As the final event of the BC Environmental Articulation Committee meeting that we hosted at the OC Penticton campus, Ellen Simmons of the En'owkin Centre provided a tour of the Ecommunity Place Locatee Lands. This site is some of the last remaining relatively natural floodplain habitat along the Okanagan River in the Penticton Area. During the tour we discussed habitat restoration efforts to support a number of endangered and threatened species (e.g., tiger salamander and yellow breasted chat) and indigenous use of plants from the area. Thanks to Ellen for a great tour to a beautiful site.
Great Horned Owl
Ellen Simmons (in yellow shirt) discussing restoration, endangered species and indigenous uses of the Locatee Lands.
Constructed pond to provide habitat for tiger salamanders and other aquatic species. The water levels in the ponds are directly tied to the water level in the nearby Okanagan River channel.
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