameen? Mourning cloaks are the first butterflies we see on warm w...

#funfactfriday Did you know that the Okanagan area has some of the highest per-person annual water usage in all of Canada, yet has the l...

There are so many options when choosing flowers for the garden, but not all plants are created equal. One of the flowers below is not l...

#funfactfridayOver the next few weeks, our local snakes are going to start poking their noses out of their dens on sunny days! Some snak...

#funfactfriday Needisome help to 'leap' into the extra day tomorrow? Perhaps knowing the jumping power of some local leapers can help! A...