Environment / Green Technology

The Escape Pollution project is a local online resource for residents of Kelowna who are becoming environmentally conscious and are looking for information on the eco-options that are available throughout the city.
The project features a blog promoting local green news, products and solutions along with tips for eco-friendly living. There is a forums area that is used by the visitors to browse for specific topics and ask questions about local environmental issues and experts from within the city can offer their advice and tips to the rest of the community.
There's also a sustainable businesses directory that lists local business who provide sustainable solutions. The Escape Pollution project is also a brand building medium for businesses in the community that are looking to build an eco-friendly image.
Visitors can see quickly which companies are environmentally friendly. With businesses striving to be more environmentally conscious, they have an outlet to promote their brand and products.

The BC Coalition for Sustainable Forest Solutions promotes an attainable vision of democratic local control of forests within a context of sustainability and respect for Aboriginal Title and Rights.

Canadian Environmental Network is a nation-wide umbrella organization of over 1500 environmental groups. It has regional and affiliate networks across Canada. Through group membership in the BCEN, environmental activists are linked via the ECOBC supersite with services, activities, breaking news and other environmental activists nation-wide.

EarthCare intervenes in issues where negative impacts to the environment (including flora, fauna, and humans) may be occurring - or about to occur.

The Canadian Okanagan Basin Technical Working Group is a tri-partite working group dealing with technical issues associated with management of salmon and resident fish stocks and their associated habitat requirements in the Canadian portions of the Okanagan River basin.

The City of Kelowna is leading development of Central Green, a five-hectare site located in Kelowna’s South Central community adjacent to downtown.
Located across from Kelowna Central School, the site is bordered by Harvey Avenue, Ritcher Street and Rowcliffe Avenue. The City is proposing a mix of commercial and residential development on the Central Green site, creating a vibrant urban child-friendly community around an extensive park.
Central Green will help set a new standard for development within the city, exemplify sustainable planning and building practices in an economically responsible manner

Community gardening is an activity for persons of all ages and abilities.

Communities in Bloom is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental awareness and municipal beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national program.

Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.

If you are interested in the natural environment, we can provide you with the opportunity to connect with a strong community of like-minded people!

From the temperate rainforests of Clayoquot Sound and the Great Bear Rainforest to the vast boreal forests of the north, FAN is known for it's effective use of non-violent direct action to defend endangered forests in Canada.

thegreenpages.ca is a grassroots web phenomenon that started in the dorm room of an environmental studies student at the University of Waterloo. It began with a large collection of links and then grew into an interactive portal highlighting the latest social-economic, environment-related news, events, and stories from across Canada.

The IPCBC came to rise from the development of the Invasive Plant Strategy for British Columbia, a document produced by a diverse group of contributors led by the Fraser Basin Council. The development of the strategy stemmed from the exponential increase in damage and threats caused by invasive plants, exacerbated by inconsistent management around the province.

The Resource Management Division is responsible for the development and completion of strategic land and coastal plans that guide the sustainable economic development of BC’s land and resources.

NatureWatch is a suite of community based or "citizen science" monitoring programs that are administered through a partnership between the EMAN CO, the Nature Canada, and the University of Guelph.

Our mission is to conduct educational and information initiatives promoting environmental awareness and participation among the general public.

Our conservation efforts work to maintain this unique natural system and the great variety of plant and animal species that exist within it. Strong community support and involvement help create a positive balance between wildlife requirements and human needs and aspirations.

Trails BC has taken the lead in developing an alternate route around the section of the KVR in the Myra Canyon where the trestles were destroyed by the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire in 2003.