June 2003 Conference
2003 International Conference
Making Ecosystem Connections:
Partnerships for a Restored Okanagan Basin Habitat
June 22-24, 2003

Penticton, British Columbia Building on the Okanagan Nation Fisheries Commission 2001 “Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Fisheries in the Okanagan-Similkameen Basin” Conference and the 2002 “Ecosystem Based Management of Natural Resources in the Columbia River Basin” Spokane Conference the Canadian Okanagan Basin Technical Working Group (COBTWG) hosted the transboundary conference “Making Ecosystem Connections: Partnerships for a Restored Okanagan Basin Habitat”. Using watershed-based ecosystem principles, the conference will encompass local and transboundary aquatic and riparian issues, and land based issues affecting aquatic habitat and species in the Okanagan Basin.




Conference Themes

The Conference has seven major themes in which participants explore cross-border (transboundary) connections and opportunities for working together
in the Okanagan Basin system:
  • Fish- Indigenous and exotic species stocks and their management
  • Transboundary Community - community stewardship throughout the watershed
  • Habitat - Status and updates on aquatic and riparian habitat for fish and wildlife
  • Water - Exploration of quality and quantity issues
  • Community and Stewardship Sustainability - ecosystems and economics
  • Policy - Local community vision, provincial, state, federal policy and their interactions
  • Communications and Technical Information- Options for Sharing across the border
 
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