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The Strait of Georgia is turning turquoise 🐟
Did you know #herring pass on spawning knowledge to the next generation? When populations decline, the ripple affects all who rely on them. Protecting them matters!

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“I like stories with a little edge.” Meet the small but mighty Watershed Sentinel team, founder Delores Broten & editor Zoe Blunt, shaping stories for our next issue, out early April.

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Save the Tsitika! Ancient Trees up for Auction Until March 5, BC Timber Sales proposed cut block, TA1375, is up for auction. This prime habitat for marbled murrelets, denning bears and ancient lichen was a priority deferred area, but now saving it...

🚨 Save the Tsitika #forest now up for auction (ends Mar 5). BC Timber Sales plans to clearcut 34 ha of the Tsitika Valley, habitat for 300+ marbled murrelets.

📞 Call David Eby: 250-387-1715
📣 Follow action steps in the Pacific Wild link
Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

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Swallow Song | Watershed Sentinel For as long as we’ve built homes, swallows have shared them, from the eaves of Roman villas to the longhouses of the Snuneymuxw people.

As #spring starts flirting with us, Swallow Song reflects on #swallows, #parenthood, #place, and the ancient bond between people and #birds.

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The Politics of Betrayal | Watershed Sentinel The Memorandum of Understanding between Alberta and Canada is toxic, just like the tar sands. Its sole purpose is playing politics.

Alberta–Canada #MOU slammed as #greenwashing: expanding tar sands, betting on unrealistic #carbon capture, and pushing pipelines and tankers... a perfect recipe for deepening the #climate crisis while pretending to chase net-zero.

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#alberta #tarsands #extraction

In BC, big industries pay $2.25 per million litres of #freshwater while communities face #drought, #wildfires, and watershed insecurity.

With the BC Budget coming Feb 17, share the video and help push for change 💧 www.watershedsecurity.ca/take-action

#BCpoli #Water #BCWatershedSecurityCoalition

BC pauses $162M Malahat-widening project amid environmental concerns for Goldstream Carl Olsen, who has spent more than three years protesting the project, says BC should consider alternative traffic-calming measures on the Malahat.

Rare good news 🙂 #BC has paused the $162M Malahat highway expansion near #Goldstream after years of protest by #W̱SÁNEĆ elder Carl Olsen, citing risks to #salmon, the stream, and #forest.

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🚨 STOP logging at Fairy Creek 🚨

Teal-Jones is seeking a permit to log old-growth beside the Fairy Creek deferral zone (cutblock 8027).

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📣 We need to FLOOD the Ministry of Forests with opposition
🕔 Takes 5 minutes
📅 Deadline: Feb 22

#fairycreek #logging #deforestation

Data Insecurity | Watershed Sentinel A proposed data centre in Nanaimo raises concerns about water use, power demand, and climate impacts as BC expands digital infrastructure.

Data centres proposed in #Nanaimo is sparking debate over resources, hydro subsidies, and #climate goals. #Environmental advocates and local residents question who will ultimately pay the price for this new #technology. 

@nanaimo.ca #datacentre #BCpoli #BC

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Breaking News! Health Canada has approved a gene-edited pig for human consumption. Demand mandatory labelling at www.cban.ca/labelGMOs

@cbanaction.bsky.social #GMO #HealthCanada #pig #labelling #food

The new Canada-U.S. frontline is on your phone With renewed talk of separation in both Quebec and Alberta, social media researchers are worried about a new front in the battle between Canada and America. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks ...

The new Canada–U.S. frontline is on your phone!
As Canadian news fades from social platforms, AI-boosted U.S. #disinformation fills the gap, exploiting divisions from #Alberta to #Quebec and quietly reshaping our politics and identity.

#cbc #canada #division

www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7066027

New issue of The Watershed Sentinel is out!
Read some stories online watershedsentinel.ca/articles, subscribe for the full print issue + early PDF: watershedsentinel.ca/store. Support independent environmental journalism.

#salmon #environmentaljustice #watershedsentinel #grassroots #rewild #BCpoli

The Herring Remember | Watershed Sentinel Herring decline in the Salish Sea reveals shifting baselines, treaty rights violations, and the importance of protecting spawning grounds.

Seals, sea lions, and birds in the Strait of Georgia remind us that #herring season is around the corner! #HerringFest on #Hornby Island, March 4-8, 2026, brings people together to celebrate these keystone species.

