News Items tag as: Invasive plants

Beware of black henbane, a poisonous destructive plant in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 20, 2024 - 4:30 PM

A foul-smelling toxic invasive plant is spreading in BC and not only is it poisonous to humans and animals, it crowds out natural forage for livestock and wildlife and shelters crop pests.
You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester
June 16, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A new machine for combating an invasive aquatic plant is coming to the Okanagan and there's a contest to name it.
What burns, blinds and grows 15 feet? The wicked weed to watch for in the Thompson-Okanagan
June 21, 2020 - 7:00 PM

Reports of giant hogweed are made in the Thompson-Okanagan region all the time. However, it's often a look-alike native plant, called cow parsnip.
Wondering what to do? Stop these pesky plants from invading your yard
April 14, 2020 - 6:30 AM

People been stuck at home for a while now, and may be running out of things to do.
Tackling this invasive plant is a thorny problem in the Okanagan
September 12, 2019 - 6:00 AM

PENTICTON - It’s a nasty plant to have to deal with if it invades your property, and there’s probably more of it around in the Okanagan than first suspected.
Illegal and improper dumping blamed for spread of invasive plants in the Shuswap
October 05, 2016 - 2:30 PM

SALMON ARM - If you thought it was a good idea to dump the contents of your latest weeding session in with the rest of your yard waste, think again.
New money to fight invasive plants in Thompson-Okanagan
April 17, 2015 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The province is spending more than $1.7 million to help local governments and other organizations with the battle against unwanted plants damaging local ecosystems.
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$5M for wind machines, heaters to protect tree fruit in Okanagan, Kootenays
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Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
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News Items tag as: Invasive plants

Beware of black henbane, a poisonous destructive plant in Kamloops, Okanagan

You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester

What burns, blinds and grows 15 feet? The wicked weed to watch for in the Thompson-Okanagan

Wondering what to do? Stop these pesky plants from invading your yard

Tackling this invasive plant is a thorny problem in the Okanagan

Illegal and improper dumping blamed for spread of invasive plants in the Shuswap

New money to fight invasive plants in Thompson-Okanagan

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