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Youth Employment Opportunity
We're hiring for our 2025 field technicians ! Please share! Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship has hired and trained over 25 local youth in...
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Feb 7, 2025
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Western Screech-owl
Megascops kennicottii macfarlani Status Endangered (federal) Blue List (Provincial) Description The interior subspecies of Western...
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Jan 15, 2025
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Dos and Don'ts of Winter Bird Stewardship
No matter if you live on a large acreage or in an apartment, these are some of the things you can do to support the bird populations in...
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Dec 3, 2024
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Fall Planting Season a Success!
The Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS) is celebrating the success of its 2024 fall planting season, during which 200 volunteers...
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Nov 28, 2024
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Hangry Black Widows
#FunFactFriday Did you know that male Black Widow spiders can tell if their mate is "hangry"? When the males are looking for females to...
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Nov 1, 2024
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Spooky Critters are vital parts of the EEK-osystem!
To embrace the Halloween spirit, let's talk about some of the Okanagan native critters that have traditionally been thought of as...
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Oct 31, 2024
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Spotted Bats
#FunFactFriday Did you know that the Spotted Bat is the only bat species whose echolocation calls can be heard by humans? They got their...
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Oct 25, 2024
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Less Litters for BC's Bunny
#FunFactFriday Did you know that Nuttall's Cottontails in BC will have less litters than the ones in the USA? These BC rabbits will have...
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Oct 18, 2024
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No Hoots For Barn Owls
#FunFactFriday Did you know Barn Owls will hiss or bark instead of the classic hoot of an owl? Their calls are raspy and they cannot make...
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Oct 11, 2024
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