Eradicating Purple Loosestrife
In the early 1800s, a plant known as purple loosestrife was accidentally introduced to North America, but this European import … Continue reading Eradicating Purple Loosestrife
Category: Provinces and Territories
Sharing Land Use Knowledge at Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay Mapping Workshops
The residents contributed information about archaeological sites, burial sites and graves, cabins, and soapstone quarry sites. Caribou calving areas, migration … Continue reading Sharing Land Use Knowledge at Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay Mapping Workshops
Creswell Bay Clean-Up
Removing wastes from a remote arctic site reminds residents that if you “pack it in, pack it out.” [From EcoAction … Continue reading Creswell Bay Clean-Up
Science, Tradition and Youth
The traditions that are handed from one generation to the next among the people of Canada Continue reading Science, Tradition and Youth
Wha Ti Renewable Energy Project
In Wha Ti, NWT the effort to reduce greenhouse gases is benefitting the entire community. Continue reading Wha Ti Renewable Energy Project
Inuvik Recycling Society
With EcoAction support, a group of dedicated volunteers is showing that even in Canada Continue reading Inuvik Recycling Society
Birch Leafminer control using parasitic wasps
In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, residents are hoping that an introduced parasitic wasp will be their birch trees Continue reading Birch Leafminer control using parasitic wasps
Hay River Clean Up
Traditional knowledge, school children lending a hand and learning along the way, a special community gathering place as an outcome Continue reading Hay River Clean Up
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Combining science and stewardship, we seek to ensure that the world- renowned wilderness, wildlife, native plants, and natural processes of … Continue reading Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Quartz Road wetland land owner contact program
One of the Yukon Continue reading Quartz Road wetland land owner contact program
Burnside’s Engineered Wetland Project
Read about the progress of Burnside’s Engineered Wetland Project in an article by Dalhousie Master of Environmental Studies student Cat … Continue reading Burnside’s Engineered Wetland Project
UPEI students enjoy environmental work
The Environmental Studies program began its third year at UPEI in the Fall of 2003, and interest in the program … Continue reading UPEI students enjoy environmental work