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Adopt-a-Stream Program
 The City of Kelowna is promoting an Adopt-a-Stream program to give organizations, families, individuals, clubs and community groups the opportunity to assist the City in keeping Kelowna’s streams healthy.
Groups can pledge to help our streams by:
- Picking up litter and debris
- Painting yellow fish on storm drains
- Removing noxious weeds
- Planting trees and shrubs
Requirements
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Painting a yellow fish on a storm drain | The Adopt-a-Stream Program requires that an organization adopt a portion of a stream for at least two years. The minimum requirements include picking up litter along the stream a minimum of twice a year. Additionally, within the two year adoption period the group will paint yellow fish (see Yellow Fish Road ) on the storm drains in the area adjacent to their portion of the adopted stream. Additional activities such as removing noxious weeds, replanting and watering plants are available depending on the level of knowledge and involvement desired by the organization.
Signage
Once the first clean up has been completed, the City will install and maintain an Adopt-a-Stream sign, displaying the name of the organization or community group volunteering in the area.
Benefits
The Adopt-a-Stream program encourages organizations to make a commitment to our environment. Healthy streams, even very small ones, are an asset to our community. Streams and stream corridors provide 85% of our wildlife species with habitat, plus valuable spawning and rearing areas for fish. They affect our drinking water and have a large influence on our recreational water quality.
For additional information or to sign up for the program, please contact 250 469-8883.
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