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Climate change triggers glacier change

December 2, 2019November 13, 2019

Climate change is triggering significant glacier change, which has both geomorphic and hydrologic impacts.

Tags Alaska, alpine, aquatic ecosystems, cdnsci, climate change, glacier retreat, glaciers, glaciology, Mauri Pelto, salmon, water resources

Water Management on Southern Vancouver Island

December 2, 2019November 6, 2019

Will the provincial government act on the recommendations in the new Watershed Watch report for BC?

Tags drinking water, drought, groundwater, indigenous peoples, salmon, water, water conservation, water management, water resources, water supply, watersheds, wells

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

Wednesday on the Web – 22 Nov Edition

December 2, 2019November 22, 2017

Lately I’ve been writing a full blog post every Wednesday, but this week I came across so many interesting topics that I’ve decided to go … Read more

Tags Author's Guild, careers, Cowichan, fish ladder, Giller Prize, John McPhee, Last Word on Nothing, photography, Sackler, SacklerScicomm, salmon, scicomm, science communication, Skutz Falls, spawning, trees, west coast, writing

Wednesday on the Web: 12 July Edition

December 2, 2019July 12, 2017

BC Wildfires As you can imagine, much of my reading in the past week has focused on the wildfires in BC. I wrote a post … Read more

Tags BC wildfire, cdnsci, Creativity, grizzly bear, salmon, starting again, transitions, west, wildfires, writing, writing process

Canada Isn't Immune to Trump-ism

December 2, 2019November 27, 2016

This article was re-posted on the DeSmog Canada site on Dec 5 2016. Edited Nov 28 to add income inequality info. In the days following … Read more

Tags cdnsci, climate change, Conservative Party, indigenous peoples, LNG, media, misogyny, racism, salmon, science, Site C, Trudeau, Trump

Listening to winter in a land of extremes

December 2, 2019November 17, 2016

This summer I was worried about drought. About the ability of the greatly diminished Cowichan River to support the fall Chinook salmon run. These worries … Read more

Tags Cowichan, drought, extreme, Flood, fungi, salmon, seasons, summer, Vancouver Island, weather, winter

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

Are we winning yet? An update on the Cowichan River

December 2, 2019October 2, 2014

My last post outlined some of the water issues we’re having here in the Cowichan Valley. Coincident with the fall equinox, we were in for … Read more

Tags Cowichan, hydrology, rain, river, river temperature, salmon, water supply

New season, more streamflow?

December 2, 2019September 23, 2014

The first of the West Coast’s seasonal storms has blown in on the first day of fall, and Vancouver Islanders may almost be glad to … Read more

Tags Cowichan, drought, hydrology, salmon, streamflow, Vancouver Island, water conservation, water use
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