Water and environmental qualities will be enhanced in the Park Rill area near Oliver courtesy of recent funding.
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved $300,000 in funding to 20 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of water in the valley.
The Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society (OSSS) and Friends of Park Rill were awarded funds to improve and protect the Park Rill watercourse.
“We’re very happy to be able to support this project,” said OBWB projects manager James Littley.
The project will identify species at risk and areas that need protection, and will include outreach to area landowners on how to protect the area, and identify areas for restoration and enhancement.
“We see this as a great opportunity for the community to get involved in helping protect an important waterway in the Okanagan,” said Littley.
The project will increase an understanding and build community support for habitat-based ecological values along the Park Rill watercourse.
Immediate and long-term results of this project include identification and mitigation of threats to riparian and aquatic species.
Water quality concerns will be identified and addressed, restoration opportunities will be identified and prioritized, threats to riparian and aquatic species and/or their habitat will be identified and removed or mitigated.
The Friends of Park Rill and OSSS are community based organizations that have been successful in the past at improving the source protection around their waterway.
