Lakes & Rivers
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Burns Lake man does his part for salmon population
2021-10-27
New culverts installed over creek near Babine Lake; help provided by government, LBN
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Goodbye and Goodluck, Monarch Butterfly
2021-10-12
Today, as I write this blog, I am looking out the window at the changing leaves on the trees, and it with a little sadness that I accept that the Monarchs are gone from this part of Ontario on their long journey to Mexico.
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Eastern Ontario’s Own Turtle Island
2021-09-15
Even during the pandemic, the Friends of Petrie Island (FOPI) turtle conservation initiatives continued. Petrie Island — located in Orleans (East end of Ottawa) — was purchased in the late 1950s by the Grandmaitre family. In the 1960s, they used it as a cooperative sand extraction operation, which ended in 2002. The sand operation increased the amount of sand on the island which in turn increased the turtle nesting areas.
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Helping Yukon River Salmon Make It Home
2021-09-15
A four-year collaborative project led by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has explored what is happening to salmon migrating through Traditional Lands of the upper Yukon River.
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Is the American Eel Doomed?
2021-09-10
The American Eel’s numbers have been devastated here in Canada.
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Studying Boating Threats to Northern Map Turtles
2021-08-24
The Canadian Wildlife Federation Turtle Team spends a lot of our time focusing on the Blanding’s Turtle.
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Saving Turtles, One Egg at a Time
2021-08-20
rotecting a turtle’s nest is an investment in the future. Each protected nest represents turtles that may reach adulthood 10 or even 20 years into the future. Each unprotected nest is a likely meal for a hungry raccoon. In many areas, raccoons and other nest predators can destroy 60 per cent or more of all turtle nests.
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Big or Small Budget — Tips to Upgrade Your Shoreline Property
2021-08-13
Below are some suggestions on actions you can do, actions that can make a real difference –no matter your budget!
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How To Remove a Dam: A Case Study
2021-08-04
Dams have limited lifetimes, large numbers of which have now been exceeded and need to be decommissioned responsibly. It can be tricky to find a balance between the social and economic benefits provided by these structures and the negative ecological impacts. However, with a strong basis in science and with the support of dedicated organizations, we are starting to see dams being removed across the country.
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Nova Scotia researchers hit the water for Love Your Lake data-gathering work
2021-06-15
Look at a map of Nova Scotia and you’ll see a lot of lakes. There are more than 3,000 in the province and many - particularly in Halifax Regional Municipality - are magnets for property owners and nature lovers. Given the impact of human activity on these waterways, we should know more about them than we do, said Kelly Schnare of the Love Your Lake project.
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