The health of freshwater systems for wildlife and human communities depends on evidence-based conservation and decision-making. And that evidence requires a foundation of up-to-date and comprehensive watershed data (WWF-Canada, Watershed […]
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Category: Features
Peace of mind for landowners in Saskatchewan
This post was written by Ethan Zerr, a summer student at Dr. Kerri Finlay’s limnology lab. Landowners and Water Quality This summer, the University of Regina worked in partnership with […]
Water Rangers at the Ontario Science Centre
A couple weekends ago, Water Rangers dove into community-based water monitoring at the Ontario Science Centre! Emma, our Community Trainer, had the opportunity to set up shop in the Science […]
Do you do DO? Testing a new dissolved oxygen testing tool
Always experimenting Here at Water Rangers, we are always trying to find the best equipment that is user friendly and accurate. Recently, we’ve been comparing a new dissolved oxygen (DO) […]
Job opportunity: Education Coordinator (BC-based)
Water Rangers is looking for a Vancouver-based Education Coordinator to help support our educational programming focused on freshwater and the ocean. The Education Coordinator role primarily supports our growing outdoor […]
Ottawa Centre MP makes a splash water testing!
A day at Brewer Park with Yasir Naqvi Last week our staff met with Yasir Naqvi, the MP for Ottawa Centre, for a water testing demonstration! Our Canada Summer Jobs […]
Something’s in the air
The impact of wildfire smoke on water quality Canada’s 2023 wildfire season is now the worst ever recorded, with the area burned this year to date, totalling more than 7,974,865 hectares […]
Introducing… Points of Interest!
We’re experimenting with a new feature called “Points of Interest”. It’s a way to compare data before and after a point of interest, whether it’s a wetland that’s improving water […]
Ripple Effect Episode 8: Brila
When it comes to protecting waterways, community-based water monitoring is often just one piece of an incredible ecosystem of actions. So, we’re recruiting people who can help us deepen our […]
Planting seeds of change for water!
An adventure in water quality and understanding the interaction of ecosystems. Water Rangers is recruiting classrooms and education groups to be part of Science Odyssey week this May 14 to […]