News Items tag as: North Okanagan Naturalists Club

iN PHOTOS: North Okanagan bird count sees numbers fall
January 22, 2021 - 2:30 PM

The annual North Okanagan Naturalists’ Club swan and eagle count have reported a significant drop in the number of swans counted this year.
iN PHOTOS: Vernon Christmas bird count numbers down this year
December 20, 2018 - 11:11 AM

VERNON - The bird is the word.
Birders take the North Okanagan by storm, counting highest number of species in five years
January 08, 2018 - 8:30 PM

VERNON - An increase in wild turkeys is just one of the trends birders in the North Okanagan are reporting after this year’s Christmas bird count.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of May 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjone

From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Kelowna increased land values; now residents, businesses are getting the bills
The City of Kelowna was far ahead of the provincial government when it streamlined higher density housing in core areas almost two years ago. The city made it easier to redevelop existing properties to gain height or density without going t

iN PHOTOS: North Okanagan bird count sees numbers fall