Watersheds
This lake is the source of the water for all of Vernon
What is Kalamalka lake?
This conifer tree produces cones that are said to have mouse tails hanging out of them
What is a Douglas Fir?
This rodent hibernates for up to 8 months of the year
What is a Yellow Bellied Marmot?
This city in the South Okanagan is known for being the only place in Canada that is a Desert.
What is Osoyoos?
This Creek connects Okanagan and Kalamalka lake
What is Vernon Creek?
This plant is crucial for the food of what might be called the Queen of Butterflies
What is Milkweed?
This reptile has a special defence mechanism to warn others of its bite
What is the Western Rattlesnake?
This group of Indigenous people were the first to call the Okanagan their home.
What is the Okanagan/syilx peoples?
This type of salmon does not migrate to the sea, but spends it's whole life in lakes like Okanagan.
What is Kokanee (sockeye) salmon?
This tree produces it's own waterproof oils deep within its wood, making it perfect to build a canoe out of
What is Western Redcedar?
This bird of prey does not develop it's full adult colouring until it is 5 years old
What is a bald eagle?
This waterway was built to ensure that the farms of Vernon all had water, even back in 1906.
What is the grey canal?
This chemical is what makes Kalamalka lake so blue.
What is Calcium Carbonate?
This plant was used by Indigenous peoples to make fishhooks, no carving required!
What is Prickly pear cactus?
This iconic bird has special bones that are not hollow like other birds, a feature they share with their distant relatives the Penguins
What is a Common Loon?
This building was used by Environment Canada to launch weather balloons.
What is Allan Brooks Nature Centre?
These 5 Lakes make up the Okanagan Basin
What is Kalamalka, Wood, Skaha, Okanagan, and Osoyoos lake?
This fruit named after a Canadian prairie town is known for it's berries, usually for pie-making.
What is Saskatoon berry?
This owl is the smallest in BC.
What is the Northern Pigmy Owl?
This island near Peachland in Okanagan lake was once transformed into an amusement park, but it never officially opened.
What is Rattlesnake Island?