Tag: Okanagan
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New study finds clear-cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
This newest research, co-authored by Spencer Pearson-Atkins, Younes Alila, and Xu Jian Yu, supports longstanding claims that commercial forestry intensifies negative hydrology; it especially mentions droughts and floods in the Okanagan. Journal article via ScienceDirect. News story via The Conversation. “We studied a watershed on the west shore of Lake Okanagan near Summerland, British Columbia. Around…
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Syilx Chiefs and Local Leaders Sign Historic Agreement to Address Water Issues Across the Okanaganand Similkameen Watersheds
Media release by the Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance, November 15, 2024 Snpink’tn, Penticton, Syilx Territory: Today, at a historic gathering, Chiefs of the Syilx Nation, Mayors, councillors and Regional Districts representatives signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to protect siwɬkʷ, water. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is the first time that elected leaders from the…