Canada

Quagga Mussels — Worse Than Zebra Mussels and Maybe Headed Your Way [1]

An invasive species of mussel — no, not zebra mussels, but quagga mussels — are wreaking havoc not just in the Great Lakes, but have now spread through the Mississippi and Colorado basins, as far west as Lake Mead. The latest TipSheet runs down the extent of the problem, how quaggas may be even worse than zebra mussels, and ideas for reporting on your local waterways.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Environmental Health [3]

Fish & Fisheries [4]

Water & Oceans [5]

Wildlife [6]

Region:

National (U.S.) [7]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]

International [11]

Canada [12]

Europe [13]

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Public [14]

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“What Bears Teach Us” [15]

Bears are incredibly complex animals with much to teach humans, writes the author of a new volume on grizzlies, black and polar bears. Our BookShelf review calls the text, which also integrates striking photographs, highly scientific yet accessible, and suggests it might go a long way to helping not just to understand bears, but improve their odds of survival.

SEJ Publication Types:

BookShelf [16]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [17]

Environmental Studies [18]

Science [19]

Wildlife [6]

Region:

International [11]

Canada [12]

Visibility:

Public [14]

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March 22, 2021 to March 26, 2021

Workshop: Fire in the Crown of the Continent [20]

This virtual event, hosted by the Crown Managers Partnership in association with several agencies, organizations, Tribes and the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network, will feature a unique 4-hour session each day.

Workshops and Fellowships [21]

Visibility:

Public [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Disasters [22]

Forests [23]

People & Population [24]

Region:

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Canada [12]

"The World’s Largest Intact Forest Is In Danger. Here’s How To Save It." [25]

"The boreal forest is threatened by climate change and human activity. Without urgent action, it could reach a terrifying tipping point."

Climate Change [17]

Forests [23]

Natural Resources [26]

People & Population [24]

Public [14]

Canada [12]

Source: HuffPost [27], 03/05/2021

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Hot Houses: The Race To Save Bats From Overheating As Temperatures Rise [28]

"Chimneys for bat boxes and a flying fox heat stress forecaster are among efforts to prevent deaths from effects of climate crisis"

Biodiversity [29]

Climate Change [17]

Wildlife [6]

Public [14]

National (U.S.) [7]

Canada [12]

Source: Guardian [30], 02/25/2021

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"RCMP Patrol Wet’suwet’en Territory Despite UN Calls For Withdrawal" [31]

"One year after the RCMP’s highly publicized militarized raids on land defender camps, a continuous police presence is affecting the lives of Wet’suwet’en people who say intimidation and nuisance tactics are being used to suppress opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline"

Activism [32]

Energy & Fuel [33]

Environmental Justice [34]

Water & Oceans [5]

Public [14]

Canada [12]

Source: The Narwhal [35], 02/25/2021

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Indigenous, Greens Oppose Saskatchewan Peat Moss Mining Project [36]

"A grassroots group in La Ronge, Sask., is hosting an online speaker series to raise awareness of the important of peat bogs. These wetland ecosystems, also known as muskeg, are being threatened with extraction",

Climate Change [17]

Environmental Politics [37]

People & Population [24]

Public [14]

Canada [12]

Source: The Narwhal [38], 02/19/2021

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"Construction Starts On Disputed $1B Electricity Corridor" [39]

"Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission corridor through sparsely populated woods in western Maine is on hold because of legal action, but that doesn’t mean all building has been halted."

Energy & Fuel [33]

Forests [23]

Laws & Regulations [40]

Public [14]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]

Canada [12]

Source: AP [42], 02/11/2021

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"B.C. Allows Logging In Nine ‘Protected’ Old-Growth Areas" [43]

"The BC NDP has consistently stated it placed protections on 353,000 hectares of old-growth forest, yet a recently unearthed document shows logging will continue in 100,000 hectares of these ostensibly protected areas".

Forests [23]

Public [14]

Canada [12]

Source: The Narwhal [44], 02/04/2021

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January 24, 2025

DEADLINE: Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards and Fellowships [45]

CJF's 2025 awards and fellowship offerings include the Award for Climate Solutions Reporting, Edward Burtynsky Award for Climate Photojournalism, Black Journalism Fellowships, Indigenous Journalism Fellowships, Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award, Bursary for BIPOC Student Journalists and more. Enter by Jan 24.

Awards and Grants [46]

Visibility:

Public [14]

Topics on the Beat:

Journalism & Media [47]

Region:

Canada [12]

Workshop: Fire in the Crown of the Continent [20]

DEADLINE: Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards and Fellowships [45]

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