A unique opportunity to visit one of the many local wineries while learning about wine and wine tasting from a Penticton-based wine industry expert who also works as a water/wastewater treatment engineer. With her unique background and approach to tasting, Karen demystifies the science behind how our senses create our unique experiences. Understand how to get the most out of the wines you choose, be it in a tasting room or when pairing wine with food, in a beautiful winery setting on the Naramata Bench, specifically selected by Karen. The wineries are approximately 15 minutes from the conference centre. The educational tasting session is anticipated to last approximately 2 hours with time to purchase wine at the end.
Transportation: There will be a bus organized from the conference venue
Cost: $100 Registration is required, please see conference.cwra.org/registration
Highly accessible field visit to a river restoration project completed in 2022/2023 with hosts from Sylix Okanagan Nation Alliance providing information about boh Sylix world views and knowledge systems and technical and practical applications of fluvial geomorphology, river restoration, and ecological restoration.
Transportation: There will be a bus organized from the conference venue
