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NATURE
· Plants and Animals in the Dry Land
FIRST PEOPLES
· The Osoyoos Indian Band: Preserving Our Past, Strengthening Our Future
HISTORY
· A Scarcity of Water
This is a link to a map of the Grasslands of British Columbia with an optional close-up map of the Southern Okanagan.

FOCUS  Southern Okanagan

Plants and Animals in the Dry Land
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This is a photograph of dry grasslands on the east side of Osoyoos Lake.
Dry grasslands on the east side of Osoyoos Lake. Robert Cannings.
The desert-like south Okanagan Valley is one of the most remarkable grasslands in British Columbia.

It is not quite dry enough and too cold on average to be a true desert and is often called a "pocket desert." It is more correctly termed a shrub-steppe. Nevertheless, its cactus, rattlesnakes and scorpions hint at its relationship to the true deserts of the southwestern United States. Typical animals range from California Bighorn Sheep to a myriad of dryland insects.

California Bighorn Sheep. Stephen Cannings.
This is a photograph of four California Bighorn Sheep.
Robber Fly. Robert Cannings and Brent Cooke, RBCM.
This is a closeup photograph of the side view of a Robber Fly.
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