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The Mt Polley mine disaster

December 2, 2019August 5, 2014

At two am on the morning of 4 August, 2014, a tailings pond at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley gold and copper mine broke through an … Read more

Tags ecology, geomorphology, hydrology, mining, Mt Polley, salmon, sediments, tailings pond, water

Say hello to Canada's new Fisheries Act

December 2, 2019November 27, 2013

Monday, 25 November, marked the day on which the new (improved? no – let’s say, gutted) Fisheries Act took effect in Canada. First introduced in … Read more

Tags cdnpoli, fisheries, Fisheries Act, oil and gas, salmon, science policy

Fluvial geomorphology is not dead

December 2, 2019July 8, 2013

For those of you wondering WTH fluvial geomorphology means, it’s the study of river/stream processes and the landforms they create. Ben Hayes, the director of … Read more

Tags Alberta floods, dams, ecology, fluvial geomorphology, geomorphology, river restoration, rivers, salmon, wildfire

May the Rivers Never Sleep

December 2, 2019February 4, 2013

I first read a review of this book in early January. Published by Frank Amato Press, the father/son team of Bill & John McMillan have … Read more

Tags environment, fly fishing, pacific northwest, rivers, salmon, Vancouver Island

Engaging with Ecological Complexity

December 2, 2019January 28, 2013

As I’ve talked about previously, I’m a hydroecologist. I love water, snow and ice, mountain environments – you get the picture. But I’m also an … Read more

Tags ecology, Ecosystem, Environmental science, salmon, trophic cascade, Yellowstone National Park

Fish Detectives – Long Term Changes in Salmon Populations

December 2, 2019January 23, 2013

claimtoken-5104142facc4a On 31 October, 2012, the Cohen Commission on Fraser River sockeye stocks released its final report1. Initiated in 2009 by the federal government, the … Read more

Tags climate, ecology, fisheries management, salmon
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