Okanagan Forest Task Force asking province for help keeping backcountry safe

Amid preparations to clean up an abandoned camp in the Lumby area, the Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) is urging the province to aid its mission to make the backcountry safer.Ryan Hirschmiller, with OFTF, told The Morning Star the now-unused camp consists of an abandoned motor home and multiple truck boxes worth of garbage, as well as deer remains that likely indicate illegal poaching.The concerns about these illegal camp sites are numerous for the group of backcountry stewards. Chief among th