Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship

Name

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship

Legal name

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society

Website

https://osstewardship.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Wildlife habitat restoration
• Conservation stewardship services
• Habitat enhancement projects
• Agricultural stewardship programs
• Biodiversity protection programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Penticton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from community members supporting stewardship initiatives
2. Government Grants: Funding support from government environmental programs including Environment and Climate Change Canada
3. Foundation Grants: Funding from charitable foundations including Sitka Foundation supporting stewardship projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS) is a registered Canadian nonprofit society that works directly with private landowners, agricultural producers (notably wineries), and regional government bodies to conserve, steward, and restore wildlife habitat in the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys of British Columbia. Its work centers on stewardship agreements, native planting and habitat restoration projects, and community engagement through a network of 125+ wildlife habitat stewards. Services are delivered at no cost to landowners and funded primarily through donations, government grants, and foundation grants.

Product overview

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS) is a conservation organization offering a portfolio of stewardship programs, educational resources, and conservation projects focused on protecting wildlife habitat in the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys. The organization operates programs including the Wildlife Habitat Steward Program for private land management, the Farming With Wildlife Initiative supporting agricultural partners, the Project Story Map for visualizing conservation work, and various educational resources on species-at-risk and pollinators. OSS also provides content through its Field Notes blog and coordinates restoration projects across multiple locations including the Okanagan Mountain–k'nmalka Corridor, Coldstream Creek, and Swan Lake. The organization is not a technology product company but rather delivers conservation services through community engagement, technical expertise, and habitat restoration initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stewardship Agreements

Quantifiable outcome

• 535 native plants installed through shelterbelt project with Elephant Island and JoieFarm wineries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary regional government partner for OSS operations, with shared service area covering the Okanagan-Similkameen region.
• Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner for OSS operations in the Central Okanagan area.
• Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner for OSS operations in the North Okanagan area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Land Conservancy of British Columbia: BC-focused land trust securing natural, cultural, and agricultural lands through covenants and stewardship. Comparable to OSS in service area, private-land stewardship model, and nonprofit governance structure.
• Nature Conservancy of Canada: Canada's largest private land conservation organization, delivering habitat protection through direct landowner partnerships across the country. Closely comparable to OSS in mission, conservation delivery model, and funder mix.
• Habitat Acquisition Trust: Vancouver Island-based land trust focused on biodiversity conservation through land acquisition and stewardship. Operates with a similar community-led, grant-funded model and private-land stewardship agreements as OSS.
• Nature Trust BC: British Columbia land conservation trust that acquires and manages lands for biodiversity across the province. Highly comparable to OSS in mission, regional focus, and reliance on private-land conservation partnerships.

Others

• South Okanagan-Similkameen Environment Implementation Committee: Local collaborative body coordinating environmental initiatives in the same Okanagan-Similkameen service area as OSS. Operates as an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, sharing funders and partners in the same regional conservation space.

Regional players

• Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia: BC-focused nonprofit dedicated to conserving grassland ecosystems through landowner partnerships and stewardship. Comparable to OSS in private-land approach and regional nonprofit structure, but focused on a different habitat type in different BC regions.
• Wildsight: Kootenay-region environmental nonprofit running conservation, education, and community engagement programs in southeastern BC. Comparable to OSS in operational structure (small nonprofit, regional focus, education + habitat work) but serves a different BC region.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Wildlife Federation: National wildlife conservation and education organization. Comparable to OSS in wildlife habitat mission and public engagement focus, but operates at national scale with significantly larger staff and budget.
• BC Wildlife Federation: Provincial hunting, fishing, and conservation organization with habitat stewardship programs across BC. Comparable to OSS in mission around wildlife habitat, community engagement, and regional geographic focus, though with broader recreational sports membership structure.
• Ducks Unlimited Canada: Canada's largest wetland conservation organization delivering habitat programs nationally with substantial government and donor funding. Overlaps with OSS's private-land stewardship approach and government grant model, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OSStewardship
• Instagraminstagram.com/osstewardship
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/okanagan-similkameen-stewardship-society

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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