Blooming Balsamroot
#funfactfriday Everyone's favorite sign of spring, the Arrowleaf Balsamroot (aka Okanagan Sunflower) is blooming now! Did you know that...
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- Apr 16, 2020
Earth Month Bingo Card
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",...
osstewardship
- Apr 10, 2020
Happy blinkin' Easter!
#funfactfriday Nuttall's Cottontails can sleep with their eyes open! This makes them look awake and less vulnerable to predators, and...
osstewardship
- Apr 3, 2020
Frozen Butterflies?
Have you noticed a butterfly already in flight in the Okanagan or Similkameen? Mourning cloaks are the first butterflies we see on warm...
osstewardship
- Mar 28, 2020
Batty about bats
#funfactfriday Unlike most other local bat species, Pallid Bats do most of their hunting from the ground, which is where it finds its...
osstewardship
- Mar 21, 2020
Sunday is World Water Day!
#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...
osstewardship
- Mar 14, 2020
Alien Invaders
There are so many options when choosing flowers for the garden, but not all plants are created equal. All of the flowers below are...
osstewardship
- Mar 7, 2020
Brake for Snakes
#funfactfridayOver the next few weeks, our local snakes are going to start poking their noses out of their dens on sunny days! Some...
osstewardship
- Feb 28, 2020
Legendary Leapers
#funfactfriday Needisome help to 'leap' into the extra day tomorrow? Perhaps knowing the jumping power of some local leapers can help!...
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