Ranching Under the Arch Firefly Books West Kelowna and Westside Road

West Kelowna and Westside Road as well as Penticton

This pocket-sized field guide by bestselling naturalist Collin Varner highlights 50 keystone birds

Linda Gabris loves spending time outdoors fishing

many have medicinal properties

Have we passed the point of no return

Ranching Under the Arch Firefly Books West Kelowna and Westside RoadIn the 1880s, a group of fledgling cattle ranchers descended on the plains of southern Alberta. They were drawn by the promise of the West, where the grass seemed endless and they could ranch under the arch of the Chinookthe warm Pacific wind that swooped down the eastern slopes of the Rockies to melt the snow and clear the land for year round grazing. They came with wild optimism, but their ambition was soon tempered by the brutal reality of a