The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Areas hard hit by B.C. drought now the target of bottled water corporations https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-drought-water-bottling/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:41:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=38726 Commercial applications to take water are on the rise, sparking a province-wide debate about who should profit off B.C.'s imperilled freshwater resources Emily Fagan In-Depth B.C. environmental law freshwater When in Drought Photo: Frank Luca / The Narwhal Jamie Fletcher, High Bar First Nation, water bottling, Clinton ‘People protect what they love’: citizen scientists collect and share data on watersheds in the Skeena region https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-skeena-watershed-citizen-scientists/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:52:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=35530 From a 12-year-old collecting water quality data in his backyard to conservation organizations advocating for better access to information, people in the Skeena watershed are working to fill gaps in our collective knowledge of one of B.C.’s largest salmon watersheds Matt Simmons and Marty Clemens On the ground B.C. freshwater Science water When in Drought Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal ‘A lot of salmon died’: Ahousaht Guardians look to watershed restoration amid B.C.’s dangerously dry summer https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-drought-ahousaht-salmon/ Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=35260 The province’s prolonged drought is exacerbating the damage done to Bedwell River by decades of forestry around Tofino. Now, First Nations and conservation groups are teaming up to protect salmon and bring the watershed back to life Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth climate change salmon solutions water When in Drought wildlife Photo: Melissa Renwick / The Narwhal No longer a rainforest: B.C.’s Sunshine Coast improvises to survive long-term drought https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-sunshine-coast-drought/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=34731 Farmers, gardeners, brewers and regional managers are banding together in a beautiful partnership to both store and distribute water across the extraordinarily parched coastal region, just north of Vancouver. As the area’s reservoirs continue to shrink, residents are experimenting with new ways to manage their relationship with watersheds Judith Lavoie Photo Essay B.C. climate change freshwater water When in Drought Life in the heart of B.C.’s brutal summer drought https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-kettle-basin-drought/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=34461 For ranchers, farmers and foresters alike, the extreme dry conditions in the Kettle River watershed have forced a reckoning with the region’s intensive clearcut logging — and what people across the region can do to remedy decades of human impact to sensitive ecosystems Louis Bockner On the ground Photo Essay B.C. climate change forestry freshwater logging water When in Drought Photo: Louis Bockner / The Narwhal A man climbs over a chicken-wire fence with dry grass all around ‘It’s pretty dire’: Vancouver Island salmon under threat from climate change-induced droughts https://thenarwhal.ca/vancouver-island-salmon-bc-drought/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 22:42:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=33919 As the island enters the most severe level of drought in the province, experts warn B.C. has much work to do to manage for watershed health in the midst of prolonged dry spells Braela Kwan News B.C. climate change freshwater salmon water When in Drought Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal