Projects Funded by the South Okanagan Conservation Fund

Projects Funded 2025

Protecting Biodiversity and Wildlife Corridors in the South Okanagan

Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization, governed by an elected Board of Directors, who represent and support business and community tourism…

Projects Funded 2025

The 10,000 Wetlands Initiative (Beaver-Based Restoration) at Park Rill Creek

B.C. Wildlife Federation The B.C. Wildlife Federation British Columbia’s leading conservation organization, made up of volunteers who aim to protect, enhance and promote the wise use of our environment for the benefit of present and future…

Projects Funded 2025

Lot 280 Wetland Restoration Project

The Nature Trust of British Columbia The Nature Trust of British Columbia is a leading non-profit land conservation organization. We protect and care for B.C.'s most critical habitats for vulnerable wildlife, fish and plants. Since 1971,…

Projects Funded 2025

Coteay Creek Beaver Dam Analogue Project

Okanagan Nation Alliance Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance for the Nation and its eight member…

Projects Funded 2025

Students Plant for the Future

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) Established in 1996 the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, detection, and management of invasive…

Projects Funded 2025

Post-wildfire recovery at Sage & Sparrow Conservation Area through fencing and invasive plant management

Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8 million…

Projects Funded 2025

Farming with Wildlife

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2025

Students Plant for the Future

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) Established in 1996 the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, detection, and management of invasive…

Projects Funded 2025

Okanagan River Restoration Initiative – Okanagan Falls Restoration

Okanagan Nation Alliance Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance for the Nation and its eight member…

Projects Funded 2025

Fairview Antelope-brush Restoration Project

The Oliver and District Heritage Society The Oliver and District Heritage Society (ODHS) operates both the Museum and Archives facilities in the town of Oliver, B.C; located on the unceded traditional and ancestral territory of the Syilx…

Projects Funded 2025

Bat Friendly Communities of the South Okanagan

The British Columbia Conservation Foundation with Community Bat Programs of BC The British Columbia Conservation Foundation (BCCF), a charitable not-for-profit society developed an important niche managing and administrating conservation…

Projects Funded 2024

Valley Bottom Habitat Restoration at Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Osoyoos Oxbows

Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8 million…

Projects Funded 2024

Bat Friendly Communities of the South Okanagan

The British Columbia Conservation Foundation with Community Bat Programs of BC The British Columbia Conservation Foundation (BCCF), a charitable not-for-profit society developed an important niche managing and administrating conservation…

Projects Funded 2024

Fairview Antelope-brush Restoration Project

The Oliver and District Heritage Society The Oliver and District Heritage Society (ODHS) operates both the Museum and Archives facilities in the town of Oliver, B.C; located on the unceded traditional and ancestral territory of the Syilx…

Projects Funded 2024

Okanagan River Restoration Initiative – Okanagan Falls Restoration

Okanagan Nation Alliance Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance for the Nation and its eight member…

Projects Funded 2024

Students Plant for the Future

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) Established in 1996 the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention, detection, and management of invasive…

Projects Funded 2024

Road Mortality of a Threatened Snake Population in the South Okanagan

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in partnership with the Province of BC TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality…

Projects Funded 2023, Success Stories

Farming with Wildlife

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2023, Success Stories

nluxʷluxʷɬcwix- Lower Trout Creek Re-naturalization Stage 1, Phase II

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the Penticton Indian Band Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries…

Projects Funded 2023

Road Mortality of a Threatened Snake Population in the South Okanagan

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in partnership with the Province of BC TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality…

Projects Funded 2023

Antelope-brush Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration

Osoyoos Desert Society The Osoyoos Desert Society is a nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1991 to conserve the rich, biologically diverse habitats of British Columbia’s southern interior. Through its conservation, restoration…

Projects Funded 2023

Valley Bottom Habitat Restoration at Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Osoyoos Oxbows

Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8 million…

Projects Funded 2023

Biodiversity Under Siege: Teaching Okanagan Students About Invasive Species

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) has been actively participating in prevention, detection and management of invasive plants in the Okanagan-Similkameen…

Projects Funded 2023

Community based approach to yellow flag management and riparian restoration in Summerland

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2022

Lot 16, Bourguiba Spring Acquisition

Southern Interior Land Trust The Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT) has, for over 30 years, worked to secure those gems and jewels of fish and wildlife habitat that act as “stepping-stones” for animal movement between larger conservation…

Projects Funded 2022

Community Engagement in Skaha Lake Park Restoration

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2022, Success Stories

Community based approach to yellow flag management and riparian restoration in Summerland

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2022

Inviting Nature Back To Our Strata

Southern Interior Land Trust in Partnership with Strata K551, Lower Twin (Nipit) Lake The Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT) has, for over 30 years, worked to secure those gems and jewels of fish and wildlife habitat that act as “stepping-stones”…

Projects Funded 2022, Success Stories

Ellis Creek Sediment Basin Floodplain

Okanagan Nation Alliance Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance for the Nation and its eight member…

Projects Funded 2022

Biodiversity Under Siege: Teaching Okanagan Students About Invasive Species

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) has been actively participating in prevention, detection and management of invasive plants in the Okanagan-Similkameen…

Projects Funded 2022

Valley Bottom Habitat Restoration at Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Osoyoos Oxbows

Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8 million…

Projects Funded 2022

Antelope-brush Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration

Osoyoos Desert Society The Osoyoos Desert Society is a nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1991 to conserve the rich, biologically diverse habitats of British Columbia’s southern interior. Through its conservation, restoration…

Projects Funded 2022

Road Mortality of a Threatened Snake Population in the South Okanagan

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in partnership with the Province of BC TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality…

Projects Funded 2021

Invasive Plant Management on NCC’s South Okanagan Conservation Areas

The Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8…

Projects Funded 2021

South Okanagan Bat Habitat Conservation Project

Bat Education and Ecological Protection Society (BEEPS) BEEPS promotes the protection and preservation of bat species and provides education to the public in partnership with the BC Community Bat Program. The “Got Bats?” initiative promotes…

Projects Funded 2021

Love Your Lakes: Personalized Shoreline Assessments and Restoration Demonstration Sites

Southern Interior Land Trust in Partnership with Watersheds Canada & Canadian Wildlife Federation The Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT) has, for over 30 years, worked to secure those gems and jewels of fish and wildlife habitat that…

Projects Funded 2021

Vaseux Lake Siltation Issue

Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association The Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association started in 2016 as a homeowners’ association. The association now has a mission to improve, preserve and protect Vaseux Lake. The channelization and creation…

Projects Funded 2021

Road Mortality of a Threatened Snake Population in the South Okanagan

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in partnership with the Province of BC TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality…

Projects Funded 2021

Restoration of diverse habitat features in the Okanagan River, Okanagan Falls

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the Province of BC Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance…

Projects Funded 2021

k’əmcənitkw Floodplain Re-engagement – Reconnecting the Okanagan River

(k’əmcənitkw pronounced kem-cheh-neet-kwah, and meaning "Alongside the Water") En’owkin Centre in partnership with the Penticton Indian Band The En’owkin Centre is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of education,…

Projects Funded 2021

Antelope-brush Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration

Osoyoos Desert Society The Osoyoos Desert Society is a nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1991 to conserve the rich, biologically diverse habitats of British Columbia’s southern interior. Through its conservation, restoration…

General Info, Projects Funded 2020

Sage and Sparrow Conservation Lands Expansion

Nature Conservancy of Canada Nature Conservancy of Canada works with partners to conserve important natural areas and biological diversity across all regions of Canada through direct purchase, land donations, retiring resource extraction permits…

Projects Funded 2020

Managing At-Risk Wildlife at Work and Play

Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance OSCA has been delivering species recovery outreach and extension for more than fifteen years, through strong working relationships with other non-government organizations, local governments and agricultural…

Projects Funded 2020

k’əmcənitkw Floodplain Re-engagement Construction

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the En’owkin Centre. Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance…

Projects Funded 2020

South Okanagan Bat Habitat Conservation Project

Bat Education and Ecological Protection Society (BEEPS) BEEPS promotes the protection and preservation of bat species and provides education to the public in partnership with the BC Community Bat Program. The “Got Bats?” initiative promotes…

Projects Funded 2020

Habitat Stewardship and Enhancement in the South Okanagan

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2020

Invasive Plant Management on NCC’s South Okanagan Conservation Areas

The Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8…

Projects Funded 2020

Love Your Lakes: Personalized Shoreline Assessments & Restoration Demonstration Sites

Southern Interior Land Trust The Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT) has, for over 30 years, worked to secure those gems and jewels of fish and wildlife habitat that act as “stepping-stones” for animal movement between larger conservation…

Projects Funded 2020

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society

The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) has been actively participating in prevention, detection and management of invasive plants in the Okanagan-Similkameen since 1996. OASISS addresses invasive species and their pathways…

Projects Funded 2020

Trout Creek River Restoration Project

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the Penticton Indian Band Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries…

Projects Funded 2020

Workshop for Technology Transfer of Yellow Flag Iris Control Techniques

The Nature Trust of British Columbia The Nature Trust of British Columbia is the oldest and largest provincial land trust in BC. Since 1971, The Nature Trust along with partners has invested more than $95 million to secure over 70,000 hectares…

Projects Funded 2019

Penticton Creek Restoration

Penticton Fly Fishers Society Penticton Creek has historically been a significant and productive tributary that provided important habitat for kokanee salmon and rainbow trout for Okanagan Lake. In the late 1940s - early 1950s, the creek…

Projects Funded 2019

Trout Creek Fish Restoration Project

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the Penticton Indian Band Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries…

Projects Funded 2019

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society

The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) has been actively participating in prevention, detection and management of invasive plants in the Okanagan-Similkameen since 1996. OASISS addresses invasive species and their pathways…

Projects Funded 2019

Love Your Lakes: Personalized Shoreline Assessments & Restoration Demonstration Sites

Southern Interior Land Trust The Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT) has, for over 30 years, worked to secure those gems and jewels of fish and wildlife habitat that act as “stepping-stones” for animal movement between larger conservation…

Projects Funded 2019

Invasive Plant Management on NCC’s South Okanagan Conservation Areas

The Nature Conservancy of Canada NCC is Canada’s leading land conservation organization, working to protect Canada’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 2.8…

Projects Funded 2019

Habitat Stewardship and Enhancement in the South Okanagan

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2019

South Okanagan Bat Habitat Conservation Project

Bat Education and Ecological Protection Society (BEEPS) BEEPS promotes the protection and preservation of bat species and provides education to the public in partnership with the BC Community Bat Program. The “Got Bats?” initiative promotes…

Projects Funded 2018

Park Rill Creek Acquisition

The Nature Trust of British Columbia The Nature Trust of British Columbia is the oldest and largest provincial land trust in BC. Since 1971, The Nature Trust along with partners has invested more than $95 million to secure over 70,000 hectares…

Projects Funded 2018

Creation of Fish Spawning and Reconnection of an Historic Okanagan River Floodplain in Penticton

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the En’owkin Centre. Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries assistance…

Projects Funded 2018

Habitat Stewardship and Enhancement in the South Okanagan

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society has been working with local community members for over 20 years. OSSS helps people care for important natural areas by providing information and ways to coexist…

Projects Funded 2018

Managing At-Risk Wildlife in the Workplace

Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance OSCA has been delivering species recovery outreach and extension for more than fifteen years, through strong working relationships with other non-government organizations, local governments and agricultural…

Projects Funded 2018

Invasive-free Certification Program

Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) has been actively participating in prevention, detection and management of invasive plants in the Okanagan-Similkameen since…

Projects Funded 2018

Providing Fish Passage at Ellis Creek

Okanagan Nation Alliance in partnership with the Penticton Indian Band Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan and among other functions, works to provide technical fisheries…

Projects Funded 2018

Securement of Locatee Lands Parcel 40-4

En'owkin Centre in partnership with Penticton Indian Band The En’owkin Centre is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of education, promoting an increased understanding of cultural traditions and ecological literacy among…

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