watershed Archives

Two adults digging a hole in a field to plant a tree as two children watch. Several colored flags litter the field to mark areas to be planted in and which species

Grow with the flow: How planting helps mitigate floods in the Wolastoq watershed

March 21, 2024

As one of the first colonial settlements in Canada, New Brunswick has had a long history of environmental degradation with ever-worsening floods caused by deforestation, resource extraction and other human activities. This has pushed... Read More

As one of the first colonial settlements in Canada, New Brunswick has had a long history of environmental degradation...
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Restoring Utopia: How one group’s watershed work helps wildlife and hinders climate change

June 16, 2022

An hour north of Toronto, in Utopia, ON, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has been working hard to live up to the town’s name, creating safer and healthier communities by making their 3,700-square-kilometre... Read More

An hour north of Toronto, in Utopia, ON, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has been working hard to...
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Old Christmas trees give new life to Credit River

August 29, 2018

With help from a Loblaw Water Fund grant and donated Christmas trees, Credit Valley Conservation is bringing back brook trout. Read More

With help from a Loblaw Water Fund grant and donated Christmas trees, Credit Valley Conservation is bringing back brook...
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For the love of salmon

February 17, 2018

Using sweat and muscle to rebuild salmon spawning grounds on Canada's west coast, supported by WWF's Restoration Fund Read More

Using sweat and muscle to rebuild salmon spawning grounds on Canada's west coast, supported by WWF's Restoration Fund
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Growing up on the shores of the Saint-François River

July 9, 2015

My childhood on the shores of the Saint-François River in Windsor, in the magnificent region of Estrie Read More

My childhood on the shores of the Saint-François River in Windsor, in the magnificent region of Estrie
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Celebrating a VERY special Water Hero on World Water Day

March 22, 2015

To celebrate World Water Day, we would like to highlight one of the most important water heroes there is: you! Read More

To celebrate World Water Day, we would like to highlight one of the most important water heroes there is:...
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