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Dreaming of a green Christmas
This may be "the most wonderful time of the year", but less wonderful is the amount of waste the holiday season can create. Whether it's...
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Dec 7, 2021
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Why do Larch trees turn yellow?
#funfactfriday Everyone knows that conifer trees (like pine, fir, spruce) are evergreens, meaning they keep their needle-like leaves all...
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Nov 5, 2021
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Adaptable Raccoons
Raccoons are often pests when in an urban setting, getting into things, munching on our gardens and generally causing overall mischief. ...
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Nov 5, 2021
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Understanding bears
Bears! They are endearing and adorable and fill up our social media with hilarious antics. But despite this cuteness, they are still 400...
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Sep 8, 2021
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Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus
Although other cacti can grow here in your garden, the Brittle Prickly Pear cactus is the only cactus species native to the Okanagan! ...
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Aug 27, 2021
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Out in the Field with our Summer Students: A Wildlife Encounter
We Summer Students are lucky to have had a lot of wildlife encounters… from a distance. You don’t always have to go far to meet wildlife,...
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Aug 20, 2021
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American Black(?) Bears
Black bears are the most common bear species in North America and in the Okanagan. Despite their name, black bears are often not black!...
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Aug 13, 2021
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Out in the Field: Giving Plants More Time in the Sun
A lot of native re-vegetation projects (aka plantings) happen on Wildlife Habitat Steward properties. Unfortunately we, the Summer...
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Aug 10, 2021
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Behr's Hairstreak Butterfly
Behr’s Hairstreak is a small butterfly that is completely dependent on Antelope Brush for its existence. Antelope Brush is the only place...
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Aug 6, 2021
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