News Items tag as: Invasive species

B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls
April 01, 2021 - 5:29 PM

A widespread effort to stop the spread of an invasive species in B.C. has resulted in the seizure or surrender of nearly 3,000 suspected or confirmed zebra mussel infested moss balls.
Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls
March 11, 2021 - 9:30 AM

B.C. is calling on aquarium owners to inspect their tanks to help prevent the spread of invasive mussels.
Move over mussels, invasive clams found in Shuswap Lake
December 04, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Colonies of an invasive freshwater clam have been found in Shuswap Lake. Left unchecked, the clams could clog water intake pipes and cut into food supplies for fish.
iN PHOTOS: Goldfish are rapidly taking over this B.C. lake
September 13, 2020 - 4:39 PM

Dumping a couple of unwanted pet goldfish in a lake may not sound like a big deal but two can quickly turn into two thousand and once goldfish are introduced, it's very difficult to get rid of them completely.
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.
Experiment to remove invasive fish from a Kamloops lake yields positive results
June 13, 2020 - 6:00 PM

An operation to remove invasive fish from a Kamloops lake has yielded promising results.
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.
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There's hope for warm weekend in Kamloops, Okanagan after chilly north wind dies down
A large high pressure system dominating the weather in British Columbia this week resulted in new daily high temperature records yesterday, but Kamloops and the Okanagan were conspicuously absent from that list. Communities in coastal, cent

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News Items tag as: Invasive species

B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls

Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls

Move over mussels, invasive clams found in Shuswap Lake

iN PHOTOS: Goldfish are rapidly taking over this B.C. lake

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

Experiment to remove invasive fish from a Kamloops lake yields positive results

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

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