Watershed Watch has released a new report that examines water scarcity in British Columbia. Communities all across the province are already experiencing water shortages, according…
Conservation Ontario is pleased that the report released by Ontario’s Special Advisor on Flooding recognizes the critical role that conservation authorities play in Ontario’s flood…
A new Watershed Security Fund Position Paper describes an opportunity for British Columbia’s provincial government to create an enduring legacy for freshwater in the province. The paper…
Undertaken by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in partnership with the City of Toronto, the project will see the creation of additional accessible community…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, and Region 5 Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager, Cathy Stepp, unveiled an updated action…
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a method that will support its popular StreamStats application for the first time in a watershed shared by two…
The Manitoba government has launched public consultations on two draft regulations to support a true approach to watershed management in the province. “Our government is…
The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced that it has appointed Suzie Miron, a city councillor in Montreal, as a Canadian local member to the International…
Do you know someone who works hard to protect nature through on-the-ground action? Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is seeking nominations for its annual Friends of the…
An investigation found that forest licensees did a good job of minimizing the impacts of logging on drinking water in the Peachland and Trepanier community…
A major grant from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Province of British Columbia will enable the Cowichan Valley Regional District to explore the…
The Government of Canada has announced $150,000 in funding to the Government of Ontario to support updated flood mapping of the Lake Ontario shoreline. The…
Conservation authorities (CAs) and Conservation Ontario are stunned by a letter that was circulated by the Government of Ontario recommending that CAs start shutting down…
In the heart of the Robson Valley, skirting the western edge of the Rocky Mountains, a diverse range of habitat has captured the attention of…
Blue Accounting has released a comprehensive database of coastal wetlands protection, restoration, and enhancement projects in the Great Lakes Basin. Using the database, decision-makers and…
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has completed a restoration project at Charlottenburgh Marsh, a large coastal wetland within the Cooper Marsh Conservation Area near Cornwall, Ontario.…
The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) announced at its annual general meeting that it has expanded its board to include more members and expertise that…
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is developing a watershed management plan to improve the water quality of Elk/Beaver Lake and seeking feedback on it from…
Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region have released a new report on Water Management and Big Data Analytics. “We are very…
A new guide is now available for local groups, collaborative organizations, and Indigenous and Crown governments in British Columbia (B.C.) seeking to better understand watershed…
The pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) persists in remote lakes at concerning levels half a century after it was banned, according to the findings of a study…
Rio Tinto, a mining and metals company, has launched a project that will evaluate the impacts of climate change on three fish populations in one…
Samantha Lawson has been appointed as the new chief administrative officer (CAO) of the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). The announcement was made at GRCA’s…
At the fifth Great Lakes Economic Forum, which was hosted from May 5-8, 2019 in Cleveland, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) presented…