By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews A sm\u01ddlqm\u00edx (Similkameen) expert is warning that climate change and over-logging could lead to \u201can extinction event\u201d for fish throughout the Okanagan Basin by 2040. Lauren Terbasket, a Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) member who works for the band\u2019s Parks Working Group, shared that these issues have led to warmer water trends across the Similkameen Watershed system in recent years. That\u2019s why climate resilience must become a priority, said Terbasket. \u201cThe water warming trends indicate that we will be looking at an extinction event \u2014 in terms of fisheries \u2014 by 2040,\u201d she said. \u201cThat really tells us how important any work that we can do on the system is, in terms of water cooling factor.\u201d Terbasket shared these findings with regional… <\/p>\n
By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews A sm\u01ddlqm\u00edx (Similkameen) expert is warning that climate change and over-logging could lead to \u201can extinction event\u201d for fish throughout the Okanagan Basin by 2040. Lauren Terbasket, a Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) member who works for the band\u2019s Parks Working Group, shared that these issues have led to warmer water trends across the Similkameen Watershed system in recent years. That\u2019s why climate resilience must become a priority, said Terbasket. \u201cThe water warming trends indicate that we will be looking at an extinction event \u2014 in terms of fisheries \u2014 by 2040,\u201d she said. \u201cThat really tells us how important any work that we can do on the system is, in terms of water cooling factor.\u201d Terbasket shared these findings with regional... <\/p>\n