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UBCO sustainability researchers share tips for keeping parks pristine this Labour Day long weekend

UBCO sustainability researchers share tips for keeping parks pristine this Labour Day long weekend

The last long weekend of the summer is approaching and many will seek refuge in nature. However, this doesn’t bring comfort to all. Conservationists and border communities on provincial and national parks are concerned about increased visits and cavalier attitudes toward protected spaces.

UBC hosts Kelowna-Lake Country federal election hopefuls

UBC hosts Kelowna-Lake Country federal election hopefuls

Organized by UBC Okanagan’s Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience and Ecosystem Services, election hopefuls will be on campus for a question and answer session on Thursday, October 3.

UBC event highlights nature’s role in government infrastructure

UBC event highlights nature’s role in government infrastructure

Natural assets and the ecosystem services they provide are a fundamental part of local government infrastructure. When properly managed, natural assets such as forests, wetlands and green spaces have many advantages over engineered infrastructure—including being less expensive to operate and maintain.

The straight buzz on bees

The straight buzz on bees

As April showers bring May flowers, those flowers are going to need something to help with pollination. Enter the simple bee.

Exploring food systems in the Okanagan

Exploring food systems in the Okanagan

The Okanagan Research Forum invites the community to listen to experts and take part in an open discussion about the future of food production in the Okanagan.

UBC hosts global-change expert Corey Bradshaw

UBC hosts global-change expert Corey Bradshaw

Conservational ecologist Corey Bradshaw, professor at Flinders University, comes from an eclectic background. Growing up as the son of a trapper in Canada, he had the opportunity to form a unique view of the environment. From his childhood experiences, he learned that without intact environmental functions, precious resources quickly degrade or disappear.

Mountains matter

Mountains matter

Mountains are bellwethers of climate shifts according to new reporting led by UBC researchers, who suggest these terrains are experiencing a variety of rapid and worrying changes.

UBC researcher seeks to protect where the wild things walk

UBC researcher seeks to protect where the wild things walk

UBC research is paving the way for a route that will serve as a pilot project to protect green space and allow wildlife to move throughout the Okanagan Valley.

Envisioning a resilient Okanagan

Envisioning a resilient Okanagan

The Okanagan Research Forum invites the community to listen to experts and take part in an open discussion about the future of the Okanagan landscape.

Slowing down ships saves whales

Slowing down ships saves whales

Endangered whale species and the marine traffic that threatens them can co-exist, UBC research shows.