riparian zones

Revegetating riparian zones helps mitigate impacts of climate change

Revegetating riparian zones helps mitigate impacts of climate change

Climate change is happening on Manitoulin and impacts riparian zones, those strips of moisture-loving vegetation that grow along the edge of natural water bodies, especially if those areas have already been impacted by agriculture and development. Revegetating riparian zones helps to mitigate those impacts. Liam Campbell is an environmental technologist with Manitoulin Streams. He began working with the organization in 2018 after earning his BSc. in Environmental Science from Carleton University. He graduated with honours from Algonquin College’s Environmental Management and Assessment post-graduate program in 2020. Manitoulin Streams works in partnership with townships and different communities all over the Island to improve critical habitat and in-stream riparian areas.

Cowichan River Temperature Rises to Levels Usually Seen in August

Cowichan River Temperature Rises to Levels Usually Seen in August

The hot weather has the water temperature in the Cowichan River now at a level that is not normally experienced until late summer. On Monday, the temperature of the river in Duncan reached 23.6 degrees Celsius, and as of at 4 pm Tuesday afternoon it had edged above 24 degrees.