Environment Canada is inviting residents to provide input on the recovery plans for a number of species at risk in the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen area. Two open houses will be hosted to talk about some of the species (see list below) and get feedback from residents related to a number of areas that are highlighted in the recovery plans: where the species are found, the types of habitat they need, the activities likely to destroy their habitat, and ways we can help the species to survive or recover. For more information, please contact
Monday, June 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sonora Community Centre, Osoyoos
Tuesday, June 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Elk’s Hall, Keremeos
Tuesday, June 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Elk’s Hall, Keremeos
| Yellow-Breasted Chat | Lewis’s Woodpecker |
| Sage Thrasher | Whitebark Pine |
| Behr’s Hairstreak | Half-moon Hairstreak |
| Sonora Skipper | Spotted Bat |
| Mountain Beaver | Yellow-bellied Racer |
| Western Skink | Nuttall’s Cottontail |
| Toothcup | Scarlet Ammannia |