Open Directory - Regional: North America: Canada: British Columbia: Science and Environment
See also: - Paper by Max Ledbetter and Ray Hilborn, originally printed at the University of British Columbia in 1981. Provides salmon run timing data for sockeye, pinks, coho, chum and chinook. - Licensing and regulatory body responsible for the province's more than 24,000 engineers and geoscientists. Includes searchable member directory, member services, events and resources. - Non-profit resource network for people and groups interested in lake issues and lake stewardship. Includes background information, newsletter, event calendar, and regional contact information. - Information to teach and motivate people living in bear country BC about how to reduce and prevent problems with grizzly and black bears. A stewardship conservation education program for communities in bear habitat. - Addresses cross-commodity issues in agriculture and provides a forum for farmers and ranchers to work together to develop agricultural policies, and advance those policies. It also functions as a watchdog for farmers advising them of emerging local and global developments. - Offers projects list, events, reports and an image gallery. - Network of community-based environmental organizations around the province. Advocates environmental responsibility and community participation in activities leading to ecological sustainability. Issues profiles, directory of member organizations, and other information. - Information about geology, mining, and related research activities around the province. - Individuals interested in the investigation of various animals as yet unidentified by science. Includes publications, membership details, links, and animal profiles. - Resource site for BIEAP and FREMP partners, stakeholders, and the general public to further sustainable management of Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River Estuary. Publications, plans, project and event details, and maps. - Works with the people of the Canadian Columbia River Basin to bring social, economic and environmental benefits to the region most affected by dam construction under the Columbia River Treaty. Offices in Nakusp, Golden, Cranbrook and Castlegar. - Electronic atlas project for the plants of British Columbia, covering life forms from vascular plants to algae, and topics from identification to scientific collections. - Promote conservation-based development as a means to a conservation economy in the coastal temperate rain forests. Information on activities, projects and publications. - Agency responsible for the protection and restoration of fish habitat, Salmonid Enhancement Programs, planning, community involvement, and public education programs. Workshop information included. Headquarters in Vancouver. - Description of the engineering restoration of salmon resources after being devastated by rock slide during railway construction from 1912-1914. - Society determined to preserve ecologically sensitive natural environments from destructive human activities such as industrial resource extraction, road building and other similar developments. - Geochemical databases from the BC Geological Survey, including data from lake sediment, till, and regional geochemical surveys. - Protect and restore the marine environment of Georgia Strait. Includes newsletter, membership details, and resources on many environmental issues including a green boating guide. - The British Columbia Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks provides an overview of groundwater resources. - Home of the largest captive breeding centre in North America for endangered burrowing owls. Resources for teachers, kids, and volunteers; visitor information; animal photos and information; and park map. - Offers research projects in molecular genetics, fermentation and bio-process engineering, synthesis and sequencing, protein analysis, cell culture and downstream processing, biomolecular thermodynamics and production of gene knock-outs. Located in Vancouver. - Explores the natural world of north Vancouver Island. Topics include paleontology, marine biology, travel, kayaking, and hiking. - An interactive information page for the Marine sciences. - Nonprofit organization committed to waste avoidance. Site has information about recycling, household hazardous waste, and the BC materials exchange. - Non-profit society aiming to protect and enhance the natural resources of the Salmon River Watershed in Langley. Includes documents, publications, list of activities and directors, events, and contact information. - Photographic expedition on the biology of Pacific wild salmon in the coastal waters and rivers of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest. - B.C.'s oldest environmental interest group. Operates an Environmental Resource Centre, lists local environmental events, and initiates various campaigns for better air, water, and land. - An association of researchers, professionals and students who have an interest in the field of bioinformatics. Background, meetings, directions and contact details. - An advocacy and information site about the dangers posed by fish farms to the wild salmon population in the waters off the coast. Features videos, letters, media coverage donation and membership details.
