Restoration

Fingerling Chinook salmon at Port Credit Harbour

Apr 25 2014 | IN Restoration | BY Andrew Reeves

Few of the hundreds of thousands of Chinook salmon introduced into Lake Ontario each year survive to maturity, but the Ministry of Natural Resources is still betting on them to help to improve the health of the Great Lakes.

Redefining Recovery: A New Model for Saving Species At Risk

Apr 08 2014 | IN Theory | BY Alana Westwood

Current models often abandon endangered species at the first sign of improvement. This one sees them through to a fully recovered state.

Juvenile silver carp, an invasive species in North American waterways.

Fishing for Ways to Keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes

Feb 21 2014 | IN Restoration | BY Andrew Reeves

The US Army Corps of Engineers is weighing the options for keeping the invasive species out of Lake Michigan.

Ruptured pipeline responsible for Kalamazoo spill.

The Cautionary Tale of Kalamazoo

Feb 2014 | IN Resource Wars 40.1 | BY Mark Brooks

Full article available online

The still-unfolding horrors of spilled bitumen in Michigan's Kalamazoo River explain why more pipelines are an unacceptable risk.

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Environmental Science Terminology

Sep 19 2013 | IN Traditional Knowledge | BY Emily Slofstra

Key concepts to know when studying any aspect of the environment.

A New Challenge: Beyond Zero Waste

Feb 25 2013 | IN Restoration | BY NBS Thought Leaders

John Robinson presents a model for sustainable action that emphasizes increasing benefits rather than reducing harm.

Saving the Ocean: Scourge of the Lionfish

Feb 04 2013 | IN Water | BY Carl Safina

In the final episode, the impact on the Atlantic Ocean of the 20-year invasion of the Lionfish is investigated.

Saving the Ocean: Bringing Salmon Back

Jan 21 2013 | IN Restoration | BY Carl Safina

Carl Safina investigates the efforts in Washington State to restore salmon habitats in the Nisqually River where overfishing and habitat loss eliminated their population decades ago.

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Sowing Seeds in the Desert

Jan 09 2013 | IN Traditional Knowledge | REVIEWED BY Andrew Wilbur

Masabobu Fukuoka promotes natural farming methods to combat desertification in this unique book initially published in Japanese in the mid-1990s.

Cleaning up the Niagara River

Dec 13 2012 | IN Restoration | BY Andrew Reeves

The success of the 25-year-old Niagara River Remedial Action Plan.

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