N3.6Develop a natural environment strategy, with City responses to regional strategies.

Supporting regional initiatives allows the City to better protect critical wildlife corridors and other ecologically significant features that extend beyond City boundaries.

City staff partner with the Regional District of Central Okanagan to collect data (SEI 2021) and identify shared goals for natural environment protection. Coordinated planning around development permitting led to a shared initiative to update Environmental Assessment requirements in 2025.