A new era begins for the Elk Valley's Kootenay Forest Lands

A new era begins for the Elk Valley's Kootenay Forest Lands

Wildsight news : Water

Shaping water stewardship in Canada

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Studies show that a popular East Kootenay lake now has more disturbed shoreline than natural — a situation not seen in any other surveyed lakes in British Columbia's (BC) Columbia Basin. The national nonprofit organization Living Lakes Canada (Living Lakes…

From the creek to the classroom

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A curious teen crouches beside a creek to collect a water sample in a vial from the creek's cool flow. He holds the sample up carefully next to a colour-coded chart to see how much Dissolved Oxygen is…

How many boats is too many for Lake Windermere?

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When you imagine a perfect summer day on Lake Windermere or Columbia Lake, you might picture sparkling water, sunshine, and boats cruising by. But beneath the surface — literally — these beloved lakes are feeling the strain of growing boating activity.