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S.O.S. Conservation Program

Upcoming Events & Workshops
 June 24-25       Grasslands Conservation Council AGM and summer tourClick here for further information.June 25     “Beyond Sustainability” TEDx at Okanagan CollegeTED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED conferences invite leading thinkers and doers to speak, then their talks are made available at TED.com. TEDxOkanaganCollege will focus on actions to be taken to maintain the combined integrity of the environment, social structure and economic health in the Okanagan Valley and the world. 18 Speakers will give 18 minute talks to a select audience. Speakers include: Jeannette Armstrong, Director of En’owkin Centre on “Restoring Indigeneity to the Earth”, and Sandra Oldfield, winemaker at Tinhorn Creek Winery, on “Environmentally Friendly makes Good Business”. Further information. 

June 30     FORREX internet conference “Resilience is Brilliance”

Join internet conversations on forest resiliency, wildlife & habitat resilience, resiliency & clean energy, socio-economic resilience, water & watershed resiliency, and resilience in indigenous systems.

Link to information.

Sept. 18-20     Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

“Shared water, shared future: bridges to sustainability for Osoyoos Lake” is the theme for this year’s conference sponsored by Okanagan Basin Water Board and the Town of Osoyoos. Registration information. 

September 20-23          Healthy by Nature Forum
A Vancouver conference on how to improve human health and well-being by increasing access to nature. This interactive forum will bring together professionals from health, parks, recreation, education, community planning and government. Details here. 

October 18-19     “Responding to Invasive Species” call for papers

The Invasive Plant Council of BC, is sponsoring an invasive plant forum. Paper abstracts due June 30. Delta Vancouver Airport, Richmond. More details here.

 

October 24-25     Wildlinks: coordinating across political borders to help species and habitats adapt to a changing climate.  

Wild Links is hosted by Conservation Northwest and partners to highlight issues and initiatives relevant to wildlife and climate change on landscapes crucial to maintaining wildlife connectivity in the ecoregions that overlap Washington State. The forum is intended to promote collaborative conservation efforts between the various agencies, aboriginal and non-profit communities. Harbour Centre, SFU,Vancouver. Conference information. 

Link here for more information on the

South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program

http://www.soscp.org/