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Potlatch Uprising | Watershed Sentinel First Nations leaders gather at a Migratory Salmon Potlatch to unite against fish farms and protect salmon for future generations.

The latest issue of Watershed Sentinel is off to the printer. Many of the stories won’t appear online, so the best way to read them all is to subscribe, in print or digital, and spend time with the full magazine.

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#salmon #BC #firstnations #potlatch #fishfarms

The wall is going down! Today, partners gathered at Kus-kus-sum to celebrate the removal of the steel wall, a major milestone in restoring this former industrial site back into a living estuary. More in our next issue.

#Kuskussum #Comox #Courtenay #restoration #conservation

The next issue will be sent to print next week!
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Pain & Reconciliation | Watershed Sentinel Dorothy Smith, survivor of residential school, fights for Indigenous rights, teaching, healing, and protecting her nation’s land and caribou.

Don’t miss a single story! Get the full magazine delivered straight to your mailbox. Next issue available as a PDF in about two weeks, print will follow.

#IndigenousSovereignty #TruthAndReconciliation #ResidentialSchoolSurvivors #Survivor #Justice #Reconciliation #Trauma #MMIWG #WatershedSentinel

Pulp Friction | Watershed Sentinel The Crofton pulp mill is closing after decades of pollution and conflict, marking a turning point for the Chemainus River estuary.

After 68 years, the #Crofton pulp #mill is shutting down, leaving 350 workers without jobs and destabilizing dozens of businesses in the region. And, for the #Chemainus River estuary, it may also mark the beginning of long-overdue healing. watershedsentinel.ca/article/pulp...

#pulp

The Right to Save Seed | Watershed Sentinel Canada’s proposed changes to Plant Breeders’ Rights regulations threaten farmers’ ability to save seed, increasing corporate control.

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@nfucanada.bsky.social #seed #farming #seedsaving

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Save What's Left

Petition to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia:
1. Appoint a New Minister of Forests
2. Initiate a Public Inquiry into Over harvesting of BC Forests, including Old Growth Forests

savewhatsleft.ca/petition

The Watershed Sentinel sends wishes for peace, courage, and hope! May your week be beautiful and may we all contribute to a brighter future together.🌲

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Is AI killing the internet? AI-powered browsers and search engines are threatening the death of the open web

As Google now “does the Googling” for us, rolling out AI-generated, chatbot-style answers, humans are visiting fewer of the websites where that information actually comes from. #AI #Internet

Conservation at scale can’t happen without collaboration. That’s what makes Kootenay Forest Lands truly special.

Today, we joined governments, Indigenous partners and industry to celebrate what’s possible when we work together for nature.

Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/kootenay-lan...

It’s never been about one tree, one creek, or one person. We know the power of coming together is what allows us to create real, tangible change. So let's unite to conserve, restore and care for nature. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wP1W0 ✨ #NatureMakesItPossible

Big win for conservation in B.C.! 🌲 450+ km² of forest and nearly 930 km of streams are now protected, one of Canada’s largest private land conservation efforts. Kudos to Nature Conservancy Canada (@ncccnc.bsky.social)

#KtunaxaFirstNation #Conservation #BC #KootenayForestLands

Awakening Hiladi and the Ma'amtagila Declaration by Watershed Radio: Listen on Audiomack Awakening Hiladi and the Ma'amtagila Declaration song from Watershed Radio. Release Date: September 05, 2025.

Last July, our team witnessed art, song, and sovereignty at #Hiladi, the traditional #Ma’amtagila village site. Hear Makwala-Rande Cook, Matthew Ambers, and hereditary chiefs share the Ma’amtagila Declaration for the first time, from Hiladi, “the place to make things right.”

#firstnationheritage

Whales Without Borders: Aligning Environmental Policies to Enhance Whale Conservation was written by Dr. Robinson as a Salish Sea Institute Fellow. Read the full report here: ocean.org/.../why-whal...

#orcas #whales #SalishSea #fichery #bcpoli

Conservation North accuses Premier Eby of mixed messages on old-growth logging PRINCE GEORGE - Conservation North is calling out Premier David Eby for what they see as inconsistencies in hi...

Conservation North is calling out Premier David Eby's opposition to logging old-growths to keep a Vancouver Island pulp mill running, while remaining quiet about the ongoing old-growth logging happening in the northern regions.

#oldgrowth #DavidEby #bcpoli #logging #forestry #PulpMill