#watersheds — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #watersheds, aggregated by home.social.
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#WaterburyCT receives $339K DEEP grant for #RisdonDam removal project
By Dalton Zbierski, 7/4/2026
"A vision in Waterbury is en route to becoming reality, as the city received a grant from the state this week to help kickstart the Risdon #DamRemoval Project on South Main Street.
"The $339,000 Long Island Sound Ecosystems Grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will fund an important early stage of the project to remove the aging Risdon Dam.
"The grant will cover the environmental investigation, engineering design and permitting required for the removal of the dam, which is located behind the former factory at 2100 South Main St.
"A release this week from the city announced the award from DEEP and explained the purpose of the project.
"Removing the dam will restore the natural flow of #HopevillePondBrook, a tributary of the #NaugatuckRiver within the #LongIslandSound #watershed.
"The project aims to improve #AquaticHabitat, reconnect #StreamCorridors, reduce #FloodRisk and eliminate a deteriorating structure that poses safety risks for nearby properties and infrastructure, according to city officials.
"It will take approximately one year to complete the planning, design and permitting phase. Then, the construction will move on to bidding.
"On Wednesday, Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski, Jr. said the grant represents another significant investment in the city’s infrastructure and #EnvironmentalStewardship.
" 'Removing the Risdon Dam will improve the health of Hopeville Pond Brook, reduce flood risks and help restore a more resilient #ecosystem for #FutureGenerations,' Pernerewski said.
"The mayor also thanked #DEEP for its support and collaboration in helping the project move forward.
"DEEP Commissioner #KatieDykes, who will be leaving her position this month, said the project marks the state’s commitment to protecting and ensuring the health and perseverance of its waterways and the Long Island Sound Watershed.
" 'Supporting the planning, engineering and design needed to move this project toward construction will help advance future improvements to #StreamConnectivity, aquatic habitat and #FloodResilience,' Dykes said.
"The funding was made available to DEEP through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Partnership National Estuary Program."
#SolarPunkSunday #RestoreFloodplains #BuildingForResiliency #FloodplainReclamation #Connecticut #DamRemoval #Floodplain #Watersheds #RiverRestoration
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#WaterburyCT receives $339K DEEP grant for #RisdonDam removal project
By Dalton Zbierski, 7/4/2026
"A vision in Waterbury is en route to becoming reality, as the city received a grant from the state this week to help kickstart the Risdon #DamRemoval Project on South Main Street.
"The $339,000 Long Island Sound Ecosystems Grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will fund an important early stage of the project to remove the aging Risdon Dam.
"The grant will cover the environmental investigation, engineering design and permitting required for the removal of the dam, which is located behind the former factory at 2100 South Main St.
"A release this week from the city announced the award from DEEP and explained the purpose of the project.
"Removing the dam will restore the natural flow of #HopevillePondBrook, a tributary of the #NaugatuckRiver within the #LongIslandSound #watershed.
"The project aims to improve #AquaticHabitat, reconnect #StreamCorridors, reduce #FloodRisk and eliminate a deteriorating structure that poses safety risks for nearby properties and infrastructure, according to city officials.
"It will take approximately one year to complete the planning, design and permitting phase. Then, the construction will move on to bidding.
"On Wednesday, Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski, Jr. said the grant represents another significant investment in the city’s infrastructure and #EnvironmentalStewardship.
" 'Removing the Risdon Dam will improve the health of Hopeville Pond Brook, reduce flood risks and help restore a more resilient #ecosystem for #FutureGenerations,' Pernerewski said.
"The mayor also thanked #DEEP for its support and collaboration in helping the project move forward.
"DEEP Commissioner #KatieDykes, who will be leaving her position this month, said the project marks the state’s commitment to protecting and ensuring the health and perseverance of its waterways and the Long Island Sound Watershed.
" 'Supporting the planning, engineering and design needed to move this project toward construction will help advance future improvements to #StreamConnectivity, aquatic habitat and #FloodResilience,' Dykes said.
"The funding was made available to DEEP through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Partnership National Estuary Program."
