Lake Blitz Volunteer Spotlight: Kurt Swanson
The Lake Blitz Volunteer Spotlight series gives us the opportunity to show appreciation for our remarkable Lake Blitz volunteers. From B.C. to Nova Scotia, 442 volunteers signed up to create a [...]
Data for self-determination: Qʷúʔ, siwɬkʷ (water) data hub to support Indigenous watershed governance and protection
Centuries of colonialism has had a devastating and lasting impact on Indigenous communities in what is now called Canada. One of the negative consequences of this is the mishandling and [...]
COP 15 and its link to freshwater biodiversity
After multiple delays and a change in location, the UN Biodiversity Conference (otherwise known as COP 15) has finally started in Montréal, Quebec. As the host country of COP 15, Canada is [...]
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 climate change [...]
