Grant to help planning to protect Okanagan Lake

The Vancouver Foundation is providing $300,000 to the partnership that is developing the Okanagan Lake Responsibility Strategy.

It includes the Okanagan Nation Alliance, the Regional District of Central Okanagan, Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program and South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program.

It involves ways of caring for, protecting, and restoring the values and interests of the Okanagan Lake shoreline and watershed tributaries.

“When complete, the strategy will provide the knowledge and expertise to assist with new land-use planning decisions that support common, consistent, and collaborative approaches to protect shoreline natural areas, prepare for and mitigate climate impacts, and promote sustainable development,” a release from the partner groups stated.