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 [...]
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, 340 volunteers are helping create a [...]
Anticipating my early morning view, I eagerly got out of my sleeping bag, pulled on all of my warmest layers, and crawled out of my tent. I was greeted with sun-kissed alpine peaks and a vast sea [...]
High elevation ecosystems are especially sensitive to climate change impacts. Research has found that temperatures at higher altitudes are increasing even more rapidly than those at lower [...]
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, 340 volunteers are helping create a [...]