#SolarPunkSunday #RestoreFloodplains #BuildingForResiliency #FloodplainReclamation #Connecticut #DamRemoval #Floodplain #Watersheds #RiverRestoration
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New study finds clear‑cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
#FloodRisk #ClearCutLogging #Forestry #ClimateChange #Floods #BritishColumbia #Environment #Watersheds #Sustainability #Nature #Flooding #Canada #PublicSafety
#Deforestation #Logging
https://the-14.com/new-study-finds-clear-cut-logging-can-dramatically-increase-flood-risk/ -
New study finds clear‑cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
#FloodRisk #ClearCutLogging #Forestry #ClimateChange #Floods #BritishColumbia #Environment #Watersheds #Sustainability #Nature #Flooding #Canada #PublicSafety
#Deforestation #Logging
https://the-14.com/new-study-finds-clear-cut-logging-can-dramatically-increase-flood-risk/ -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪂🦫 In 1948, #wildlife manager Elmo W. Heter of #Idaho needed to relocate #beavers flooding #farms without killing them during transport by #horse and #mule.
He built special crates with parachutes and dropped 76 beavers from #airplanes into #ChamberlainBasin where 75 survived to found new colonies that helped restore the region’s #watersheds.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71613267/parachute-beavers/
#conservation #history #science #nature #animals #1940s #20thcentury #ecology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪂🦫 In 1948, #wildlife manager Elmo W. Heter of #Idaho needed to relocate #beavers flooding #farms without killing them during transport by #horse and #mule.
He built special crates with parachutes and dropped 76 beavers from #airplanes into #ChamberlainBasin where 75 survived to found new colonies that helped restore the region’s #watersheds.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71613267/parachute-beavers/
#conservation #history #science #nature #animals #1940s #20thcentury #ecology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪂🦫 In 1948, #wildlife manager Elmo W. Heter of #Idaho needed to relocate #beavers flooding #farms without killing them during transport by #horse and #mule.
He built special crates with parachutes and dropped 76 beavers from #airplanes into #ChamberlainBasin where 75 survived to found new colonies that helped restore the region’s #watersheds.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71613267/parachute-beavers/
#conservation #history #science #nature #animals #1940s #20thcentury #ecology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪂🦫 In 1948, #wildlife manager Elmo W. Heter of #Idaho needed to relocate #beavers flooding #farms without killing them during transport by #horse and #mule.
He built special crates with parachutes and dropped 76 beavers from #airplanes into #ChamberlainBasin where 75 survived to found new colonies that helped restore the region’s #watersheds.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71613267/parachute-beavers/
#conservation #history #science #nature #animals #1940s #20thcentury #ecology
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Thawing permafrost responsible for acidification of Yukon watersheds
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Yukon #Canada #Permafrost #ClimateChange #Ecology #Environment #WaterQuality #Pollution #NorthernCanada #Watersheds #HeavyMetals #Freshwater #AcidRockDrainage
https://the-14.com/thawing-permafrost-responsible-for-acidification-of-yukon-watersheds/ -
Thawing permafrost responsible for acidification of Yukon watersheds
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Yukon #Canada #Permafrost #ClimateChange #Ecology #Environment #WaterQuality #Pollution #NorthernCanada #Watersheds #HeavyMetals #Freshwater #AcidRockDrainage
https://the-14.com/thawing-permafrost-responsible-for-acidification-of-yukon-watersheds/ -
After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years
#Canada #Environment #Wildfires #DrinkingWater #Water #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #WaterSafety #Forests #CanadaWildfires #BCWildfires #Infrastructure #Watersheds #ClimateAdaptation #Health
https://the-14.com/after-the-flames-wildfires-pollute-drinking-water-for-years/ -
After the flames, wildfires pollute drinking water for years
#Canada #Environment #Wildfires #DrinkingWater #Water #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #WaterSafety #Forests #CanadaWildfires #BCWildfires #Infrastructure #Watersheds #ClimateAdaptation #Health
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The Great [European] Continental Divide - Or A Raindrop's Journey Though Europe...
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https://www.voronoiapp.com/maps/The-Great-Continental-Divide-or-a-raindrops-journey-though-Europe-1916 <-- shared technical article and maps
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https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ <-- author’s stated datasource
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#water #hydrology #hydrography #continentaldivide #europe #raindrop #catchments #watersheds #GIS #spatial #mapping #elevation #slope #continent #cartography #naturalsystems -
The Great [European] Continental Divide - Or A Raindrop's Journey Though Europe...
