@BroGle no not all #farmers are republicans. #Conservation practices provide ecosystem services beyond the #farm in the #watershed. Anyone who signs a #contract promising to pay back a portion of the money the farmer put up to do conservation practices owes the money-in this case the #usda. The #Dogees stiffed #farmers
Conservation tech support and cost share based on sound science got us out of the #dustbowl in the #depression. And yes henry wallace was a socialist,hero.
#Watershed #Environment #WaterForLife
#Alberta
If you're looking for something to do in April in Central Alberta...lend your ears and learn something about the Medicine River and water sampling (No RSVP required, but you might want to let them know as either lunch or supper is being served depending on the day you pick to attend).
Colquitz River. In Summer.
As seen from the footbridge in Cuthbert Holmes, a Saanich municipal park. Colquitz Creek/River is an important local salmon bearing waterway. It is part of a protected watershed system that includes Craigflower Creek. Both feed out into Portage Inlet & the Gorge Waterway.
Watershed Sentinel, a magazine based in CANADA*, has several articles about #DeGrowth in its latest issue, including one by the hottest Degrowther (imo, I don't know what all of them look like), Timothée Parrique, debunking the idea of decoupling/green growth.
The other articles are worth checking out too. Environmental news from all around the west and northwest, e.g. the Pacific herring population appears to be in collapse.
*I don't know why the fuck I thought the .ca ending meant fucking California, please excuse my USA-poisoned brain
#DeGrowth #Watershed #Fisheries #EnvironmentalNews #News
https://watershedsentinel.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ws-april-may-2022-web-version.pdf
One of multiple #waterfalls seen from hiking some of the backroads trails off of Kennedy Main, in the #AlberniClayoquot region on #VancouverIsland.
Northern Ontario site selected for #NuclearWaste underground repository
A region in northern Ontario was chosen Thursday as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste in a deep geological repository, a critical milestone in a $26-billion, decades-long project to bury millions of used fuel bundles underground.
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Nov 28, 2024
"The site selection process began in 2010 with 22 potential locations and was eventually narrowed down to two finalists in Ontario. Both #Ignace and #WabigoonLakeOjibwayNation in northern Ontario decided to move ahead, while the 'yes' side narrowly won in a referendum in the Municipality of South Bruce.
"But nearby #SaugeenOjibwayNation had not made a decision, and the #NWMO had a timeline of selecting a site by the end of this year.
"'We've been working with Saugeen Ojibway Nation for many years, and despite our best efforts, we did not see a path forward where Saugeen would be in a position to determine their willingness in the short, probably the mid-term,' Swami said.
"Chief Clayton Wetelainen of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation said his community's role as the potential host for Canada’s used nuclear fuel is one of the most important responsibilities of our time.
"'We can not ignore this challenge and allow it to become a burden for future generations,' he wrote in a statement.
"The First Nation will ensure that its role as guardians of the land and water remains central to the decision-making process, Wetelainen and the council said, and the project can only continue if it can be proven to be built safely, with respect to the environment and in a way that protects Anishinaabe values.
"But #GrassyNarrowsFirstNation, also in northwestern Ontario, is upset with the decision. Grassy Narrows is grappling with generations of #MercuryPoisoning after a mill in Dryden dumped 9,000 kilograms of the substance into the English-Wabigoon River system in the 1960s.
"'This decision puts the people of Grassy Narrows in grave danger,' Joseph Fobister, Grassy Narrows' land protection team lead, said in a statement.
"'The transport of extremely dangerous nuclear waste and its disposal within our #watershed will do irreparable destruction to our lands, rivers, and our way of life, which have already been damaged by so many harmful decisions imposed on us.'"
https://www.burnabynow.com/indigenous-news/northern-ontario-site-selected-for-nuclear-waste-underground-repository-9877055
#NuclearWaste #Canada #FirstNations
#Moss covered big leaf maple trees are the main tree species growing in & around the trails & #riparian zones at #HeadquartersTownsite Park in #Merville on #VancouverIsland.
This is a view of part of the #TsolumRiver.
In 1964, Mount Washington Copper Mining Co. moved into its watershed & built a copper mine. By 1966, they left the area after extracting 940,000 tonnes of waste rock. Even though mining lasted only 3 years, repercussions of the mining practices can still be seen today. What was once a river that was sprawling with 15,000 coho salmon depleted to only 14 by 1984. In 1997, Tsolum River Task Force was formed by over 200 local residents with the goal of restoring Tsolum River's health & productivity.
The river previously supported large populations of salmon, steelhead & cutthroat trout & contributed significantly to the local economy. The economic benefit to the community, in 2007 dollars, was estimated at $2.7 million annually. Past remediation efforts have contributed to improved water quality in the Tsolum River. However, further improvement is needed in order to allow restoration of the fisheries resource.
A 6-ways partnership was founded in 2001 between the BC Ministry of Environment, Timber West, Tsolum River Restoration Society, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Environment Canada & Fisheries & Oceans Canada.
