On June 5th, building on the successes of past Watersheds events (2012 – 2014 – 2016), the POLIS Water Sustainability Project and partners will be hosting a capstone virtual Watersheds 2018 forum. This virtual forum is organized into two main sessions: The first session, Indigenous water law & the emerging priority of water-centric...
The First Nations principles of OCAP® are a set of standards that establish how First Nations data should be collected, protected, used, or shared. They are the de facto standard for how to conduct research with First Nations. Standing for ownership, control, access and possession,...
Wetland Design is a graduate-level, online class taught by Dr. Tom Biebighauser through the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering that shows how to design and build naturally appearing and functioning wetlands. The detailed lessons clearly explain the values of wetlands, how wetlands...
A long-term volunteer leadership opportunity with Waterlution. Waterlution is seeking 15-20 young leaders (aged 16-30 who live in Canada) to join us (remotely) from May 2018-March 2019 to support our new program the Great Canoe Journey program and the Great Waters Challenge program (return to British Columbia by popular...
CBEEN’s Awards of Excellence recognizes educators who demonstrate excellence in environmental education in the Canadian Columbia Basin. Nominations close April 30. Nominees must reside within the Columbia Basin region. Recipients will be notified by the end of May, and recognized at the Canadian Environmental Education Conference on October...
A Water Sustainability Fund for BC: Investing in collaborative solutions to advance British Columbia’s freshwater future, our health, our economy and the success of our communities. Join Coree Tull and Megan Peloso from the Canadian Freshwater Alliance to learn more about opportunities for sustainable freshwater...
The Kettle River Management Plan and Authority, from Idea to Implementation Graham Watt and Roly Russell will present on the process of developing the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan, including stakeholder engagement and involvement. The Kettle River Watershed Management Plan was adopted by the Regional...
Emails getting you down? Do you get the responses you need from volunteers and board members? Is there a single cloud storage system that works best for volunteers and non-profits? What are the pluses and minuses of online calling systems for non-profits in the Basin?...
Do you want to have a say in the Kootenay Lake Ferry Improvements? Respond with your feedback by the deadline, March 30th, 2018. Feedback surveys can be found here. More info on the ferry improvements here.
Earlier this month, the Federal Government released two new bills: Bill C-68, a An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in consequence; and Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection...
