osstewardshipSep 25, 2020Light up your life!Tuesday September 22nd was the fall equinox, the transition when days begin to be shorter than the nights in the northern hemisphere. Did...
osstewardshipAug 28, 2020Yes, waiter? One beetle-filled burnt tree, please!Forest fire + insects = woodpeckers! For several years following a forest fire, certain insects move into the area and enjoy the buffet...
osstewardshipAug 7, 2020Bobo-who?Bobolinks are a Threatened species of songbird who spend the summer in the southern grasslands in the Okanagan and Similkameen. They...
osstewardshipJun 19, 2020Feathered Fathers!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...
osstewardshipJun 9, 2020Lewis' Woodpecker. Doesn't peck woodLewis's Woodpecker forages like a flycatcher and flies like a crow. It is unique with its pink belly, gray collar and dark green back,...
osstewardshipMay 22, 2020Beautiful (and biodiverse!) British ColumbiaBiodiversity is short for biological diversity, but what does that mean? Biodiversity is the variety of life- the number of species, or...