Okanagan Forest

iN PHOTOS: A look at the miniature world of lichens in Kamloops, Okanagan
Lichens can be found hanging in long colourful wisps from trees and growing on rocks…

Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging…

Why tree planting in BC is not reforestation
Tree planting in the wake of clear-cuts isn't as successful as it may seem and…

Okanagan environmentalists frustrated with changes to timber salvage rules in wake of wildfires
Community members and environmental organizations recently gathered to discuss their discontent with the state of…

Preserving and protecting Interior forests goal of town hall at UBCO
A town hall meeting is being held this weekend in Kelowna to discuss the preservation…

Peachland demonstration today to protect Okanagan old growth forests
The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance is organizing a demonstration to stand up for the protection…

Okanagan volunteers remove more than 8,300 lbs. of illegally dumped garbage from forest
The Okanagan Forest Task Force had their hands full removing illegally dumped waste this past…

12 tonnes of garbage, 9 tonnes of metal hauled from Peachland bush
PEACHLAND – The president of a local volunteer group had a frightening moment while helping…