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 [...]
Title of Position: Biomonitoring Technician Term of Employment: March 1st, 2023 – October 31st, 2023 with potential for permanent employment Wage: $52,000/year pro rata Location: Anywhere [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]