Just in time to celebrate BC Trails Day on June 1st! Earlier this week, FOSS volunteers Milt & Terry installed a bench at Rose Lookout, on Lost Lake Trail in Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park. The 2nd photo is a FOSS ‘Vollie’ crew admiring the installation, on their way back from a trail maintenance project on Race Classic Trail. (Thanks to Hugh

Rob, Drew and L.C. from Big White Resort worked with Milt Stevenson from FOSS Trail Maintenance, putting the final touches on Race Classic Trail between Flamingo and Hillbilly. Thanks to Big White Resort’s Adopt-a-Trail volunteers for their time and energy!

This past month, Friends of the South Slopes wrapped up a successful AGM! Learn about the highlights including re-elected board members, awards, and updates on our volunteer efforts. Many thanks to Brad Wright for his 15+ years of service on the board!!! Read the May 2024 Newsletter.

Congratulations to our own Milt Stevenson, who was recognized last night at Kelowna’s Civic & Community Awards with ‘Citizen of the Year’ honours. Dr. Milt won the award for his volunteer work with the Friends of the South Slopes Society and for his efforts in championing the Rutland Community Clinic, which is a new model of a community health clinic

Join us for the 2024 Annual General Meeting!Date: April 17thLocation: Robert Hobson Environmental Education Centre, 2363A Springfield Rd, Kelowna (maps link) Time: Social at 6:30pm with the meeting to begin promptly at 7:00pm Learn about our past year’s triumphs and challenges, and our exciting vision for thefuture!  This isn’t just a meeting; it’s a celebration of community, nature, and progress.

Our first newsletter of 2024! In memoriam, Penny wrote a piece about Nick Fiorante, one of the FOSS directors from 2005-2009. Also, important announcements from the BC Wildfire Service regarding upcoming controlled burnings in the park. Save the date for our AGM, April 17th, 2024! And more! Download the March 2024 Newsletter

Check out our latest newsletter for the annual review and letter from our President Cam Kourany, a full recap of all the incredible work our volunteer Trail Crew completed in 2023 (you won’t believe it!); an introduction to our new Membership platform; and our upcoming Social Media efforts. Download the December 2023 Newsletter here

FOSS undertook a major upgrade to Race Classic in the summer of 2023 in order to facilitate access for FOSS crews and equipment to trails on the western side of Myra Bellevue Provincial Park. Previously, access had been difficult to impossible because of the trail configuration, making travel there dangerous for volunteer crews.   The project initially involved modification to

Check out our latest newsletter for recent trail maintenance updates for Myra Canyon, Earring Trail, Bullwinkle Trail, and Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park to see the incredible work of our Trail Maintenance Crew; our thoughts and relevant information on the 2023 McDougall Creek Wildfire; some new land acquisitions by BC Parks; and the recent addition of 3 new FOSS Board Members.