Forests
Ruth Waldick Wins the Islands Trust 2022 Community Stewardship Awards!
CARL, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, News
|Ruth Waldick Wins the Islands Trust 2022 Community Stewardship Awards! Congratulations to our very own Ruth Waldick who won the Islands Trust 2022 Community Stewardship Awards! The Islands Trust Council…
Read More Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 1: Project Impetus
CARL, Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, News
|By Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator A watershed-level restoration initiative focusing on improving ecological integrity within local forests Transition Salt Spring has partnered with experts and organizations from…
Read More Learning from Nature: Nature-based Approaches to Restoration in the Maxwell Creek Watershed
CARL, Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, News
|People have relied on what we call Maxwell Lake and the surrounding watershed for thousands of years, for water, food, and other resources provided by the forests. These forests support…
Read More June Nature Extravaganza
Forests, Freshwater, Past Events
|Nature Salt Spring invites Bird and Nature Lovers to the ‘June Nature Extravaganza‘ June 10-13 We’ve put together 12 amazing different events for the June 10-13 weekend, and we have award-winning Guest Naturalists,…
Read More Permaculture Design Day
Events, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Land Use
|“If we buy the first round of drinks, nature picks up the tab for dinner and a show.” – Toby Hemenway Permaculture Design, Forest Gardening & Food Sovereignty Presented by…
Read More Maxwell Creek Watershed Project
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|On March 2nd, some of the members of the TSS Maxwell Watershed Project Team including Ruth Waldick (TSS), Pierre Mineau (SSIC photographer), Sandra Ungerson (NSSWD Director and wetland expert), and…
Read More The Millions of Tons of Carbon Emissions That Don’t Officially Exist
Forests, Land Use, News
|How a blind spot in the Kyoto Protocol helped create the biomass industry. excerpt from The New Yorker By Sarah Miller, December 8, 2021 In the North of England, in a…
Read More Maxwell Watershed Project Radio Interview
Ecological Research Network, Forests, Freshwater, News, Resources
|Listen HERE to our Dr Ruth Waldick on CBC Radio’s All Points West discuss TSS’ new project at Maxwell Lake
Read More Freshwater on an island: Salt Spring, British Columbia, Canada- Video
Forests, Freshwater, Resources, Videos, What can I do?
|A short, Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society (SSIWPS) freshwater awareness film. The “Freshwater Salt Spring” WPS film short, is part of a larger parallel, educational video initiative for youth…
Read More We can’t ignore the role deforestation plays in triggering devastating floods
Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, News
|excerpt from : PETER KUITENBROUWER in THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Journalist Peter Kuitenbrouwer is a Registered Professional Forester. Startling photos have been circulating this week of the…
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