South Saskatchewan is the most threatened-
Canadian rivers in trouble, study warns. By Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service
Detailed Report. Canada’s Rivers at Risk. pdf file with lots of photos and charts
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Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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The Fraser ain’t doing too well either at least in terms of salmon runs. Debates on why the crash in the runs range from pollution, ocean conditions and, my best bet, the sea lice spread from the salmon farms in the estuaries.
I naively used to think Canada was more “environmentally friendly” than the states, but watching their gutting of the wild salmon runs on the east and west coasts, and the tar sands project in Alberta makes me think I will have to change my mind.
http://www2.canada.com/newwestrecord/news/story.html?id=0d908438-f4e8-4ca8-8ac6-6fd447340ce8
Fraser link….where is that “edit” button?