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The fresh waters of the world house spectacular diversity of freshwater fishes, accounting for over 40% of all described taxa in less than 0.01% of aquatic habitat by surface area. British Columbia has a relatively small number of described native species (69), yet contains a considerable...

Join Mt. Willet Wilderness Forever and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative in hosting Dr. Suzanne Simard for an evening presentation on the Douglas fir trees that grow in the inland rainforests of British Columbia. During her talk, The Hidden Life of the Forest, Dr. Simard...

The ‘gravel pit’ at 2km up the Six Mile Lakes Road, is a short 100 yards from the creek and a main tributary nestled next to a lovely patch of old growth forest. This should be a bright welcoming spot but instead is attracting people...

The First Nations principles of OCAP® are a set of standards that establish how First Nations data should be collected, protected, used, or shared. They are the de facto standard for how to conduct research with First Nations. Standing for ownership, control, access and possession,...

The Kootenay Carshare, a not for profit cooperative, is looking for a market coordinator summer student. The requirements are the applicant must be between the age of 15 to 30 years and who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the next school...

On June 5th, building on the successes of past Watersheds events (2012 – 2014 – 2016), the POLIS Water Sustainability Project and partners will be hosting a capstone virtual Watersheds 2018 forum. This virtual forum is organized into two main sessions: The first session, Indigenous water law & the emerging priority of water-centric...

The Province will host a series of meetings this month to engage with and update communities about the recently launched negotiations on the future of the Columbia River Treaty. The upcoming meetings are a continuation of a process that began in 2011, to engage with...