Water Worlds

Off the West Coast of North America lies Haida Gwaii, where northern abalone is placed on the endangered species list in the 1990s. The Haida Nation divers monitor and protect this vital species.

In the traditional unceded territories of the Algonquin and Anishinaabe peoples, you will find the largest underground freshwater cave system in Canada.

Creek and streams play an important role in our environment. Stream keepers in Metro Vancouver are working hard to maintain and restore them.

We explore the role turtles play in our environment, and the Indigenous led initiatives to preserve them.

Estuaries perform vital functions in our ecosystem and are of great importance to the First Nations and communities that live around them.

Due to the warming of the oceans, 95% of the kelp forests off the west coast of North America have died off in recent years, and scientists are trying to find solutions.