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BC's economic security runs through its watersheds. The Fraser. The Skeena. The Peace. The Columbia. The Cowichan. These rivers are part of vast watersheds that collect, store, and move the water communities and economies...

If you've ever waded into a clear creek in BC and felt something hard and oval half-buried in the gravel under your feet, you may have stepped right over one of the province's longest-living...

They’re small, they’re spiky, and most people walking past a BC creek would never notice them. But once you know the story of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), it’s hard not to root for...

A common response to water restrictions in BC is that the government simply needs to build or upgrade reservoirs and water pipelines. Water infrastructure does need modernizing in many parts of BC, but that...

It doesn't have the rough-skinned newt's killer reputation. It doesn't have the beaver's engineering genius. The western toad is quieter than that. Patient, unassuming, built low to the ground. On a summer morning near...

If you’ve ever walked past a calm BC wetland and spotted a row of tiny, striped heads catching sun rays on a log, you may have met a local icon: the Western Painted Turtle....

British Columbians have faced a recurring cycle of wildfires, floods, and droughts in recent years. New polling indicates that 64% of us are concerned about fresh water scarcity. Yet, BC continues to allow major...

False charges of “arson” have become a common response to wildfire reports–and that disinformation increasingly frustrates wildfire scientists and emergency service providers, reports the Northern Beat.

A newt commonly found in BC’s watersheds might seem “cute,” from the viewpoint of a large human. Those goofy eyes with yellow irises and dark lids. That squishy nose. The smile that looks serene....