South Okanagan Similkameen

(Photo: Gwen Barlee)

Please help save this endangered world! Sign this on-line petition

At the bottom of soggy, lush British Columbia, there exists a strange world full of desert snakes, prickly sagebrush, Bighorn sheep and birds that dare to nest on grass. This South Okanagan-Similkameen area of B.C. remains desert-like, born of very warm summers and little rainfall.

But the Okanagan is disappearing fast, snapped up by humans wanting wineries, retirement homes and urban conveniences. As a result, a third of British Columbia's species at risk now must cling to this vanishing landscape. Protection is urgent.

The Proposed Park
The proposed South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park could protect four neighbouring, but distinct, ecosystems now established in this dry, warm part of Canada. Together, they represent the "Interior Dry Plateau" region of Canada - a vanishing world the federal government wants to protect. But Parks Canada needs public support.

Please help save this endangered world! Sign this on-line petition
Or print one out and send it back to CPAWS-BC, filled with signatures. One voice matters, but many voices matter more. The decision over federal park status will likely be made this spring. So time is of the essence. Thank you for your support and help in saving this strange dry world at the bottom of British Columbia.

Download our South Okanagan poster!