Phased Project, Surveying to Determine Overall Health of Okanagan Lake, Shorelines
The three-year project will guide future development decisions and restoration priorities after wildfires damaged parts of the watershed.
- Living Lakes Canada, working alongside the Okanagan Indian Band and Westbank First Nation , launched a survey of Okanagan Lake's 290 kilometres of shoreline this month following significant summer wildfires.
- The Bradley Creek and Bald Range wildfires scorched portions of the watershed and shoreline in August, destroying several homes and affecting multiple kilometres of shoreline with burned materials that threaten water quality.
- Georgia Peck, Lakes program manager with Living Lakes Canada, said collaboration with OKIB and WFN helps identify cultural and archeological sites while the team monitors shoreline condition, vegetation, and human-made structures across the foreshore.
- Okanagan Lake serves as a drinking water source for about 200,000 people, making updated shoreline data critical for local governments to make climate-resilient management decisions protecting the ecosystem.
- By spring 2028, the project will deliver a Foreshore Integrated Management Planning report and interactive map tool, enabling researchers to track regrowth and shoreline changes every 10 to 15 years for long-term ecosystem protection.
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Phased project, surveying to determine overall health of Okanagan Lake, shorelines
Lakes are like people, they need check-ups too. Starting this month and taking place in phases over three years, Living Lakes Canada, the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Westbank First Nation (WFN) will be working with many industry partners to survey all 290 kilometres of Okanagan Lake’s shoreline. The survey, which Living Lakes Canada coins as a “physical exam” will involve checking land use, shoreline condition, vegetation, streams, and human…
Researchers examine Okanagan Lake shoreline following summer wildfires
Okanagan Lake is getting its regular checkup from Living Lakes Canada, and this year's examination comes with an added layer of urgency after wildfires scorched portions of its watershed and shoreline this summer. Living Lakes Canada, working alongside the Okanagan Indian Band and Westbank First Nat...
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