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Coal and Water in Alberta

January 13, 2021

Albertans are weighing their options – coal or water on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rockies?

Tags coal, Crowsnest Pass, environment, fish, fish habitat, impact assessment, mining, selenium, South Saskatchewan watershed, water, water licenses, water quality, watershed, westslope cutthroat trout

Drought problems in the Cowichan Valley

December 2, 2019June 20, 2019

Water levels in Cowichan Lake and the Cowichan River are at record lows. What does this mean for our summer?

Tags aquatic ecosystems, climate change, Cowichan River, drought, fish, industry, Lake Cowichan, precipitation, rain, salmon, snow, water

Safe Passage for Fish

December 2, 2019February 5, 2016

Road crossings over streams (often constructed using a culvert) can significantly affect fish by changing stream channel morphology, constricting streamflow, and ultimately making it difficult … Read more

Tags BC government, DFO, fish, fish habitat, forests, hydrology, knowledge translation, outreach, road crossings, salmon, streams, water

Dry times in the Canadian West

December 2, 2019July 1, 2015

*UPDATED 5 JULY – NEW BC, AB, AND SK WILDFIRE & DROUGHT SITUATION* I’m closing the windows again to keep the cool in and the … Read more

Tags Alberta, british columbia, drought, fish, hydrology, hydropower, northwest territories, pacific northwest, saskatchewan, streamflow, water, water security, water supply, western canada, yukon

Bridging the communication gap: researchers vs. residents in environmental science

December 2, 2019January 18, 2015

In the far southwestern corner of Alberta, tucked up against the eastern flanks of the Rocky Mountains, is the Star Creek watershed. Seen from the … Read more

Tags Crowsnest Pass, environment, Environmental science, ethics, fish, forests, hydrology, logging, research, risk vs reward, scicomm, values

Mount Polley mine disaster: redux

December 2, 2019December 14, 2014

Science Borealis is holding a blog carnival to celebrate their first anniversary, with bloggers writing about the most important story in their field for 2014. … Read more

Tags BC, blog carnival, Canadian science, environment, Environmental science, fish, mining, Mount Polley, politics, Quesnel, science borealis, scipolicy, water

Fish, forests, and snow

December 2, 2019June 7, 2014

You’re standing on a stream bank in your local mountain watershed. The sun is rising, warming the back of your head, and you see a … Read more

Tags aquatic ecosystems, climate change, drought, fish, floods, forests, groundwater, insect infestation, mountains, snow, snowmelt, snowpack, stream temperature, streamflow, surface water, wildfire
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