Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Manitoba Introduces Climate and Green Plan, Would Amend Water Act
Manitoba has introduced Bill 16, the Climate and Green Plan Implementation Act, which includes the Water Protection Amendment Act. “Our goal is to reduce carbon…
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Has Road Salt Run its Course?
Marshes, streams and lakes lie alongside many of the roads and highways that zigzag across North America. Plants and animals inhabit these water bodies and…
Nfld. Municipality Enters Agreement with Prov. to Protect Wetlands
Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a Municipal Stewardship Agreement with the Town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity to protect wetlands around the community and coastal habitat. A ceremony…
A Wetland Off-Setting Strategy for Ontario
On the heels of a decision by the Ontario government to proceed with a wetland off-setting program, a provincial conservation group is recommending measures to…
Financial Tools to Increase Coastal Resilience
Every decade or so there is a global catastrophe that redefines the conversation about public policy. For those interested in coastal development and climate change,…
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Opens Request For Proposals
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) announced the opening of its annual request for proposals for the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program. The grants…
New Research Suggests Smaller Wetlands Capture More Nutrients
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo, has found that smaller, distributed wetland areas are more effective at nutrient capture. Biogeochemical…
Ducks Unlimited Canada Elects New President
Yesterday, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) elected David Blom as its 43rd president at the organization’s national board of directors’ meeting. The Calgary businessman credits the conservation influences of family and…
$3M Grant for Ducks Unlimited Canada to Protect Prairie Wetlands
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) announced a $3-million grant from James C. Kennedy, an environmental philanthropist, to protect more than 8,000 hectares of wetlands and grasslands…
Celebrating World Wetlands Day in Canada
February 2 is World Wetlands Day—the anniversary of the adoption of a treaty which provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands.…
Floating Wetlands Could Assist with Wastewater Treatment
Researchers from Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma have undertaken a study on the use of floating treatment wetlands (FTW) as…
Coca-Cola Achieves New Heights of Water Sustainability—Water Neutrality
Water is a precious resource that we all share. Not only is it essential to the sustainability of our business, but it’s also fundamentally important…
$5.18 Million in Grants for Great Lakes Restoration
The new funding will allow the RBG to continue its restoration of coastal wetland habitat that serves to rehabilitate
Ontario Farmers Learn to Cope with Drought
If only the rains would come. In southwestern Ontario, the 2016 summer has seen limited and localized rainfall over much of Brant County, with Whitemans…
Forestry Guide on BMPs to Mitigate the Impacts of Roads on Wetlands in Canada’s Forests
This week two non-government organizations—FPInnovations and Ducks Unlimited Canada—released a new guide for the forestry sector to describe best management practices to mitigate the impacts…
Manitoba Unveils Massive Comprehensive Strategy for Surface Water Management
In an effort to protect the province’s water resources, Manitoba announced its first comprehensive Surface Water Management Strategy along with multi-year surface water management investments.…
PM Announces National Conservation Plan
Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched the new National Conservation Plan (NCP) on May 15 in New Maryland, New Brunswick. The plan aims to provide a…
Manitoba to Create Surface Water Management Strategy
The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a…
NB Reveals Long-Term Wetlands Strategy
New Brunswick’s provincial government has released a long-term wetland management strategy (pdf) and will implement it in phases to allow for the implementation of operational,…
Friends of the Greenbelt Announce Water Grant Recipients
Water is the focus of a new round of grants announced this week by Ontario’s Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation. Five organizations have been awarded…
New Wetland Conservation Policy for Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has released its new Nova Scotia Wetland Conservation Policy (PDF). With a focus on the roles wetlands play to the province’s landscapes and…
Around the World
“People ask what Manitoba and Israel could possibly have in common. Well, the answer is water. And we’re learning through collaboration how we can do…
Report: Canada’s Boreal Houses World’s Largest Water Source
Canada’s boreal, the world’s largest intact forest and on-land carbon storehouse, contains more unfrozen freshwater than any other ecosystem, says a new report from Pew…
N.B. Partners with ACAP for Wetland Inventory
As part of its goal to develop guidelines for wetland protection, New Brunswick’s provincial government will partner with the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) of…