by OsoyoosLake | Nov 30, 2019 | Local News
By Osoyoos Times on November 29, 2019 Due to the presence of endangered Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussels, rototilling milfoil is limited in some parts of Osoyoos Lake this year. (File photo) By Vanessa Broadbent Osoyoos Times The Okanagan Basin Waterboard...
by OsoyoosLake | Nov 26, 2019 | Local News
Partial remarks from OLWQS President, Birgit Arnstein at a Rotary Club of Osoyoos meeting in November, 2019 Photo Credit: Brian Bousquet “The mandate of the Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS), a totally volunteer driven organization, is to protect Osoyoos Lake...
by OsoyoosLake | Nov 13, 2019 | Local News, News
Mussel-tainted boats caught Colin Dacre – Nov 13, 2019 / 10:20 am | Story: 270365 Photo: Contributed The provincial government says 19 vehicles contaminated with zebra or quagga mussels have been prevented from entering B.C. this season,...
by OsoyoosLake | Nov 9, 2019 | Local News
Water monitoring data for Osoyoos Lake collected by OLWQS: Each week between May and October, a dedicated crew of Society volunteers go out on the lake and test the water for temperature, depth, dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductivity, and water clarity (secchi...
by OsoyoosLake | Oct 31, 2019 | Local News
Weed war expands again in Valley lakes Water weeds can now be removed by their roots in the areas identified by green dots at the north end of Osoyoos Lake. Some restrictions against roto-tilling, in place since 2013, have been relaxed by the provincial government....
by OsoyoosLake | Oct 31, 2019 | Local News
Okanagan Basin Water Board to launch first AquaHacking Challenge in B.C. The Aquachallenge is where students and young-professionals test ideas to improve water issues Students, tech leaders and those with an interest in freshwater issues gathered for the first-ever...
