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Prickly Porcupettes
Did you know that baby porcupines are called porcupettes? These prickly guys are actually born with soft and flexible quills that will...
osstewardship
Sep 22, 2023


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 15, 2023


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,...
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Sep 8, 2023


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...
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Sep 7, 2023


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
Sep 1, 2023


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 25, 2023


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...
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Aug 22, 2023


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
Aug 15, 2023


Super Rhizomes
#funfactfriday Let's talk RHIZOMES: An important part of our grasslands that create alternate ways of reproducing and acquiring...
osstewardship
Jul 21, 2023
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