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https://www.voronoiapp.com/maps/The-Great-Continental-Divide-or-a-raindrops-journey-though-Europe-1916 <-- shared technical article and maps
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https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ <-- author’s stated datasource
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#water #hydrology #hydrography #continentaldivide #europe #raindrop #catchments #watersheds #GIS #spatial #mapping #elevation #slope #continent #cartography #naturalsystems -
Conserving #wetlands & wildlife #marshes are absolutely essential to #biodiversity 💚
#nature #conservation #WildlifeSanctuary #WildlFirst #ecology #ecosystems #watersheds #waterways #environment #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW
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Conserving #wetlands & wildlife #marshes are absolutely essential to #biodiversity 💚
#nature #conservation #WildlifeSanctuary #WildlFirst #ecology #ecosystems #watersheds #waterways #environment #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW
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USGS: New Nationwide Tool Helps Answer: Do We Have Enough Water?. “The USGS National Water Availability Assessment Data Companion provides water managers, agricultural communities and researchers with detailed information about water supply and demand across approximately 80,000 watersheds nationwide.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/28/new-nationwide-tool-helps-answer-do-we-have-enough-water-usgs/ -
USGS: New Nationwide Tool Helps Answer: Do We Have Enough Water?. “The USGS National Water Availability Assessment Data Companion provides water managers, agricultural communities and researchers with detailed information about water supply and demand across approximately 80,000 watersheds nationwide.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/28/new-nationwide-tool-helps-answer-do-we-have-enough-water-usgs/ -
Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain
#Forest #ForestLoss #Watersheds #Environment #Rivers #ClimateScience #SustainableForestry #LoggingImpact #Rain #Hydrology #ForestManagement #NatureProtection #EcosystemHealth #Water #Deforestation
https://the-14.com/why-forest-loss-is-making-our-watersheds-leak-rain/ -
Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain
#Forest #ForestLoss #Watersheds #Environment #Rivers #ClimateScience #SustainableForestry #LoggingImpact #Rain #Hydrology #ForestManagement #NatureProtection #EcosystemHealth #Water #Deforestation
https://the-14.com/why-forest-loss-is-making-our-watersheds-leak-rain/ -
"As predators at the top of the chain, #otters help regulate fish and invertebrate numbers.
"Their presence signals something deeper, too: the #water is clean, the system productive, the ecosystem whole enough to support them again."
#rewilding #greatlakes #watersheds #ecology
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-river-otters-remarkable-comeback/
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"As predators at the top of the chain, #otters help regulate fish and invertebrate numbers.
"Their presence signals something deeper, too: the #water is clean, the system productive, the ecosystem whole enough to support them again."
#rewilding #greatlakes #watersheds #ecology
https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-river-otters-remarkable-comeback/
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Good to see this BUT where is the protective legislation and penalties for greedy, thirsty corporations? https://cabinradio.ca/279440/news/environment/land-water/canada-water-agency-gives-1m-to-mackenzie-river-protection/
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Good to see this BUT where is the protective legislation and penalties for greedy, thirsty corporations? https://cabinradio.ca/279440/news/environment/land-water/canada-water-agency-gives-1m-to-mackenzie-river-protection/
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Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Drought Dynamics in the Ukrina River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17020124 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #drought #risk #hazard #remotesensing #MODIS #satellite #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #monitoring #Ukrina #RiverBasin #Bosnia #Herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #water #waterresources #socioeconomic #risk #hazard #cost #economics #agriculture #foodsecurity #watersecurity #landcover #vegetation #croplands #fruit #crops #metrology #hydrology #droughtexposure #basins #riverbasins #watersheds #monitoring #mitigation #planning #droughtrisk -
Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Drought Dynamics in the Ukrina River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17020124 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #drought #risk #hazard #remotesensing #MODIS #satellite #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #monitoring #Ukrina #RiverBasin #Bosnia #Herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #water #waterresources #socioeconomic #risk #hazard #cost #economics #agriculture #foodsecurity #watersecurity #landcover #vegetation #croplands #fruit #crops #metrology #hydrology #droughtexposure #basins #riverbasins #watersheds #monitoring #mitigation #planning #droughtrisk -
Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Drought Dynamics in the Ukrina River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17020124 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #drought #risk #hazard #remotesensing #MODIS #satellite #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #monitoring #Ukrina #RiverBasin #Bosnia #Herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #water #waterresources #socioeconomic #risk #hazard #cost #economics #agriculture #foodsecurity #watersecurity #landcover #vegetation #croplands #fruit #crops #metrology #hydrology #droughtexposure #basins #riverbasins #watersheds #monitoring #mitigation #planning #droughtrisk -
Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Drought Dynamics in the Ukrina River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17020124 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #drought #risk #hazard #remotesensing #MODIS #satellite #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #monitoring #Ukrina #RiverBasin #Bosnia #Herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #water #waterresources #socioeconomic #risk #hazard #cost #economics #agriculture #foodsecurity #watersecurity #landcover #vegetation #croplands #fruit #crops #metrology #hydrology #droughtexposure #basins #riverbasins #watersheds #monitoring #mitigation #planning #droughtrisk -
Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Drought Dynamics in the Ukrina River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17020124 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #drought #risk #hazard #remotesensing #MODIS #satellite #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #monitoring #Ukrina #RiverBasin #Bosnia #Herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #water #waterresources #socioeconomic #risk #hazard #cost #economics #agriculture #foodsecurity #watersecurity #landcover #vegetation #croplands #fruit #crops #metrology #hydrology #droughtexposure #basins #riverbasins #watersheds #monitoring #mitigation #planning #droughtrisk -
My iPad picks random nature shots from my photo library as lock and Home Screen images. Smiled when I saw this one… not really a “nature shot”, but it is a nice reminder of a time when I made a local private forest company quite upset. 😂 😠 🌲 💧
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My iPad picks random nature shots from my photo library as lock and Home Screen images. Smiled when I saw this one… not really a “nature shot”, but it is a nice reminder of a time when I made a local private forest company quite upset. 😂 😠 🌲 💧
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Functional Floodplain Explorer [USA]
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/ <-- shared Functional Floodplain Explorer webmap
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/NFFA_Tutorial.pdf <-- shared web map tutorial
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/NFFA_MethodOverview.pdf <-- shared methodology overview
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/NFFA_ExeSummary.pdf <-- shared executive summary of the project, spatial datasets, etc
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https://youtu.be/XiX_1vimFcs?si=HBUl0Bb6zdtzSLE2 <-- American Rivers Restoring Floodplains, including economics and damage
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[this post is intended to share a US National mapping / hydrology resource, etc]
#water #hydrology #USA #National #CONUS #Alaska #Hawaii #functional #floodplains #webpab #GIS #spatial #mapping #conservation #freshwater #surfacewater #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #cost #economics #infrastructure #NationalFunctionalFloodplainsAssessment #flood #flooding #protection #mitigation #restoration #network #connectivity #natural #watersheds #protection #alteration #engineering #flow #river #waterbody #extremeweather #spatialanalysis
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Functional Floodplain Explorer [USA]
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/ <-- shared Functional Floodplain Explorer webmap
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/NFFA_Tutorial.pdf <-- shared web map tutorial
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/NFFA_MethodOverview.pdf <-- shared methodology overview
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https://seal-app-r7cbc.ondigitalocean.app/NFFA_ExeSummary.pdf <-- shared executive summary of the project, spatial datasets, etc
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https://youtu.be/XiX_1vimFcs?si=HBUl0Bb6zdtzSLE2 <-- American Rivers Restoring Floodplains, including economics and damage
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[this post is intended to share a US National mapping / hydrology resource, etc]
#water #hydrology #USA #National #CONUS #Alaska #Hawaii #functional #floodplains #webpab #GIS #spatial #mapping #conservation #freshwater #surfacewater #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #cost #economics #infrastructure #NationalFunctionalFloodplainsAssessment #flood #flooding #protection #mitigation #restoration #network #connectivity #natural #watersheds #protection #alteration #engineering #flow #river #waterbody #extremeweather #spatialanalysis
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#ColquitzRiver had flooded out but has now receded. It will likely flood again because more rains are expected this week.
#Wsanec #Saanich #river #WaterLevels #weather #FloodWatch #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WaterSteward #WaterProtector #Nature #climate #environmental #watersheds #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Tillicum #Colquitz
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#ColquitzRiver had flooded out but has now receded. It will likely flood again because more rains are expected this week.
#Wsanec #Saanich #river #WaterLevels #weather #FloodWatch #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WaterSteward #WaterProtector #Nature #climate #environmental #watersheds #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Tillicum #Colquitz
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#30daymapchallenge Day 27 "Boundaries": imagining a North America with countries, states, and counties replaced by nested watersheds at multiple scales. I used data from the CEC's North American Environmental Atlas to map the major watersheds of North America using a color palette, text style, and overall aesthetic inspired by 1950s era political maps.
