Climate and Sustainability Education

Sue Big Oil Webinar with Andrew Gage

Sue Big Oil Webinar with Andrew Gage The Okanagan has seen its share of fossil-fueled climate impacts, from wildfires to flooding to heat waves. With local governments needing to build and upgrade infrastructure to keep us safe from climate change, and with growing costs from disasters, how will we pay for the costs of climate […]

Earth Week Dynamic Lunch Speaker Series

Earth Week Dynamic Lunch Speaker Series register now Join us for our virtual Dynamic Lunchtime Speaker Series on environmental topics that will inform and motivate you! Join us for our exciting lineup Apr 15-19 at 12-1pm PDT and Bonus Sue Big Oil on Wed. April 24 at 12-1pm PDT. Get ready to be inspired and informed by our speakers who have a wealth of […]

Climate Change and the Future for Water

Okanagan Basin Water Board’s James Littley talks about the future of water under conditions of a changing climate in the Okanagan as part of Love Kelowna – Earth Week Events hosted by Okanagan Climate Hub.

Community Climate Hubs Blogs About OCH’s Earth Day Events

Thanks to Canada’s Community Climate Hubs for this Blog featuring OCH’s Earth Day Events Okanagan Climate Hub’s Climate Week When the Okanagan Climate Hub’s leader, Tracey Davis, realized that there were no climate events happening around Earth Day in the Kelowna region, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Inspired by other climate […]

Optimistic or Pessimistic? Student Viewpoints

I asked my College students, and these are their responses… Optimist or Pessimist? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Reasons for optimism! Courtesy Flickr user Adam Jones Reasons for pessimism… Lots happening on energy Reasons for optimism! Courtesy Flickr user Adam Jones Reasons for pessimism… Food production is changing Reasons for pessimism There are things we […]

Earth Day in the Okanagan

Earth Day is coming up! How will you celebrate our beautiful Okanagan Valley? Earth Day – Friday April 22nd FTFO/Naramata joint event on Saturday 23rd including a presentation and EV/bike discussion area and drive though. Summerland is hosting events during Earth week, but no firm details released yet, and will be utilising FTFO’s […]

Workshop Summary #3 Community Climate Well Being

Thank you from Workshop organizer and facilitator Meghan Wise for a meaningful workshop on December 6th. A small but committed group met to think about how community resilience can be cultivated and how we as a community can acknowledge and process our feelings and responses to climate change. Visit UBC Climate Hub’s Climate Well Being Toolkit. […]