This partnership led to a successful wetland project, which reduced the copper levels to the point that fish stocks have now returned to the Tsolum River. The wetland has a limited life of 5-10 years, after which copper leachate will again impact the emerging fish populations.
Recommended reading:
https://charlesbrandt.ca/state-of-the-tsolum-report/
https://www.tsolumriver.org/reports.html
https://www.tsolumriver.org/recovery-plan.html
Access to this part of the river is on Farnham Rd.
Can These Rocks Reduce Flooding? [USGS video]
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https://youtu.be/RWoSGOfxOQA?si=bsOLDozyY0CFxhmF <-- shared video
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“Creating a binational sponge city in the desert: Flooding in the binational cities at Ambos Nogales on the Arizona-Sonora portion of the US-Mexico border has caused damage, ruined livelihoods and taken lives for hundreds of years. New research suggests that flooding can be detained using low-tech, nature-based solutions, like natural infrastructure in dryland streams (NIDS), rock detention structures and green infrastructure.…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #flood #flooding #mitigation #engineering #control #engineeringgeology #planning #management #rock #AmbosNogales #Arizona #USA #USWest #Sonora #Mexico #drylandstreams #natural #floodrisk #stormwater #runoff #economics #cost #floodplains #publicsafety #community #communities #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #watershed #pollution #greenspace
@USGS
#ForestFriday - from September.
Backroads, backwoods #hiking in #Sooke.
We saw one other person, with a dog, during 3 hours of exploring #forest & #creek & a nearby river.
I did a quickie fun mirroring edit on one of my nature photos 
Original & mirror edit shown on this post.
2024 Napa County Watershed Symposium: Advancing Napa’s Water Future
The highly 2024 Napa County Watershed Symposium offers a full day of expert-led presentations, engaging panels, and meaningful discussions focused on sustainable water management. Hosted by the Watershed Information and Conservation Council and Napa County Resource Conservation District, this annual event is a unique opportunity for community members, conservation advocates, and professionals to come together to shape the future of Napa’s water resources.
When: Thursday, December 5, 2024
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Where: CIA (Culinary Institute of American) at Copia, 500 1st Street, Napa, California
#Napa #California #NapaCounty #Water #WaterConservation #WaterShed
https://naparcd.org/dive-in-join-us-at-the-2024-napa-county-watershed-symposium/
19/n
I think I got it, oh I think I got it!
Listening to Watershed on my way to the office the penny dropped.
This and Ghost Reveries are epics, operas if you will. It's not just randomly put together elements of prog and death metal, these are soundtracks to stories they are telling.
Great stuff that needs time to digest, which I didn't have yet:
Best song: Hessian Peel
#Opeth #Metaljourney Ranking:
1. My Arms, Your Hearse 10
2. Still Life 10
3. Blackwater Park 9
4. Ghost Reveries 9
5. #Watershed 8
6. Orchid 8 (downgraded to restore balance)
7. Damnation 8
8. Deliverance 8
9. Morningrise 6
#Backroads on #DididahtTerritory.
This is part of the #SanJuanRiver & forests in the valley. The #watershed area is under ongoing #ecological threats by industrial #clearcut #logging. This is near #CarmannahWalbran #BritishColumbia provincial park.
The forests here are longtime foraging, mating & birthing grounds for the #CowichanValley Roosevelt elk herd. The San Juan is an important salmon bearing river. The old growth forests here are home to several #SpeciesAtRisk & #EndangeredSpecies.
There is ongoing eco activism work to try & protect more of the forests & #waterways in this #wilderness valley on Southern #VancouverIsland.
Harboring Creativity
East Boston Artists Group
#ICA #Watershed #EastBoston
11/16 & 17, 11-4.
https://www.eastbostonartistsgroup.com/
https://www.icaboston.org/events/harboring-creativity/
Mini cascading #waterfalls along #FellowsCreek - one of several tributaries that feed into the #KoksilahRiver. It's part of the Xwulqw’selu #Koksilah #Watershed on Southern #VancouverIsland.
Backroads access view. In Summer, it dries up in multiple areas.
Fellows Creek is part of the #TwinnedWatershedsProject, which is co-led by #CowichanWatershed Board, #CowichanTribes & #Halalt #FirstNation. It launched in 2021 to document the state of the watersheds & identify possibilities for improving their #ecological health. #Salmon are specifically being studied as part of this 5 year project because they are a #KeystoneSpecies that helps signal the health of a watershed.
The Xwulqw’selu & Chemainus watersheds are both located in the highly privatized, highly degraded landscape of southeast Vancouver Island & face similar issues. The #rivers and their #tributaries have been deeply impacted by land use & #ClimateChange. Unlike the neighbouring Quw’utsun (Cowichan) watershed, the Xwulqw’selu & Chemainus rivers have no lake to store water, which leaves them more vulnerable to drought & dangerously low flows.
Learn more about the Twinned Watersheds Project:
https://cowichanwatershedboard.ca/twinned-watershed
At the #estuary area - it's still undergoing a lot of restoration & rewilding work.
Two canoeists, paddling along the Colquitz River, with their 2 small dogs in boat 
McRocker 
Greg Cocks 
