Conservation

What will Kelowna be like in 2030? How can we make sure our children will still want to live here when they grow up?
How can we be more sustainable? How can we protect the environment, eliminate gridlock, and enhance the economy, all at the same time?
They're important questions, and they're really best answered by you, the people who live here.
As part of a new public planning program called Kelowna 2030: Greening Our Future, we're looking for input from a wide range of citizens and groups.

We strive to promote and assist in the conservation of the fish and wildlife resources of the Province of British Columbia through the protection, acquisition or enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat, and To provide for such other purposes that in the determination of the directors contribute to the betterment of the fish and wildlife resources of the Province of British Columbia.

Bear Aware™ is an educational program designed to prevent and reduce conflicts between people and bears in our communities.

We are a non-profit society whose members want to help with the conservation of species and habitats in BC. Our members come from many backgrounds. Some are scientists, others have business backgrounds, many are students. In short, we come from all walks of life, but we share a common interest in wildlife and nature.

The "Friends of Knox Mountain Park" is a registered, charitable society composed of interested citizens committed to advocacy and active stewardship for Knox Mountain Park.

We are a registered non-profit society numbering, in 2004 approximately 150 members, of whom 15 currently sit on the Board of Directors. New members are always welcome, and if interested, the membership application form is available online.

The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) was instituted in 1970 through a collaboration of the three Okanagan regional districts to provide leadership on water issues that span the entire valley – recognizing the need to work together to protect our common resources.

Tucked into the southernmost corner of British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan Valley, this extraordinary habitat is home to one of North America’s most fragile and endangered ecosystems. Despite its small size, Canada’s desert is home to an exceptional array of desert plants and animals, some found nowhere else in Canada, many on the brink of extinction. The Osoyoos Desert Society, through education, research and public awareness, is committed to conserving this unique desert environment for future generations.

The Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society was founded in 1990 by local residents in direct response to a report compiled by Okanagan University College, in which Osoyoos Lake was described as a ‘nutrient cocktail of nitrates and phosphates’.
It is a non-profit, charitable organisation with approximately 100 members throughout Canada and the U.S.
Extensive scientific tests in 1990 showed the lake to be ‘a cocktail of nitrates and phosphates’ and it was graded ‘poor’ out of 124 lakes tested in BC in 1996. With an increase in population and development, and an increase in the use of the Lake, great care must be taken to ensure nothing is ever done to harm its already vulnerable waters and surrounding aquifers.

Founded in 1999, the Return of the Peregrine Falcon Society is a not-for-profit organization that concerns itself with the promotion of sustainability and environmental stewardship with national goals reaching far beyond the society's namesake. Its current board members are Ken Curley, Mary Jo Schnepf, Dr. Milt McClaren and Jeff Gunn.
The society's mandate is to promote environmental education within the Canadian school curriculum in order to raise a generation of Canadians who are inherently aware of their impact on the environment and how their positive interaction with nature and wildlife can help preserve our natural wonders for generations to come.

The South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls has been operating since 1987 as a non-profit registered society. SORCO is a clinic and rehab facility for injured and orphaned birds of prey (Raptors). Our purpose is to treat and release all birds of prey.

The Southern Interior Bluebird Trail Society is a non-profit volunteer organization, formed to promote recovery of Mountain and Western Bluebirds.