Autumn is nearly upon us and the Atlantic Water Network team is already feeling nostalgic about our favourite days spent outside and on the water. We can’t think of a better way to close out the season than by holding a photo contest to cel…
Happy 40th anniversary to the Cheticamp River Salmon Association (CRSA)! They were established in 1981, with the goal of enhancing the salmon fishing experience on the Cheticamp River. Since then, they have expanded and shifted their focus…
We are happy to announce a new collaboration with the Cheticamp River Salmon Association: as of this summer, a YSI is available at the brand new Cape Breton equipment hub! Community-based monitoring organizations, researchers, and citizen s…
This blog has been updated from an Impact Story published by Our Living Waters in April 2021 It’s no secret that Canada has a water data scarcity problem. On the east coast, communities play a big role in filling critical data and informati…
On Saturday, June 5, 30 participants, 5 guest speakers and the AWN team convened over Zoom for our very first Citizen Science Bootcamp! An intensive, all-day course designed to help any Nova Scotian get a head start on monitoring their loca…
Our next community spotlight goes out to a PEI powerhouse, Bedeque Bay Environmental Management Association (BBEMA)! Executive director Tracy Brown shares that BBEMA has been hard at work developing educational programs and management plans…
Atlantic Water Network teamed up with ACAP Saint John to create an interactive mapping tool that can showcase YOUR water quality monitoring datasets on your very own website. As long as your data is on DataStream, you will be able to add th…
Are you concerned about the health of a local lake or river? Do you want to start tracking water health to see how it changes over time? This workshop is for any Nova Scotian looking to monitor the health of their local waterway. It will w…
