Archive for the ‘water’ Category

  By guest authors Professor Rebecca Rooney and Courtney Robichaud, University of Waterloo Do you love wetlands? You might be surprised how much you appreciate wetlands without even realizing it. GreenUP asked us to write this article because we specialize in wetland research at the University of Waterloo. The concept of getting gifts and giving […]

By Jenn McCallum, Water Programs Coordinator at GreenUP This is the final article in our three-part series on water conservation during droughts. The first article in this series examined how we can conserve water indoors, and the second article discussed ten ways we can conserve water outdoors. Another vitally important aspect in our preservation and […]

By Jenn McCallum, Water Programs Coordinator at GreenUP On July 7th, Otonabee Conservation declared a Level 2 Low Water Condition for the Otonabee region watershed due to a combination of high temperatures, low precipitation, and low surface water levels. The declaration recommends that residents of the Peterborough area reduce their water use by 20 per cent. […]

By Jenn McCallum, Water Programs Coordinator at GreenUP, and Heather Ray, Water Programs Manager at GreenUP This is the first of a three-part series on water conservation and infrastructure. Click here to read Part 2, and click here to read Part 3. On July 7th, the Otonabee Region Watershed was declared a Level 2 Low […]

By Heather Ray, GreenUP Water Programs Manager March 22 is World Water Day, a day aimed at advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6: ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Many people around the world, and in Canada, especially those in First Nation communities, do not have access to […]

By Heather Ray, GreenUP’s Manager of Water Programs I narrowly averted a crisis the other night. My toilet was quite close to overflowing. I discovered a number of cotton swabs my toddler, Leif, had attempted to flush. Eventually, I removed all of the cotton swabs and things flushed as they should. As I inspected the […]