Thanks to Rosemary Taylor who sent these pictures from a trip she made through the area in June of 2012. She wrote— “A few days later we got to Haynes Lease, and wandered around in a big field there, so here are a couple of pictures of the prickly pear which were in flower at
On October 8, 2012 myself and Niran Lella visited Hayne’s Lease, the second of 11 Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan visited that week. We were not able to time this visit with the warden Robert Calder since he was away that week. Issues: The reserve looks to be in very good shape, with good signage
On October 8, 2012 myself and Niran Lella visited Hayne’s Lease, the second of 11 Ecological Reserves in the Okanagan visited that week. We were not able to time this visit with the warden Robert Coulter since he was away that week. Issues: The reserve looks to be in very good shape, with good signage
2012 – Bats – South Okanagan – Burnaby – SFU Objectives Bat sampling was conducted on August 3rd and 4th, 2012 in the Oliver region in conjunction with a Masters’ research project. The research is assessing bat activity over vineyards in the south Okanagan Valley using a radar-acoustic system. Bat sampling is required to obtain
The Southern Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area was established in 2001 and encompasses about 4,481 ha of native grasslands in the southern Okanagan and southern Similkameen valleys of British Columbia. In the summer of 2004, The Nature Trust, through the Brink/McLean Grassland Conservation Fund, provided Douglas Ecological Consultants Ltd. with funds to conduct a two-day inventory