Save the Date – July 24 @1PM – Meet Mussel Sniffing K9 Major, See a live boat inspection & decontamination demo at Senior Centre, 17 Park Place Osoyoos
WHO/WHAT: OLWQS presents an invasive aquatic species discussion; boat inspection and decontamination demo by the BC Conservation Officer Service. Meet K9 Mussel Sniffing Dog MAJOR! WHEN: Wednesday, July 24 at 1:00 PM WHERE: Osoyoos Senior Centre,17 Park Place,...
Osoyoos Lake reaches peak levels after 2024's melt ends The spring melt has largely ended and the lake remains under drought conditions Brennan Phillips Jun 17, 2024 3:06 PM View of Osoyoos Lake looking north from Oroville, WA. Photo courtesy Neil Bousquet/Osoyoos...
Buy-Low helps OLWQS raise funds and create public awareness to protect Osoyoos Lake
A northeastern viewpoint of Osoyoos Lake. Photo Credit Neil Bousquet Buy-Low Foods teamed up with the Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS) to raise funds to help the organization continue to conduct its scientific water measurements on the Canadian side of the...
CHANGE OF VENUE for May 25th 1:00 PM AGM for the OLWQS with Guest Speaker Ryan Benson, a Fisheries Biologist with the Okanagan Nations Alliance
OLWQS AGM Change of Venue: From: Sonora Community Centre (Closed on Saturdays dues to staff shortages) To: Sun Bowl Arena, 9301 Hummingbird Lane in Mezzanine About Ryan Benson, Fisheries Biologist, Okanagan Nation Alliance Ryan Benson is a member of Kainai (Blood...
Save the Date – May 18th for Osoyoos Buy-Low Fundraiser 11 AM – 1 PM
BC’s mussel defence program gets $1.1M boost
Kelowna Daily Courier FEATURED British Columbia's mussel defence program gets $1.1M boost RON SEYMOUR May 1, 2024 An inspection station, near Midway in the Boundary Country east of Penticton, is manned by conservation officers checking boats and boat trailers to...
Osoyoos Lake Water Levels Higher than Normal
LAKE HELD HIGH FOR DROUGHT Sarah Crookall - Apr 15, 2024 / 3:13 pm | Story: 482237 https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/482237/Osoyoos-Lake-held-at-historically-high-level-in-preparation-for-drought Photo: Sarah Crookall Osoyoos Lake. Osoyoos Lake water levels...
Watermark Beach Resort Hosts Successful Fundraiser For OLWQS
A successful Paint and Sip fundraiser means the Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS) will have sufficient funds to undertake another summer of scientific water quality measurements on the Canadian side of Osoyoos Lake. "We now have the means to enable...
OBWB focussed on Invasive Mussels
https://www.timeschronicle.ca/invasive-mussels-preoccupy-okanagan-water-board/
April 11th – Save the date for Paint & Sip Fundraiser for OLWQS
Federal invasive mussel response ‘falls far short’, says Okanagan Basin Water Board
Federal invasive mussel response 'falls far short', says Okanagan Water Board The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is not impressed with a recent federal funding announcement to prevent invasive species from entering Western Canadian waterways. On Wednesday,...
CONCERN OVER MUSSEL FUNDS
Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) concerned about possible cuts to federal invasive mussel control funding Ongoing monitoring for invasive mussel larvae through veliger water sampling at various marinas on Osoyoos Lake is one of the methods used to keep our lakes...
