When it got down to 20 Below last week, ice appeared along the ditch of the Grey Canal Trail in Vernon. This is not ice from the water the city has been […]
Living Inside the Mountain or Flying With the Ravens
Big Game Tracking in the Intermontane Grasslands
Suppose you’re hunting voles. I know, it’s not on any list of grocery items, but just suppose. It’s winter. It’s 20 Below. And you’re hungry. There are a lot of holes. Which […]
Magpie Makes a Mistake
It is a rule of magpie society that no-one gets a picture. Absolutely not allowed. I got lucky!
What Time is It in the Okanagan?
Sunrise? No, Lakerise!
Asteroid Strikes Vernon’s Upper Bella Vista River
Splutt! Fortunately, it was a small asteroid, and from a Near Earth orbit. Looks like it hurt, though. Best to keep an eye on those things! And wear a hard hat.
Murdering Geese for Tourists. It’s What We Do.
These geese. Come June, they will be herded with kayaks, put on a truck, killed, and dumped in the landfill. These geese: On a beach that has silted in with road sand […]
Coyote All Made Up for a Night on the Town
I guess good looks are important whatever the fashion. I was following the coyote trail yesterday… … and what did I see? I guess they thought it said Kitty Kat Matte. I […]
Good News for the Similkameen Grasslands
The Similkameen Spotlight has released a story of love and care in the grasslands. You can read it here: https://www.similkameenspotlight.com/news/millions-of-dollars-invested-in-protecting-former-princeton-ranch/. In short, the Nature Trust of British Columbia is investing in this […]
The Lesson of the Starlings: How to Be a Good Member of a Flock
As the starlings show, it’s not necessary that everybody do the same thing at the same time. You’re still a member of the flock. Even distance from each other is negotiable. There […]
Mixed Okanagan Forest
Larch, black spruce, Douglas fir, western red cedar, alder, red dogwood, and even ponderosa and lodgepole pine. A fine North Okanagan forest. And even some Labrador tea in this swamp. This is […]
Okanagan Okanogan 