Learn about all the good things a local group is doing to protect your Osoyoos Lake and keep it beautiful for your children’s children
OASISS is looking for Citizen Science-minded residents who own private docks on Kalamalka, Wood, Okanagan, Skaha and Osoyoos lakes.
The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is enlisting the support of community members for the third year of a citizen science project aimed at protecting Okanagan lakes from invasive mussels. The project is seeking residents who own private...
Boating Season Increases Risk of Mussel Invasion
“Each year the valley attracts thousands of boaters from outside the province,” says Lisa Scott, Executive Director of OASISS. “It would only take one contaminated boat to start an infestation. Invasive mussels could have lasting negative impacts to our lakes, as we...
Highlights from OLWQS at the ’23 Cherry Fiesta parade
Special thanks to the many hard working Board of Directors and volunteers involved in making OLWQS's successful presence at the 73rd Annual Cherry Festival parade through the downtown streets of Osoyoos and at the OLWQS booth at Gyro Park. Kudos to all who made time...
New OLWQS Board is working hard on your behalf
Your hard working Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society is excited to begin another year of education and research to keep our lake safe so that future generations will be able to experience all that this beautiful lake has to offer. Top Step (l-r) : Rob Summers,...
Okanagan Basin Water Board find recent provincial about invasive mussels ‘troubling’
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is sounding the alarm about the impact invasive mussels would have on the local lake ecosystems. Read the full story here
Painting Yellow Fish adjacent to storm sewers reminds Osoyoos residents to keep toxic substances out of Osoyoos Lake.
The Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS) and its volunteers reminded Osoyoos residents this past Mother's Day, not to place toxic substances into the town's storm drains. "We all need to be environmental stewards of our precious Osoyoos Lake and that means...
Successful, Sold-Out Fundraiser at Sage Pub for Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society
Photo Credit Peter Beckett A big thank you to the terrific team of volunteers who made the recent Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society Sage Pub Burger and Beer fundraiser such a success. We could not have done this without the the generous help...
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The OLWQS works with other organizations to encourage watercraft owners to keep their watercraft free of invasive species such as Zebra and Quagga mussels that would be detrimental to Osoyoos Lake. Photo,Neil Bousquet Are you interested in being a...
2022 OSOYOOS LAKE WATER TESTING RESULTS
Thanks to the hard working volunteer crews and pontoon boat captains of the Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society, the results are in for the summer of 2022. Under the watchful direction of John Gates, the OLWQS has assembled water data from four areas on the Canadian...
No invasive Clams found in Osoyoos Lake sampling
A combined effort from members of both OASISS (Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society) and OLWQS (Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society) did multiple sample testings at six locations on the Canadian side of Osoyoos Lake on Friday October 7, 2022. Thankfully,...
On the front lines of preventing invasive mussels in the Okanagan
Home/Canada/On the front lines of the invasive mussel war On the front lines of the invasive mussel war By Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle This is part one of a two part series on the fight to keep B.C.’s waters free of invasive mussel species. It could...
