Events, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Petrie Island Nature Walk – Wild Edibles

Join Friends of Petrie Island for one or more of our Nature Walks down on the island this summer. Continue reading Petrie Island Nature Walk – Wild Edibles

Alberta, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Planning and Environmental Management

Critical caribou habitat is being sold to the energy industry in Alberta

After a federal panel finds caribou at risk in Alberta, the province decides to sell off critical habitat areas for further industrial development. Continue reading Critical caribou habitat is being sold to the energy industry in Alberta

Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Yukon Territories

Public support for legal effort to protect Yukon’s Peel Watershed is ramping up

First Nations and conservation groups join forces with legal expert Thomas Berger to defend Yukon’s Peel Watershed against development. Continue reading Public support for legal effort to protect Yukon’s Peel Watershed is ramping up

Energy, Manitoba, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Waste and Pollution Management

Transport Minister expresses concerns over sending oil through Churchill

Canada’s federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt recently came out bluntly against shipping oil through Canada’s north. Continue reading Transport Minister expresses concerns over sending oil through Churchill

British Columbia, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Video: A conservation gathering at BC’s Quamichan wetlands

Shared by: Nature Conservancy of Canada – A group of over 30 Conservation Volunteers and staff from Habitat Acquisition Trust, Cowichan Land … Continue reading Video: A conservation gathering at BC’s Quamichan wetlands

British Columbia, Law, Policy, and Standards, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Planning and Environmental Management

BC government in court over endangered Coastal Douglas-fir forest

Hearings will determine whether the BC government is bound by law to protect the province’s endangered old-growth Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. Continue reading BC government in court over endangered Coastal Douglas-fir forest

Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Planning and Environmental Management

Great Bear Rainforest Agreement another step closer to full implementation

Environmental groups and forestry companies are putting aside years of conflict to jointly manage BC’s cherished Great Bear Rainforest. Continue reading Great Bear Rainforest Agreement another step closer to full implementation

Law, Policy, and Standards, Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Lawsuit filed against Canadian government over endangered wildlife and Northern Gateway

Lawsuit filed by Ecojustice and five environmental groups claims Canada’s federal government is not protecting endangered wildlife. Continue reading Lawsuit filed against Canadian government over endangered wildlife and Northern Gateway

British Columbia, Business and Economics, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Bear watching benefits BC economy more than trophy hunting: new study

US-based research institute concludes that bear viewing in the Great Bear Rainforest generates over 10 times more revenue than hunting. Continue reading Bear watching benefits BC economy more than trophy hunting: new study

Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Climate change will endanger caribou habitat, study says

University of Calgary professor co-authors a global reindeer and caribou population analysis that offers some worrisome conclusions. Continue reading Climate change will endanger caribou habitat, study says

Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Newfoundland and Labrador

Labrador…one of nature’s final frontiers

If you are a wilderness lover, or an adventurer of any kind, Labrador should be on your list of “must sees.” Continue reading Labrador…one of nature’s final frontiers

Natural Resources Management, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Clayoquot Summer: 20 Years After

Twenty years ago Clayoquot Sound was the site of the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, yet today the region is more threatened than ever, say Dan Lewis and Bonny Glambeck of Clayoquot Action. Continue reading Clayoquot Summer: 20 Years After