What is going on in the real estate news today? Well, everyone has their eyes and ears on it. The thing is, the lord and lady of the mountain are checking out […]
The Landowners Go Town Home Shopping in the North Okanagan Valley
A Bit Early for Spring Salad
A bit early for a soak in the sun, too. Worth a look, maybe.
Reconciliation in the Okanagan Valley
It’s dry down here. There isn’t even any snow. Weird. The deer aren’t in the best of shape. Just one antler, buddy? Ouch. Nor the vineyards. Planted to increase the value of […]
We Got This Wrong
This is not right: Similkameen River, January 14, 2026. photo by Harold Rhenisch This time of year, it should be a low river with clear water and green ice along the shore, […]
A Crowded World
Here are three women walking down a corridor between two deer fences. Plus a coyote, as I showed you a few weeks back. Today, a bigger view. The upper fence ostensibly protects […]
Deer Fencing: It’s Not About Deer
Any government that invests in agriculture by investing instead in deer fencing to protect apple trees from deer should just keep its money… …because it doesn’t work.
Land and Water are One (Again)
Northern Cascadia has vast amounts of land and water, yet both are too expensive for the people who live there. That’s one way of putting things. Another is that land and water […]
Roads to Nowhere
Here’s a pretty typical Cascadian road. It goes across the high prairie north of the Columbia River, but not to the prairie. It goes through it. On its way to somewhere else. […]
We Can Do Better
The other day, I showed how little economy was actually generated by the Okanagan’s forests. 95% or so, in fact. Check it out, if you missed it. https://okanaganokanogan.com/2025/11/06/there-has-got-to-be-a-better-way/ This post continues the […]
Succession Planning & Racism in British Columbia’s Forests
In my previous post, I showed you a forest zoned for commercial use. It is in trouble. Here’s one zoned for protection. It is in trouble, too. You will begin to understand […]
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