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#30daymapchallenge Day 27 "Boundaries": imagining a North America with countries, states, and counties replaced by nested watersheds at multiple scales. I used data from the CEC's North American Environmental Atlas to map the major watersheds of North America using a color palette, text style, and overall aesthetic inspired by 1950s era political maps.
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Public water should not be put up for sale, ever. I'm not confident about this coalition because words are important - their words sound like they are OK negotiating sales of public water - it sounds like covert greenwashing. We need degrowth of ecocide industries & watershed protection for ecological, environmental & human rights purposes - above all other purposes.
Commodifying public water is not in the best interests of the public.#BlueGold #BCpoli #CDNpoli #WaterIsLife #Environmental #ecological #Watersheds #WaterProtectors #BCWatershedSecurityFund #PacificNorthwest #ClimateAction #Cascadia #PNW #sustainability #WaterStewardship #ProtecfWater #BCNDP #Freshwater #BCWatershedSecurityCoalition #NonPartisan
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Public water should not be put up for sale, ever. I'm not confident about this coalition because words are important - their words sound like they are OK negotiating sales of public water - it sounds like covert greenwashing. We need degrowth of ecocide industries & watershed protection for ecological, environmental & human rights purposes - above all other purposes.
Commodifying public water is not in the best interests of the public.#BlueGold #BCpoli #CDNpoli #WaterIsLife #Environmental #ecological #Watersheds #WaterProtectors #BCWatershedSecurityFund #PacificNorthwest #ClimateAction #Cascadia #PNW #sustainability #WaterStewardship #ProtecfWater #BCNDP #Freshwater #BCWatershedSecurityCoalition #NonPartisan
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Right now, #BritishColumbia has the lowest industrial #water rates in #Canada - effectively giving away one of our most vital #PublicResources to some of the world’s largest industries. Meanwhile, communities are left struggling to fund the response to worsening droughts, floods, wildfires, and drinking water crises.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Bringing BC’s industrial water rates in line with other provinces is a fair, practical way to:
Fund stronger watershed security
Support sustainable economic growth.
Keep communities safe and resilient to floods, fires, and water shortages.
Safeguard BC jobs, grow food, and protect the economy — every industry depends on water.
Do it all without costing taxpayers a dime.
This is a simple, fair, and fiscally responsible solution that will build long-term watershed security across BC.https://www.watershedsecurity.ca/home/water-giveaway/
Investing in #WatershedSecurity aligns with the values of a significant majority of voters, as 78% of British Columbians want to see major investments from the provincial government to protect freshwater in BC.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #WaterIsLife #Environmental #ecological #Watersheds #WaterProtectors #BCWatershedSecurityFund #PacificNorthwest #ClimateAction #Cascadia #PNW #sustainability #WaterStewardship #ProtecfWater #BCNDP #Freshwater #BCWatershedSecurityCoalition #NonPartisan
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Right now, #BritishColumbia has the lowest industrial #water rates in #Canada - effectively giving away one of our most vital #PublicResources to some of the world’s largest industries. Meanwhile, communities are left struggling to fund the response to worsening droughts, floods, wildfires, and drinking water crises.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Bringing BC’s industrial water rates in line with other provinces is a fair, practical way to:
Fund stronger watershed security
Support sustainable economic growth.
Keep communities safe and resilient to floods, fires, and water shortages.
Safeguard BC jobs, grow food, and protect the economy — every industry depends on water.
Do it all without costing taxpayers a dime.
This is a simple, fair, and fiscally responsible solution that will build long-term watershed security across BC.https://www.watershedsecurity.ca/home/water-giveaway/
Investing in #WatershedSecurity aligns with the values of a significant majority of voters, as 78% of British Columbians want to see major investments from the provincial government to protect freshwater in BC.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #WaterIsLife #Environmental #ecological #Watersheds #WaterProtectors #BCWatershedSecurityFund #PacificNorthwest #ClimateAction #Cascadia #PNW #sustainability #WaterStewardship #ProtecfWater #BCNDP #Freshwater #BCWatershedSecurityCoalition #NonPartisan
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The recklessness of #DanielleSmith and her #UCP corporate clowns is mind boggling. Show us the evidence that no harm will be done to downstream #ecosystems and #watersheds. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tailings-release-health-1.7635669
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The recklessness of #DanielleSmith and her #UCP corporate clowns is mind boggling. Show us the evidence that no harm will be done to downstream #ecosystems and #watersheds. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tailings-release-health-1.7635669
