Water Matters

IJC activities and other cooperative work on the health and flows of waters along the entire boundary.

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Indigenous Knowledge: Lived Experiences and Valuable Perspectives, Part 3

November 17, 2020
Christina Chiasson
“Indigenous Knowledge: Lived Experiences and Valuable Perspectives” is a three-part series that examines the potential of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to strengthen water management in North America.
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Alewife Recovery Continues on St. Croix River, Breaking Records

November 17, 2020
Kevin Bunch

Alewives continue to return to the St. Croix River in greater numbers, with a 2020 fish count exceeding 2019’s by more than 25 percent and the highest totals since 1996.

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Using Satellites to Measure How Thirsty Crops are in the St. Mary-Milk Rivers Region

November 16, 2020
Kevin Bunch

A project designed to help improve the data needed to properly share water between Canada and the United States in the St. Mary and Milk River basins has completed its first step, paving the way for field work over the next year.

Too Much of a Good Thing: Infographics on the Human Health Impacts of Selenium in Water

November 16, 2020
Allison Voglesong Zejnati
The classic adage of toxicology is that “the dose makes the poison” – a phrase that captures the idea that everything has a threshold between safe and unsafe.

Young Water Speaks Through Waterlution Storytelling Contest

November 16, 2020
Helena Vallée-Dallaire
This fall, a new contest will enter Canadian classrooms to raise water awareness in students from 7 to 18 years old. Waterlution has launched “Young Water Speaks,” a nationwide storytelling effort that hopes to engage young people through creativity.

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