Episode #22
Finding Freshwater
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Episode Guests:
Kat Hartwig: executive director, Living Lakes Canada
Paige Thurston: program manager, Living Lakes Canada
Wendy King: president, Slocan Lake Stewardship Society
Carol Luttmer: environmental research consultant
Marcy Mahr: conservation biologist
Ben Rutledge: gold-medal rower
Episode Overview
Everywhere you look in the Kootenays, there’s water. Lakes, streams, rivers, springs, wetlands, snowfields, and glaciers—this region has it all. But in an increasingly water-challenged world, it’s surprising how little we know about how much water we have and how our supply is affected by a warming world. In this episode, meet the people—and animals—working to change that.
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