Local & Provincial Stuff (March)
Local
Farmers’ Markets: Vernon: Fridays, 11 – 3 pm, indoors at Kal Tire Place.
Armstrong:
Saturdays, 10 – 2 pm, Odd Fellows Hall on Bridge Street.Lumby:
Mon – Thurs, 10 – 5 pm & Sat. - Friday, 10 – 7 pm,
Monashee Co op. www.monasheecommunitycoop.ca!Help the Local Wildlife: The Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship website has a thoughtful list of ways to help wildlife as we head into spring. Ideas including creating owl boxes to help local owls in their early mating season or how to make your garden more bird and pollinator friendly. Check it out!
The Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program: The OCCP is coordinating a team to expand on the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s effort to protect important wildlife corridors throughout the Central Okanagan. Ecosystem connectivity is a crucial outlook in conservation to protect our local species. Learn more about the OCCP project here!
Provincial
Indigenous Artist Illustrates Pollinator Plant Map: The Musqueam Indian Band in collaboration with the David Suzuki Foundation have created a map of indigenous wildflowers in B.C.’s Lower Mainland. The project is in effort to support the Butterflyway Project which encourages locals to plant native plants in their neighbourhood. Learn more about this inspirational project here!
Vancouver Fraser Port: Scientists are making their case on how the proposed expansion on the Vancouver port will affect over 100 species off the coast of Vancouver. To read about it, go here!
Prison Time for Climate Activist: Zain Haq is serving time for his effort to block construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. This project endangers species and the fragile local ecosystem. For more, go here!