- Das Blaue Buch vom Rhein
Die Blauen Bücher Resource Type: Book Published: 1953
- Milton-Born-with-a-Tooth
Connexipedia article Resource Type: Article Milton Born-With-A-Tooth is a Peigan-Blackfoot political activist.
- Borneo's Killer Dams
Mega-Dams in Sarawak Threaten Indigenous Tribes with Ethnocide Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 Sarawak, Malaysia, is home to thousands of endemic species, forty indigenous groups, and one of the largest transboundary rainforests remaining in the world. The state is also suffering from one of the world's highest rates of deforestation; only 5% of its primary forests remain. Now, Sarawak's forests and their inhabitants face another threat: the damming of its rivers for hydroelectric power.
- The Canadian Environmental Education Catalogue
A Guide to Selected Resources Resource Type: Article
- Canoeing Ontario's Rivers
Resource Type: Book Published: 1985
- A Citizens' Streambank Restoration Handbook
Resource Type: Book
- Connexions Library: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Water Focus
Resource Type: Website Published: 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on water, rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes, rivers, oceans, marine life.
- Dam it all: More than half of the world's long rivers are blocked by infrastucture
Resource Type: Article Published: 2019 But with the increasing demand for more water, energy generation, and flood management, the construction of dams, levees, reservoirs, and other river-obstructive infrastructures is becoming ubiquitous.
- Defending the Oldman River
A conversation with Milton-Born-With-A-Tooth Resource Type: Audio Published: 1992 An interview with Milton-Born-With-A-Tooth about the struggle to defend the Oldman River in Alberta.
- Don River Day points out pollution, abuse of river
Resource Type: Article Published: 1981 Dumping contaminants into the Don River is supposedly no longer allowed, but it continues and the effects are serious.
- EnvironmentSources.com
Resource Type: Website Published: 2017 Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information.
- An evening paddle
Resource Type: Article Published: 2020 Went canoeing on the Humber River with a friend yesterday evening. We paddled the river and explored the marshes.
- The Hidden Rivers of Brooklyn
Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 A look at the extensive drainage and sewer system under the streets of Brooklyn, NY. When pipes fill up and plants reach capacity, untreated water containg sewage flows into local rivers and bays. However a bold green infrastructure initiative hopes to reduce such overflows by 3.8 billion gallons a year.
- The Humber
Tales of a Canadian Heritage River Resource Type: Book
- International Day of Action for Rivers 2022
Resource Type: Article Published: 2022
- Is Canada's government trying to kill off the wild salmon?
Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Matthews discusses how the Canadian government's actions and legal changes threaten the wild salmon.
- Legacy
The Natural History of Ontario Resource Type: Book Published: 1989 A comprehensive, extensively illustrated natural history of Ontario, covering bedrock, soils, birds, mammals, insects, wildflowers, forests, prehistoric life, and much more.
- Life in Lakes and Rivers
Resource Type: Book Published: 1972
- The Mekong must run free!
Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 The Mekong is among Southeast Asia's greatest rivers, sustaining tens of millions from its abundant fisheries and its floodwaters which both irrigate and fertilise. But Nature's bounty, and beauty, are at risk from a series of 11 dams.
- The Moonlit Stream
Resource Type: Article Published: 1988 For relief from the stresses and strains of life, there is nothing like spending a few hours sitting beside a flowing river. A river, unlike a lake, moves. It is going somewhere. It's like life passing you by, and for a change its rather nice to just sit there and let it.
- The Niagara River
An Important Bird Area Resource Type: Book Published: 1999
- Nieste (Fluss)
Wikipedia Artikle Resource Type: Article Die Nieste ist ein 21,8 km[2] langer, östlicher und orographisch rechter Zufluss der Fulda. Sie fließt im Werra-Meißner-Kreis und im Landkreis Kassel in Hessen sowie im Landkreis Göttingen in Niedersachsen (Deutschland). Die Nieste entspringt im nordhessischen Werra-Meißner-Kreis im Kaufunger Wald.
- 1978 Annual Report of San Juan River Salmon Enhancement Program
Resource Type: Article Published: 1978
- Only Seven Days Left to Save The Humber River Clean-Up: Founder Seeking Local Business Sponsors
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Founder seeking local business sponsors for Humber River clean-up
- Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 12, 2015
SYRIZA Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 2015 This week we're featuring the 40-point program which SYRIZA, the Greek coalition of the radical left, put forward to win the Greek election. Oliver Tickell writes about the mass media's latest campaign of pro-war propaganda, this time revolving around supposed "Russian aggression" in Ukraine, while Paul Edwards looks at another form of war propaganda, Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper'. The Topic of the Week is Water Rights. Related items include the film "Blue Gold: World Water Wars," the featured website International Rivers, and articles on water-related struggles, past and present, including articles on the Walkerton water disaster and the Cochabamba water war.
