New Date for Community Workshop
Watershed Ecosystems Project and District of Peachland Community Engagement Workshop Rescheduled to November 17th, 2023 Due to the wildfire situation in the Central Okanagan, the Watershed Ecosystems Project Community Engagement Workshop scheduled for August 21 was postponed. We are pleased to announce that this workshop, co-hosted by the District of Peachland, has now been rescheduled […]
Governance Theme: Rheanne Kroschinsky Successfully Defends Thesis
Watershed Ecosystems and Human Interconnections: A New Model of Governance for Peachland Creek, B.C. Congratulations to Rheanne Kroschinsky for successfully defending her thesis, “Watershed Ecosystems and Human Interconnections: A New Model of Governance for Peachland Creek, B.C.” in August. Rheanne is the first of seven graduate students to complete their Watershed Ecosystems Project research activities. […]
Connecting on the Land: sqʷʔa (Peachland Creek) Watershed Tour
Tour Summary On June 16, 2023, the Watershed Ecosystems Project team was joined by an extensive group of water researchers, local and provincial government representatives, Syilx community members, District community members, and source water users on an informative field tour of the sqʷʔa (Peachland Creek) watershed hosted by local watershed advocacy group, the Peachland Watershed Protection […]
Free Community Engagement Workshop: August 21, 2023
We are pleased to announce we are hosting an engagement workshop to share information on the Watershed Ecosystems Project with the community. The workshop is free and open to any community members who wish to engage with our Watershed Ecosystems Project researchers to learn more about our research activities, and will be an opportunity for the public […]
An Indigenous Approach to Understanding siwɬkʷ (Water)
We are pleased to share the article below that describes how graduate students Dawn Machin and Sarah Alexis are incorporating traditional Indigenous knowledge into their research about our relationship with siwɬkʷ (Water). You will also hear from Dr. Jeannette Armstrong about the importance of siwɬkʷ from a Syilx perspective in a short video embedded in the […]
lax̌lax̌tkʷ Dr. Jeannette Armstrong Appointed to the Order of Canada
The Watershed Ecosystems Project team extends sincere congratulations to fellow member, lax̌lax̌tkʷ Dr. Jeannette Armstrong as she is honoured with the appointment of Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian literature and leadership in revitalizing the Syilx Okanagan Indigenous language. Dr. Armstrong is a Canada Research Chair in Okanagan Indigenous Knowledge […]
Researchers Present at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union
This past May, a team of three Watershed Ecosystems Project researchers including Dr. Sheena Spencer and graduate students Jinyu Hui and Emily Moore, attended the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union in Banff, Alberta, where both Hui and Moore presented their research relating to Peachland Creek and the Watershed Ecosystems Project. The Canadian […]
Mackenzie Myers Presents Poster at 2023 EESC Research Symposium
Mackenzie Myers presented a poster titled, “Investigating timber harvest impacts on streamwater quality using end member mixing analysis” at the EESC Research Symposium held at UBC Okanagan in April 2023. Freshwater resources in forested catchments in British Columbia are under increasing strain due to forest disturbance, including anthropogenic influences such as timber harvest. Understanding the […]
