Looks at the ecological cycle of forest fires, fires of the past and how forest fires are managed. http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/progs/np-pn/ecosystem/ecosystem5_E.asp Continue reading Fire in Canada’s National Parks

Biodiversity in Canada is increasingly under pressure from human influences. These include urban sprawl, deforestation, exotic species introductions, over-harvesting and … Continue reading Indicators – Wildlife & Wilderness (Environment Canada)

Management plans for national parks are required by legislation and focus on ensuring direction for the maintenance or restoration of … Continue reading Management Plans for National Parks

A teacher's activity sheet designed to demonstrate to students the effects of acid rain deposition and contamination, particularly in aquatic … Continue reading Teacher’s Place – Acid Rain

Developing technology to determine how much forest is disappearing and how that affects the amount of carbon dioxide in the … Continue reading Tracking Deforestation and its Carbon Consequences

Section from "The State of Canada's Environment" report concerning the use of fertilizers and manure by the agriculture industry. http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/soer/1996Report/Doc/1-7-4-4-6-2-3-1.cfm Continue reading Nutrient use and management

Software tools that help you calculate the impact of your daily activities on the climate, and the effects of lifestyle … Continue reading Climate Change On-line Tools

This report describes federal activities conducted under the authority of the Canada Water Act for the years 1995-1999. http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/ar/e_ar.htm Continue reading Canada Water Act Annual Reports

The winter INFO-SMOG program will provide a daily air quality forecast http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/atmos/smog/ Continue reading Info-Smog

Explaining where groundwater fits into the hydrologic cycle, how humans affect water quality, and how water quality can affect humans. … Continue reading Groundwater – Nature’s Hidden Treasure (Environment Canada)

This site provides access to data through the National Earthquake Database, the National WaveForm Archive, the Automatic Data Request Manager … Continue reading Canadian National Data Centre for Earthquake Seismology

Information on Canadians' water use, including amounts of water we use and how much it costs. http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/primer/e_prim03.htm Continue reading Water – How We Use It (Environment Canada)