CPAWS-Yukon Celebrates with all Conservationists

December 2, 2009 3:36 AM

(CPAWS-Yukon) - On December 2, 2009, the Peel Watershed Planning Commission released their Recommended Plan for the Peel watershed. We ...

Vuntut National Park of Canada

May 21, 2008 7:43 AM

Vuntut National Park was established in 1995 after extensive negotiations through the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation's Final Land Claims Agreement ...

CPAWS Wins Silver at Canadian Environment Awards

June 5, 2007 1:12 AM

June 5, 2007 - Whitehorse - CPAWS-Yukon won the Silver Community Award in the conservation category at the Canadian Environment ...

EENorth - Environmental Education Resources for Northern Canada

February 18, 2007 9:20 PM

The purpose of this guide is to provide digital copies of existing resources on environmental education in Northern Canada. This ...

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Student Initiatives

Arctic Youth Network

Shared on: February 18, 2007 9:15 PM

The Arctic Youth Network is a grassroots organization that works to connect young Northerners to the opportunities around them, to their communities, and to the policies that affect their daily lives. We're working to increase the dialogue between youth...

Action Alerts

YCS asks you to Take Action

Shared on: September 6, 2006 12:22 AM

YCS submits comments to a variety of governments and agencies on a diverse number of subjects. When possible, these comments will be posted on this web page. YCS encourages its members to send in comments on issues that interest them....

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Waste & Pollution Management

Raven Recycling aims to make the Yukon a Zero Waste society!

Shared on: September 6, 2006 12:14 AM

Raven subsidizes Yukon recycling . It costs Raven about $300/tonne to handle, bale and ship most recyclables. We receive only $10-$200/tonne in return for 95% of those recyclables. Profits from our bottle depot business make up for recycling money losing...

Nature & Wildlife Conservation

Chinook taking time returning to spawning beds

Shared on: August 9, 2006 8:59 AM

Chinook salmon are late coming up the Yukon River, a disappointment to both tourists and people who earn a living off the fish....

Nature & Wildlife Conservation

Yukon bison population over target, survey shows

Shared on: August 9, 2006 8:57 AM

The Yukon bison population is booming, a survey shows. The Yukon government set a target population limit at 500 animals, but last week 641 examples of North America's largest land mammal were counted....

Energy , Natural Resources Management , News

Frozen Gas: A Coalbed Methane Primer

Shared on: June 10, 2006 10:58 PM

Coalbed methane exploration and development are being proposed for the Yukon. But it is not here yet. We still have time to decide whether we want it and, if so, how the industry should operate. The evidence indicates that this...

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