April 12, 2007: North Okanagan Groundwater

The second presentation of the Okanagan Water Resources Seminar Series will take place on April 12, 2007. Two presentations will be featured:

1) Dr. Brian Smerdon, SFU Earth Sciences, will speak on his research on the hydrology of the the BX Creek Watershed, near Vernon, BC. This work includes analysis of long-term groundwater, surface water and climate data as well as numerical modelling of integrated surface-subsurface hydrologic system.

2) Trina Stewart, BC Ministry of Environment, will speak about ongoing studies to characterize the groundwater resources of the Deep Creek watershed, north of Vernon, BC.

Details:

Date: Thursday April 12, 2007

Time: 5:00 pm

Location: UBC-Okanagan, Science Building, Room Sci-333

Registration: Please contact todd[dot]redding[at]forrex[dot]org so that we know the required volume of coffee and snacks to order.

Please check back to this site for details on future presentations.

Thank you for your interest,

Todd Redding, FORREX

Craig Nichol, UBC-Okanagan

Natasha Neumann, UBC-Okanagan

March 22, 2007 - Dr. David Schindler

As part of World Water Day, UBC-Okanagan is presenting a public lecture by world renowned water scientist Dr. David Schindler (Killam Professor of Ecology and the University of Alberta), who will give a presentation on "Western Canada’s Freshwater Supply in the 21st Century".

Date: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts

Tickets are free and available starting February 27. Tickets must be picked up or ordered in advance from the Rotary Centre for the Arts box office at 421 Cawston Ave., Kelowna (call 250.717.5304). Box office hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.

February 15, 2007, Post-fire erosion

The first presentation of the Okanagan Water Resources Seminar Series will take place on February 15, 2007. Dr. David Scott , UBC-Okanagan, will speak on post-fire soil erosion with examples from his research at the Okanagan Mountain fire and other local sites.

Details:
Date: Thursday February 15, 2007
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: UBC-Okanagan, Science Building, Room Sci-396

Registration: Please contact todd[dot]redding[at]forrex[dot]org so that we know how much coffee and snacks to order

Please check back to this site for details on future presentations:

March 2007 - BC Wells database for the Okanagan Valley
April 2007 - Hydrologic Modelling of the BX Creek Watershed near Vernon

Thank you for your interest,

Todd Redding, FORREX
Craig Nichol, UBC-Okanagan
Natasha Neumann, UBC-Okanagan