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Invasive Species
Invasive shrimp in Okanagan Lake still an issue after 50 years
By the time the B.C. government realized that introducing mysis shrimp into Okanagan Lake was…
Invasive milfoil will thrive in Okanagan lakes impacted by climate change
With increasing global temperatures and the expectation that the Okanagan will face more droughts and…
Evidence of new invasive species found in Shuswap Lake
Shells found for the first time on a Shuswap Lake beach are a worrying indication…
Scientists say no proof of scary-looking hornet in the Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – Its sting can be extremely painful and destroy hives of honey bees,…
Feds decision over ridge mussel’s status spurs Okanagan water board into action
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has renewed its appeal to the province asking for it…
Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to…
Canada is not doing enough to prevent mussel movement: Report
OKANAGAN – A new report has criticized the lack of action by the federal government…
Studies show E. coli and invasive species prominent in Kalavista Lagoon
COLDSTREAM – It may look like a small murky pond, but Kalavista Lagoon in Coldstream…
B.C. invasive mussel defence program inspected 38,000 boats last year
The B.C. government’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program was busy last year performing 38,000 watercraft inspections.…
Pilot project aims to eliminate starlings en masse in North Okanagan
VERNON – While giant murmurations of starlings majestically swooping through the air might look impressive…
iN VIDEO: Rising number of raccoons could become an expensive problem for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Racoon sightings are becoming more and more common in Kamloops and a Thompson Rivers…
iN VIDEO: Okanagan filmmaker releases new documentary on mussel threat
VERNON – A Vernon filmmaker with a passion for keeping B.C. lakes and rivers mussel…
Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum
PENTICTON – Progress is being made in the fight to keep invasive zebra and quagga…
Puncturevine a growing problem in the Southern Interior
With seed pod spines hard enough to flatten a bicycle tire, you don't want you…
North Okanagan landowners show why goldfish should stay in the bowl
NORTH OKANAGAN – Ken Buck made an unusual discovery during a walk around his new…
How Vernon RCMP volunteers are protecting us from a new threat: invasive mussels
VERNON – Crime prevention volunteers in Vernon are on the lookout for an intruder of…
Cold winter and flooding helping spread invasive plant in Okanagan lake
KELOWNA — Thank the damp spring this year for a major milfoil bloom. Milfoil is…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Dozens of fish wash up in Vernon park
VERNON – Overflowing creeks have led to large amounts of water — and fish —…
Record number of boats inspected for tiny, but mighty, invasive mussels
KELOWNA – This year, The Invasive Mussel Defence Program inspected a record-breaking 24,000 watercraft for…
Skills education for invasive species management workers in Kamloops, Vernon
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The province is ramping up efforts in its fight against invasive species. Five…
Keep an eye — and an ear — out for this large, loud invasive frog
SHUSWAP – A conservation group is asking people to keep their eyes and ears open…
Invasive tree plaguing the Okanagan may soon join list of noxious weeds
OKANAGAN – The province may soon take further action to control an invasive species that…
Angling to be closed on two Central Okanagan lakes to stop spread of invasive perch
KELOWNA – Fishing will no longer be allowed on two lakes in the Kelowna area…
Fight against invasive mussels in B.C. strengthened with funding of new inspection stations
KELOWNA – New permanent inspection stations will help in the battle to keep invasive mussels…