Bad news for fishing: Climate change is sucking the oxygen out of lakes
Warming reduces transfer of oxygen from air to water, boosts algae blooms that consume oxygen Emily Chung, Alice Hopton, Bonnie Allen · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 10 Deirdre Bateson, research manager with Peter Leavitt's lab at...
OBWB says low water levels + hot weather could increase early milfol growth in Okanagan Lakes
Hot weather, low lake levels could make for increased milfoil in Okanagan lakes Milfoil harvest to begin Jon Manchester - Jun 6, 2021 / 4:00 am | Story: 336041 Photo: File photo Early hot weather could contribute to earlier than usual milfoil growth in...
Invasive Mussel Checkstops begin. Clean+Drain+Dry!
Mussel Checkstops begin in BC Jon Manchester - May 14, 2021 / 1:50 pm | Story: 334024 Photo: BC Gov't Inspection stations are now open across the province to prevent invasive zebra and quagga mussels from entering B.C. waterways. Now through late October,...
BC Government content with invasive mussels prevention measures
B.C. content with invasive mussels prevention measures The propeller of a motorized boat encrusted with invasive mussels. Zebra and Quagga mussels can thrive in tiny crevices and even inside outboard motors, meaning very thorough cleaning is required to prevent...
Utah’s new decontamination process to fight invasive Quagga mussels
New 5-minute method introduced to decontaminate boats of pesky quagga mussels Written by or for St. George News April 10, 2021 The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources and partners announced a revolutionary method for decontaminating boats and removing quagga...
Despite above average snowpack, risk of flooding in Okanagan Lake still low
Steve Arstad FILE PHOTO – Okanagan Lake dam at Penticton. (STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca) March 11, 2021 - 1:00 PM Snowpacks are currently above average in the Thompson-Okanagan region, but they don't appear to be a flooding threat - at least not yet. Okanagan Lake dam...
Invasive Species Council, province warn destructive zebra mussels are hitching a ride on your aquarium
British Columbia Mar 09, 2021 2:21 PM PT | Last Updated: March 9 The B.C. Conservation Officer Service tweeted a picture of one of the invasive species recently found on popular aquarium plants known as moss balls, originally shipped from pet suppliers in...
OKANAGAN IS #1 DESTINATION FOR MUSSEL-INFESTED WATERCRAFT
“Being the #1 destination for zebra or quagga-mussel infested watercraft is not what we want to be known for,” says Sue McKortoff, Chair of the OBWB and Mayor of Osoyoos. Friday, March 5th 2021 - (IHEARTRADIO) Okanagan Basin Water Board As the #1 destination for...
Okanagan region is at risk of extreme flooding if province doesn’t update lake level management, says OBWB
Amandalina Letterio CASTANET - Mar 3, 2021 Photo: OBWB “We’re very concerned about the current lake level management and the risks of extreme flooding in the future,” explains OBWB Executive Director Anna Warwick Sears. “This is a serious problem we are facing. This...
Okanagan Basin Water Board pushing province for more action of mussel prevention
Pushing for mussel action Jon Manchester - Feb 27, 2021 / 3:00 pm | Story: 326356 Jon Manchester is News Director and Content Manager at Castanet. Photo: Contributed The Okanagan Basin Water Board is pushing the province for more action on invasive...
Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff continues as Okanagan Basin Water Board chair
Story by Barry Gerding, Vernon Morning Star Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff will serve a third consecutive term as chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). She will be joined by vice-chair Cindy Fortin, mayor of Peachland, and Okanagan Valley regional district...
2020 tests show B.C. remains invasive mussel free
Invasive quagga and zebra mussels have been kept out of B.C. waterways for another year. (CSISS/Facebook) 2020 tests show B.C. remains invasive mussel free Jim Elliot, Salmon Arm Observer, Feb 10, 2021 Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society says efforts to keep the...