Man, some profound views on hope and change by writer/activist @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social - and why what looks like collapse may also be the messy birth of something better. "I often feel like a tortoise at a mayfly party..." www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Le photographe Carlos Osorio a pris des photos incroyables du lac Érié gelé cet hiver. Des gens venus de partout se sont déplacés pour admirer la beauté de ce paysage glacial @thenarwhal.ca : thenarwhal.ca/frozen-lake-...

Nearly 30% of participants from our Road Salt Pollution - Public Perception and Awareness Survey were unaware of the environmental impacts of road salts on aquatic ecosystems. It’s time to change that.  Visit https://watersheds.ca/salt/ to learn more about our road salt awareness campaign.

Reboot Smart Great Lakes @globservingsystem.bsky.social was so valuable — discussing ideas, AI and challenges for Great Lakes data management. Thanks Kat, @waterrangers.bsky.social for this beautiful 3Dprint momento! Friends in water data are the very best friends.

“Proud, respectful, relentless,” -loving Cathal’s Olympic observations. 🇨🇦https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/article-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-us-rivalry-trump/ @theglobeandmail.com

This fantastic article from @cabinradio.ca summarizes some of the biggest issues around water quality in the NWT: cabinradio.ca/277841/news/...

Canada Water Agency funds 39 new projects--many around data--including, @datastream.org's Unearthing #Groundwater Data and Making it Discoverable for Freshwater Protection 💙https://esemag.com/news/canada-water-agency-funds-new-projects/

Hot off the press: @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social SOE Great Lakes report, incl. an indicator for #groundwater quality. Status is Good based on chloride & nitrate concentrations, but the 10-year trend is Undetermined due to insufficient spatial coverage binational.net/wp-content/u...

ECCC-WQMSD is on BlueSky! Follow us for cool (hopefully) posts on #GreatLakes water quality and science!

@psfca.bsky.social’s latest assessment of Yukon salmon, outlined in their Pacific Salmon Explorer database, show that 80% of salmon population groups are struggling, writes Tori Fitzpatrick for CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

DYK Lake Superior is so cold & deep that it preserves shipwrecks like underwater museums? Some wrecks from the 1800s are still perfectly intact! Check out the Lake Superior water monitoring efforts by Garden River First Nation and Dr. Elaine Ho-Tassone: doi.org/10.25976/oe0...

I love it when art and science meet. INCUBATOR Art Lab is presenting a reimagining of scientific instruments as installation art at the @raeon-uw.bsky.social Demystifying #data workshop in February @uwindsor.bsky.social (I wish this was my desk!)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📢  We are now accepting applications to target environmental challenges affecting water quality and ecosystem health within the Great Lakes Basin.  Application deadline: January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST For more information contact: [email protected]

It was great to be back to #Winnipeg.

👉Hiring: Bruce Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian Water Politics and Policy @researchtmu.bsky.social now accepting applications for the Geoffrey F. Bruce Postdoctoral Fellowship in Canadian Water Politics and Policy 👉 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bruce-fellow...

Data centre sovereignty and AI advancements are in our economic interest, but there are real tradeoffs to consider when building more Canadian infrastructure nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

#groundwater #data #hydrogeology #Halifax

2025 was a great year for DataStream! Check out our Highlights Video to see what we’ve been up to this year. Thank you to our partners, collaborators, and all those monitoring their waterways. See you in 2026! youtu.be/mPQOdJDjEi0

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If you missed it, the @unesconow.bsky.social Groundwater Youth Network “Groundwater in Glacier Regions and Youth Participation” panel is now online! Find it here: youtu.be/_nuiLqOJF_8?...

We couldn't be more excited about this new collaboration with the Kivalliq Inuit Association. They have a fantastic monitoring program that weaves Western and Inuit Traditional Knowledge. And there is so much more we hope to do together!

So forward-looking! In June, the New York State legislature passed the Open Water Data Act, modelled after successful policies in water-scarce states. It will standardise data from state programs, including data from citizen scientists. I❤️NY. www.adirondackcouncil.org/what-the-ope... #opendata

Water doesn’t recognize borders — but politics does. @theeconomistnews.bsky.social describes the complex web of transboundary water mngt in South Asia, where Indus, Ganges & Brahmaputra rivers flow across nations with intertwined histories, economies & ambitions www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...

