How does your water get from the headwaters to you and what trade-offs do we need to make for clean water and protection against flood and drought?
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Showing posts with label yellowstone to yukon. Show all posts
Sunday, February 15, 2015
The Upper Bow River Basin: Our Watershed's Future
How does your water get from the headwaters to you and what trade-offs do we need to make for clean water and protection against flood and drought?
via Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and CPAWS Southern Alberta
Monday, December 8, 2014
DamNation Calgary - Another success story!
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| DamNation fans enjoying the film |
DamNation Calgary - Nov 26, 2014
This unique event was organized and presented by Michelle Magotiaux, owner/operator of Bow River Shuttles. It brought together two groups who share a common interest - their love of free-flowing rivers. Members of the local fly fishing community and those from the local environmental concerns community mixed and mingled, all in support of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Y2Y.
Regretably, a winter storm warning had been issued for K-Country, as well as Banff and Jasper earlier in the day. This resulted in the Y2Y representatives Renée Krysko, Donor Relations Manager and Wendy Francis, Program Director,
who are based in Canmore, not being able to attend.
However, most eveyone else made it out, as the weather in Calgary itself was still manageable.
Big 'THANKS' to all the DamNation fans who came out, along the our volunteers and the "Friends of Damnation" who had display tables set up in the lobby. We appreciate your interest and support! :-)
View the entire album (23 photos) here: http://on.fb.me/1yYKJQU
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| Volunteer Colleen C. (left) from Calgary Women Fly Fishers Club, with Michelle (centre) and volunteer Kim (another of Michelle's daughters) |
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| Sticky Ricky's food truck in the snow, feeding hungry DamNation fans. #stickyRickys YYCFoodTrucks |
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| More DamNation fans enjoying grub from Sticky Ricky's food truck |
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| Lesley Peterson, President, Calgary Women Fly Fishers Club with DamNation fan. Lesley is also the Alberta Provincial Biologist for Trout Unlimited Canada. |
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| Jim McLennan, McLennan Fly Fishing, in conversation with DamNation fans |
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| DamNation fan, Carla Fernandez, (second from left), Manager of Patagonia Calgary was joined by three of her friends. |
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Peel watershed: Yukon court strikes down government land use plan
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Peel watershed: Yukon court strikes down government land use plan
'A great victory for First Nations, environmental organizations, and all Yukoners,' says Thomas Berger
CBC News Posted: Dec 01, 2014
In a historic ruling this morning, Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale found that the Yukon government’s modifications to the Peel land use plan did not respect the land use planning process set out in the territory’s final agreements with First Nations.
Read more here: http://bit.ly/12lut0s
The Peel Watershed - Protect Democracy FULL VERSION
This video provides some background information for anyone who is not familiar with this issue.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative: 20 Years of Progress
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is the beneficiary of DamNation #Calgary presented by Bow River Shuttles on Nov 26, 2014 at Cardel Theatre.
"The Yellowstone to Yukon Vision was first articulated in 1993. Now, more than 20 years later, Y2Y looks back at our collective progress in this video created by documentary filmmaker Leanne Allison."
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Y2Y joint initiative marks 20th anniversary
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| Maps show the progress of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative from 1993 to 2013. The green represents protected land, such as parks and reserves, and the yellow represents other conservation designations, such as recreation areas and management zones. |
Y2Y joint initiative marks 20th anniversary
By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald October 20, 2014
CANMORE — Twenty years ago, no one knew whether a vision to protect land along the Rocky Mountains would work. Now it’s part of a global movement that has helped wildlife, plants and wilderness throughout the expansive area.
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative — a joint Canada-United States non-profit organization — is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Read story here: http://bit.ly/1uAZ3dy
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
If you’re worried about floods, look upstream
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| Photos: Karsten Heuer and Katie Morrison |
If you’re worried about floods, look upstream
By Karsten Heuer and Katie Morrison, Calgary Herald January 9, 2014
When the Bow, Elbow, Sheep and Highwood rivers raged through Calgary and area in June, racking up billions of dollars in damages and disrupting thousands of lives, most homeowners probably weren’t thinking about what this disaster had to do with natural areas upstream.
But before our government starts developing elaborate multimillion-dollar flood control projects, such as tunnels, channels and dams, it should look instead at the potential payoff of better protecting our headwater forests.
Read article here: http://bit.ly/1d4QAWR
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