This impact story was adapted from an article entitled “How can you love a lake?” by Monica Seidel on page 10 of the Water Canada magazine issue for July/August 2024. It has been shortened, and also contains additions from Watersheds Canada staff about their collaborative relationship with Canadian Wildlife Federation. Header photo © Love Your […]
We’re live! The Canada WaterPortal started as the Alberta WaterPortal in 2006 and began as an Alberta-focused response to an Alberta-wide water management strategy, “Water for Life”, first released that year. With a mission of educating and informing people about the value of water as a vital resource, we have been providing objective, grounded information
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“Healthy Waters, Healthy Province” – words that guide the New Brunswick Watershed Caucus The New Brunswick Watershed Caucus (NBWC) is a forum for about 30 watershed organizations to build capacity and partnerships, contribute to provincial policy and public education, and mobilize knowledge across New Brunswick. Its member organizations started convening monthly in 2015 with administrative support from
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https://youtu.be/abHcFitd9EU Click the play arrow to watch “The Role of the Canada Water Agency (CWA) in National Freshwater Collaboration – Featuring CWA and Freshwater Community Perspectives”. (Note that the video has been edited for brevity, and begins with the first presentation.) This bilingual national webinar with simultaneous translation was hosted by Our Living Waters on
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How Land Trusts Are Linked to Watershed Health and Security Watersheds serve as the foundation of vibrant ecosystems, providing clean drinking water, supporting agriculture, and nurturing diverse wildlife. Unfortunately, these precious resources are increasingly threatened by development, deforestation, and climate change. Land trusts emerge as significant allies in safeguarding these resources by conserving the landscapes
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Check out these great water-related podcasts curated by OLW Network members! If you can think of others that should be on this list, send your links to info@ourlivingwaters.ca. In English, Most or All Episodes Water-Related: As Long As The River Flows Blue Fish Radio CaNOE Chats Doc Talks Fishing Finding Water Hakai Magazine Audio
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Note : Tous les liens dans cette histoire mènent à du contenu en anglais sauf indication contraire. Saviez-vous que le secteur riverain industriel de Toronto est en pleine transformation ? Un passage à l’échelle supérieure Ce projet applique à grande échelle des techniques éprouvées de construction durable et de naturalisation : Retrait du béton et ajout de méandres
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Note : Tous les liens dans cette histoire mènent à du contenu en anglais. Il faut « de l’humilité, du soin et de la souplesse » pour qu’un groupe diversifié de personnes forme une coalition fructueuse… et des compétences en matière de campagne et de facilitation pour passer de la planification à l’action ! Dani Lindamood, directrice des programmes
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⮕ Community-based water monitoring (CBWM) is a cost-effective method to collect water monitoring data that also offers intangible value to watershed stakeholders. ⮕ The CBWM Business Case Guidebook and Toolkit will help translate individual CBWM programs’ unique value into economic terms. Gabrielle is Director at Water Rangers and has a diverse background in organizational leadership.
“Mapping and conversations are always two sides of the same coin. A map without conversations is nothing and conversations without some form of mapping [are] much more fragmented.” ~from Greater than the Sum’s interview series with Aldo de Moor, part 6 OLW’s annual survey has evolved since it began, from a focus on impact measures in
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