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Prepare for an exciting Okanagan field trip with this comprehensive list of essentials and trip highlights. Ensure you have the right gear and be ready to explore diverse habitats, visit wildlife areas, and more.
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Okanagan Field Trip – Bring List • Sleeping bag rated to 0 degrees C (or add thermal underwear, wool socks, etc.) • Advise us about food/other ALLERGIES • Flashlight • Water bottle • Bowl, knife, fork spoon, mug • Packed lunch (for Saturday) • Warm and windproof clothes • Stout shoes (cactus spines!) • Money for roadside refreshments • Binoculars/camera (optional)
Trip Highlights • Travel by BC Highway 3 – habitat diversity • Visit spotted owl habitat in Skagit Valley • Visit “pocket desert” – home to 33% of BC’s threatened and endangered species • Examine protected areas and threats in grasslands, riparian, and shrub steppe habitats • Vineyards, flood control, fire suppression • Visit an organic fruit farm • Nighttime owling, other wildlife watching