Crowley and I are racing for the Hammer Animal Services this weekend. A great cause. Check it out >> raceroster.com/events/2025/... Crowley's fundraising page. He wants to win! raceroster.com/events/2025/...

So well put, Stephanie. That's why we are excited to deepen our partnership with @psfca.bsky.social to advance open data sharing and on-the-ground conservation strategies to protect freshwater and salmon habitat on the Pacific coast.

Lake Huron has the largest shoreline of all the Great Lakes, including 30,000 islands! That’s more than the Caribbean Sea.  Georgian Bay Islands National Park is monitoring this diverse water body. Dive into Parks Canada’s water quality data on DataStream: https://doi.org/10.25976/ynsp-9u38

@theglobeandmail.com Dr. Beth Parker, reported in the Globe for winning the NSERC Donna Strickland Prize is a hydroGEOLOGIST not a hydrologist. #Groundwater, so often overlooked :-)

Congratulations to University of Guelph hydrogeologist Beth Parker for winning the #NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/... ‪@uofguelphnews.bsky.social‬ #groundwater

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Enviro nerd #Halloween costumes of yore. Sad that I cannot find my 'Matt Damon potty strike' & 'ag runoff' costume pics, but here's dirty beach and carbon credit.

It was so great to be in Yellowknife last week for the NWT Water Stewardship Strategy workshop. We loved connecting with water partners & putting our minds together for the next 5-year Water Stewardship Strategy Action Plan. Mahsi cho, thank you to Environment & Climate Change Canada for hosting!

What a wonderful week in Fredericton with so many local leaders who are committed to the health of the Wolastoq River. Thanks to @wwfcanada.org and New Brunswick Environmental Network for hosting.

#LakeErieLove!

How reservoirs are decreasing nitrogen and phosphorus loads reaching Lake Winnipeg (ft. open data accessed via @datastream.org) uwaterloo.ca/water-instit...

Dear David ("certified Map Guy™"😄), this is a great story. While I can't really speak for the entire water sector, I'm pretty sure all would forgive you for the typo because this graphic is so effective. It actually is perfect! #workhard #livelong #teachwell

Some beautiful connections made in a beautiful environment!

Don't miss this bright spot on the #climate news landscape: renewable energy has passed a positive tipping point where solar is now 41% cheaper and wind power 53% cheaper globally than the lowest-cost fossil fuel - UN www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/...

Great interview on Metro Morning with Jennifer Bonnell, author of Reclaiming the Don, about the bold history of Toronto's iconic river. More news this week about the opening of Biidaasige Park jenniferbonnell.com/books-public... @toronto.ca @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social

Meet DataStream's Data Services Manager, Patrick!

From friends, at a water festival in Lyon, France.

Enjoyed this one a lot!

Indigenous traditional knowledge should be considered with equal weight to Western science when it comes to assessing water, says some Indigenous governments. The Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board is holding a public hearing about Diavik diamond mine, in Behchokǫ this week www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

So excited to see this new communications space for ALUS' New Acre carbon sequestration work. #ALUS farmers and ranchers are delivering so much benefit to Canadians, it's inspiring. If you work on #climate issues, you need to look at this. alus.shorthandstories.com/nature-to-ne...

Your brain on water www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... @theglobeandmail.com

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Celebrating my dear friend Cindy's 50th with a bike ride & then onto Massey Hall (131) for Oscar Peterson's 100th! What a great day! #JazzSky @teamroxycindy #oscarpeterson

Along the Rideau Canal. Merrickville, Ontario. #spring #nature #trees #water #travel #photography

Collaborating with researchers that leverage AI to make use of community-based water monitoring data is a powerful combination! We've seen it work for water data. Wouldn't it be great if Canada considered CBS in #SDG reporting? @nanditabasu.bsky.social

New drops: Inspired by #Handel's Water Music (1717), “Echoes of the Thames” transports listeners across 150 years of water quality data. Performed by #Indiana U’s #Baroque Orchestra. 🎵 Who knew the #phosphorus loads could sound so beautiful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x6Q...