by LaurenEBS | Nov 29, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
The melt creates potential salmon habitat while attracting attention from mining companies. A new paper published in Science says that as glacier ice melts, new land and rivers are being revealed in the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern B.C., Alaska,...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 24, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
SFU researchers say environmental policies need to be more future-thinking as climate change progresses As climate change forces the rapid retreat of glaciers across B.C., scientists say there is one potential silver lining: freshly exposed habitats for salmon. But it...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 23, 2023 | Climate, Fisheries, Mining
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs’ Office, participating in a study led by researchers from Simon Fraser University, finds that mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitats as glaciers retreat. In the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern...
by LaurenEBS | Nov 6, 2023 | Fisheries
Partnering with First Nations, a new interdisciplinary study proposes harnessing artificial intelligence and computer-based detection to count and produce real-time data about salmon numbers. Monitoring their population when they return to the rivers and creeks is...
by LaurenEBS | Oct 26, 2023 | Forestry
The Province is accelerating protection of B.C.’s oldest and rarest trees while benefiting communities and wildlife by launching a new $300-million Conservation Financing Mechanism – $150 million from the Province, matched by a commitment to raise an additional $150...
