World Rivers Day: Connecting currents, renewing life

The morning sun has risen. The sky is painted in orange hues. Birds dive down swiftly for their morning meal. The splashes indicate the ceremonious return of salmon to their birthplace. The blows in the distance mean the Orcas are wading through the waters, tightly bound within their matrilines. Below the waters, the eelgrass sway … Continue reading

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Where salmon and shipyards are neighbours

What North Vancouver’s MacKay creek can teach us about urban shorelines What gets two dozen environmentalists, scientists and planners to cram into a school bus on a cold and rainy Saturday morning? The prospect of exploring the latest urban stream restorations in the city, of course! You would be forgiven for considering this field trip … Continue reading

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