Unique Habitat
Tucked into the southernmost corner of British Columbia’s beautiful Okanagan Valley, this extraordinary habitat is home to one of North America’s most fragile and endangered ecosystems. The area hosts one of the largest concentrations of species at risk (over 100 rare plants and over 300 rare invertebrates) in Canada, and is of international importance. Our desert is actually part of the Great-Basin Desert. To see a map, click HERE.
There are some new desktops available for downloading...
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Enter the Desert Collage Colouring Contest. Print out the Collage below, colour it, identify the animals and then bring in your work to receive free admission (for children 12 and under only).
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Green Golf Course - In more ways than one!
This year the Osoyoos Desert Society and the Osoyoos Golf & Country Club created a partnership with the objective of planning and implementing restoration work around the new nine desert holes at the golf course. Fortis BC and The Real Estate Foundation of BC are sponsors of this project. Because part of the Society’s mandate is to restore the endangered antelope-brush habitat in the South Okanagan, we are very happy to provide assistance to the Golf Club in their interest to create a unique, environmentally sensitive golf course.
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December 2007 Newsleter
Download our latest newsleter below in PDF form (1 Meg)
Photo by Barb Derksen
The Purple Rain - The much awaited arrival of the June Mariposa Lilies has occurred. Don't miss this spectacular show taking place right now along the Desert boardwalk.
Find the Desert
Animals Contest
April 2006
Find the 4 Burrowing Owls lurking on the pages of the website (like the one below... this one does not count), and EMAIL US at mail@desert.org telling us which pages you located them on to enter the draw for a free family pass! This contest is open until the end of July!
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