News Items tag as: Invasive species

Evidence of new invasive species found in Shuswap Lake
January 30, 2020 - 10:00 AM

Shells found for the first time on a Shuswap Lake beach are a worrying indication that a new invasive species may be present in the area.
Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
June 18, 2019 - 4:41 PM

A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to allow methods of aquatic invasive species control currently banned on some lakes in the Okanagan.
iN VIDEO: Okanagan filmmaker releases new documentary on mussel threat
November 15, 2018 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - A Vernon filmmaker with a passion for keeping B.C. lakes and rivers mussel free, is hoping to keep his message alive through his latest film.
Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum
June 19, 2018 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - Progress is being made in the fight to keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out of the Okanagan's lakes.
Puncturevine a growing problem in the Southern Interior
June 14, 2018 - 6:30 PM

With seed pod spines hard enough to flatten a bicycle tire, you don't want you or your pet stepping on puncturevine, one of the many invasive plants in the Southern Interior.
North Okanagan landowners show why goldfish should stay in the bowl
November 23, 2017 - 8:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - Ken Buck made an unusual discovery during a walk around his new North Okanagan acreage last year: a pond, in the middle of the woods, filled with goldfish.
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News Items tag as: Invasive species

Evidence of new invasive species found in Shuswap Lake

Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report

iN VIDEO: Okanagan filmmaker releases new documentary on mussel threat

Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum

Puncturevine a growing problem in the Southern Interior

North Okanagan landowners show why goldfish should stay in the bowl

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