- Over the Don
Resource Type: Book
- Park Ranger Guide to Rivers & Lakes
What to see and learn on America's freshwaters Resource Type: Book Published: 1991
- The Physiography of Southern Ontario
Resource Type: Book Published: 1967 The book begins with a brief account of the bedrock of Southern Ontario, continues with its galcial geology, then treats all its surface features, including river valleys, in some detail. The second half describes the physiography and land use and settlement of each of fifty-two regions. It ends with a brief summary, a glossary, and a bibliography.
- The privatization of rivers in Chile
Auctioning-off rivers for private gain has severe social and environmental impacts. But there is a better way. Resource Type: Article Published: 2020 The Chilean government has continued with the mercantile treatment of common goods, putting several rivers in the Bio Bio Region up for auction, despite ongoing social unrest.
- Reclaiming Toronto's Don River
Resource Type: Article Published: 1989
- Remembering the Don
A Rare Record of Earlier Times Within the Don River Valley Resource Type: Book Published: 1981 Memories of Toronto's Don River in days gone by.
- River Life
Resource Type: Book Published: 1979
- River Mosaic
A Study of the Landscape Quality and Visual Character of the Lower Don Valley Resource Type: Book Published: 1978
- Rivers in Canadian Music
Resource Type: Article Published: 2014
- Rivers in crisis: water theft and corruption in the Darling River system
Resource Type: Article Published: 2019 A water crisis in New South Wales has resulted in millions of fish dying and a shortage of water in communities. Politicians blame drought while other blame corruption and the actions of big irrigators.
- The Run of the River
Portraits of Eleven British Columbia Rivers Resource Type: Book Published: 1992 Mark Hume celebrates eleven B.C. rivers, but also raises questions about the cost of development and the cost of wilderness. Is it possible to have industry -- forestry, smelting, fishing, and even tourism -- and still maintain the rivers and wildlife that support them?
- Saint John River
Wikipedia article Resource Type: Article The Saint John River (French: Fleuve Saint-Jean) is a 673 kilometres (418 mi) long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy.
- Saugeen River
Wikipedia article Resource Type: Article The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada. The river begins in the Osprey Wetland Conservation Lands and flows generally north-west about 160 kilometres (99 mi) before exiting into Lake Huron. The river is navigable for some distance, and was once an important barge route. The river's name comes from an Ojibwa language word Zaagiing, meaning outlet.
- Swimming in Shit
Against the Current Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 Why is it the case that in a city that is almost entirely built on islands a city literally surrounded by water are there so few places to swim and cool off?
- Toronto Council Moves to Protect City's Water from Pipeline Spills
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Toronto City Council's motion asking for emergency shut-off values on either side of the City of Toronto's major watercourses reflects increased resident pressure on the city to defend us all against environmental hazards.
- Trails of the Don
Resource Type: Book Published: 1992 Charles Sauriol recalls Toronto's Don Valley.
- Unimpeded Rivers Crucial as Climate Changes: New Study
Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 Gravel-bed rivers and their floodplains are the lifeblood of ecosystems and need to be allowed to run and flood unimpeded if species are to be protected and communities are to cope with climate change.
- Upper Saugeen Valley Conservation Report
Resource Type: Book Published: 1953 A detailed report on the upper Saugeen Valley (with important information on the entire Saugeen watershed). Chapters include the Indian Period, Settlement, Mills, Agriculture, Geology, Physiography, General Considerations, Description of Soils, Present Land Use, Conservation Practices, Land Use Capability, Land Economics, Recommended Land Use, The Forest, Forest Products, Present Woodland Conditions, Conservation Measures in Progress, Forest Conservation Measures Required, Forest Insects and Diseases, Land Acquisition, Snow Fences, Windbreaks, Harvesting, Manufacturing and Marketing of Woodland Product, The River, Floods 1837-1951, Encroachments, Underground Water, General Hydraulic Problems, Hydraulics and Control Measures, Flood Control for the Town of Walkterton, Wildlife, Present Species, Improving the Farm for Wildlife, Fish.
- The Valley of the Humber 1615-1903
Resource Type: Book Published: 1974
- Voyages
Canada's Heritage Rivers Resource Type: Book Published: 1995
- Water resources - 'The river is dying': the vast ecological cost of Brazil's mining disasters
Water resources are tapped with often reckless abandon and poor regulation. And it looks set to go on under new president. Resource Type: Article Published: 2019 Brazil's worst mining disaster in decades has prompted calls to create stronger regulations and enforce them with real consequences rather than small fines that often go unpaid.
- Wetland Plants of Ontario
Resource Type: Book Published: 1997
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