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My feet are kicking, sliding, and twisting. A cloud of sand and silt stirs up from the bottom of the stream. Zigzagging from one bank to the other, I slowly make my way upstream, gripping my net [...]

It was May 19, 2022 when I was given the opportunity to release Sockeye Salmon fry into the Columbia River. Sqlelten7úw̓i (Sockeye Salmon) (sq-loutn oo-ee) haven’t been seen in these waters for [...]

Victoria, BC – Kat Hartwig of Brisco is the recipient of two BC Achievement awards, which were presented to her during a formal ceremony held at Government House in Victoria […]

Did you know that approximately 25% of people living in Canada rely on groundwater for drinking water? Groundwater is a critical freshwater source for both communities and wildlife but it […]

In 2022, the National Lake Blitz partnered with the Kaslo Community Services Society to help seniors get involved in lake monitoring in the Kootenay Lake watershed. This Kaslo group collected [...]

Growing up in a small town around water, mountains, and my own Indigenous land means that protecting these places has always been a crucial part of my life. At a […]

Every creek has a story to tell. Water monitoring data helps tell that story. For almost a decade, the Kootenay Watershed Science program has monitored Bjerkness Creek near Kaslo, B.C. […]

Nestled high in the Andes Mountains of South America, one of the oldest lakes on our planet — Lake Titicaca — was the scenic backdrop for the 16th Living Lakes International Conference.

Groundwater is unseen freshwater that humans, wildlife, and ecosystems rely upon but few of us truly understand. Students at Selkirk College in Castlegar, B.C. recently had the opportunity to get [...]