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

#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 lowest per-person wat...

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 like the others! Do y...

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

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

February is National Bird Feeding Month! Feeding birds can be very rewarding and it can often help birds make it through cold and snowy winters, but did you...

Happy Valentine's Day! There are many, many different types of courting behaviour in the animal world. Some are as simple as following a scent trail or bein...

Usually, Tiger Salamanders undergo metamorphosis from egg to larva to adult just like any other amphibian. Sometimes, however, things happen a little differe...

#funfactfriday Our local Great Basin Spadefoot has a very unique winter hibernation technique. They are amphibians, which means it is important for them to k...

#funfactfriday Happy Chinese New Year! Tomorrow is the start of the Year of the Rat. Bushy-tailed Woodrats are found throughout the Okanagan and Similkameen...

Did you know there are TEN different species woodpecker in the Okanagan and Similkameen? Some, like the Northern Flicker and Pileated Woodpecker are well k...

Have you ever seen an odd track in the snow and wonder who wandered by? Tracks from familiar animals like deer, dogs, and cats can be easy to recognise bu...

This Sunday the 5th is National Bird Day! Did you know the Okanagan and Similkameen regions are home to over 300 species of birds, and 35 of those species ar...

Moose can dive almost 20 feet (6 m) underwater and can hold their breath for a full minute! Moose need to eat a huge amount of plants each day and sometimes ...

Did you know that the "four calling birds" in the 12 Days of Christmas carol was originally "four colly-birds", which is an archaic name for blackbirds? "Col...

Well, they do need it most of the time, but they can survive for weeks without it! Many animals would die in minutes without oxygen because it is required ...

How do birds of prey survive the winter when many animals are hibernating and others are hidden under the snow? Many species, like osprey, will migrate to wa...

If you buy an artificial tree, it can take up to 20 years for the environmental costs of the plastic, shipping and subsequent disposal to be offset compare...