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20th Annual Wildlights Festival
December 05, 2017 - 1:24 PM

style="text-align: center;">December 15th, 2017 to January 7th, 2018
(Closed Christmas Day)
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
(Last admission at 8:30 pm)
RDOS Helps Reduce the Mosquito Population
March 17, 2017 - 12:30 PM

Since 1974, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) Nuisance Mosquito Control Program typically runs between mid-May into late August. For the past several years, the program has been starting in April due to weather conditions and resident complaints.
RDCO community calendar and upcoming events
February 27, 2017 - 3:47 PM

KELOWNA - PSAs regarding the Community Calendar, Meetings or Events from the RDCO.

Start date: Immediate
End date: Tuesday, March 28th

Nature Detectives Spring Break Camps

Registration is underway for this year’s Nature Detectives Spring Break Camps at the Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan in Mission Creek Regional Park (Springfield and Durnin Roads).
Conservation and habitat change hot topics for scientific gathering
May 09, 2013 - 11:10 AM

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution conference draws top researchers

The Okanagan’s fauna, flora, and natural beauty will be on full display when UBC’s Okanagan campus hosts 400 scientists during next week’s conference for the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE).
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20th Annual Wildlights Festival