Fall is always kind of bittersweet. Don’t get us wrong, we LOVE the changing foliage, chilly nights, cozy sweaters, and so on… but we also can’t help but miss summer […]
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Reporting harmful algal blooms (HABs)
When you’re out sampling with your Water Rangers kit and enjoying nature, the last thing you want to encounter is green, smelly algae. But harmful algal blooms (HABs) are more […]
Science camp for Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan
In August, our summer student Erin had the opportunity to assist with an Indigenous youth science camp held in the Qu’appelle Valley, SK. Read her latest blog issue to find […]
Une nouvelle collaboration de données sur les eaux fait des vagues dans les Grands Lacs
Annonce de notre collaboration avec DataStream DataStream et Water Rangers font équipe pour publier les données sur la surveillance communautaire des eaux dans les régions des Grands Lacs et du […]
We’re working with DataStream to make a splash in the Great Lakes
Announcing our collaboration with DataStream Beginning in 2021, we’re working with DataStream to publish community water monitoring data from the Great Lakes and Saint-Lawrence regions! Community water monitoring is a […]
Get to know our team! First up: Cassidy Swanston
The following interview took place between our Sustainable Development Coordinator, Emelia, and our Web Designer, Cassidy. Cassidy has been part of the Water Rangers team since 2019. Since then, she’s […]
What cows taught me about water security
How often do you consider the water needs of cows you pass by when driving through the country? In this blog post, our summer student Erin reflects on a summer […]
Measuring the impact of fouled waters on people
This is the first part of the four part series, quantifying the impact of Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and nuisance algae on lakeside communities and people living and visiting the […]
Reflecting on my purpose… one sip of coffee at a time
Unpopular opinion: Mornings are awesome. It might sound cliché, but I like to think of each new day as a fresh start, a chance to do things better. Before I can […]
2021: The year we became more resilient than ever.
Devastating wildfires. Droughts. Floods. Social unrest. All within a global pandemic. It’s been a roller coaster, no matter what type of organization you’re in. We’ve been tasked to both survive […]
[Water Rangers] has allowed us to collect baseline water samples at strategic points along our river, as our community faces a proposed mine which will sump into the river… this program gave the community a sense that we are proactively protecting the river we love, in case the mine is approved. It has given us confidence that if it is approved, we have baseline data, and can hold industry to a higher standard.
Sarah, tester from New Brunswick