News Items tag as: Short-Rayed Alkali Aster

Endangered plant keeping residents from South Okanagan beach is protected for a reason: Botanist
August 16, 2020 - 8:36 AM

A British Columbia botanist who is very familiar with the short-rayed alkali aster says Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Okanagan Falls Director Ron Obirek doesn't have all the correct facts regarding the endangered plant growing at Christie Memorial Park, earlier this week.
South Okanagan community fighting to reclaim beach from endangered plant
August 12, 2020 - 7:30 AM

In the early 2000s, the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen bought a sandy beach in Okanagan Falls that could compete with any in the South Okanagan.
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Endangered plant keeping residents from South Okanagan beach is protected for a reason: Botanist