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How many pipers piping?
#funfactfriday Eleven pipers piping? Not around here! There are seven, not eleven, species of sandpiper that can be seen around the...
osstewardship
Dec 22, 2023
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When the weather outside is frightful...
#funfactfriday The weather outside might be frightful, but for many animals it is actually quite delightful! Lots of our local wildlife...
osstewardship
Dec 15, 2023
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Why citizen science is so important
Can't find 4 calling birds to give to your true love this Christmas? No geese a-laying or swans a-swimming? You can find them all, plus...
osstewardship
Dec 12, 2023
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Faux Firs
Christmas is on its way, so some of you might be looking for Christmas trees out in the bush or out at a farm. This means you might come...
osstewardship
Dec 6, 2023
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Please Pass the Salt!
#funfactfriday Did you know that Mountain Goats are so obsessed with salt that they will travel over 20 kilometres in order to find...
osstewardship
Dec 1, 2023
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Sleepy Time for Marmots
Did you know that Yellow Bellied Marmots can spend about 80% of their lives underground? This is mostly due to how long marmots will...
osstewardship
Nov 24, 2023
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The Incomplete Metamorphosis of Mantids
#funfactfriday There are so many cool species of insects in the Okanagan and Similkameen but some of the coolest have to be Mantids! Did...
osstewardship
Nov 17, 2023
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Celebrating ten years of stewardship!
This year Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS) is proud to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Through partnerships with families,...
osstewardship
Nov 14, 2023
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Water water everywhere, and MANY drops to drink!
#funfactfriday Did you know that Common Loons can drink salt water? Common Loons are an iconic sight and sound in the summer on our big,...
osstewardship
Nov 10, 2023
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