Lower Fraser First Nations embrace biomonitoring to protect fish habitat
Indigenous concerns around threats to fish habitat have prompted the S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance (STSA) and the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance (LFFA) to enhance their capacity for aquatic [...]
113 lakes monitored for the 2nd Annual National Lake Blitz
With so many lakes in Canada, it might be impossible to monitor how they’re all responding to climate change. Living Lakes Canada is tackling this through community-based monitoring. By engaging [...]
Living Lakes Canada’s Carol Luttmer leading the charge for women in groundwater
With the growing climate crisis, surface water supplies are becoming less reliable. We need a greater understanding of our groundwater systems. Carol Luttmer has been growing this understanding [...]
The climate crisis is a water crisis: Monitoring for Adaptation
It took until 2022, but water finally made it onto the official agenda of a UN Climate Change Conference. ‘Water Day’ was designated for November 14 at the recent COP27 […]
Wading into water concerns in the Bow Basin
If you’ve ever seen someone in hip waders shuffling their boots and swirling a net through shallow river waters, chances are you’ve seen biomonitoring in action. Simply put, biomonitoring is […]
