Niagara River ‘Beach Closings’ Indicator Recommended Status Change
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RAP’s recommendation to officially change the indicator…
A recent assessment indicates that all
water quality and remediation goals are met!
Click on the buttons below to learn more and provide your feedback on the
RAP’s recommendation to officially change the indicator…
Birds on the Niagara, a Bi-National Celebration of Winter Birds
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. (February 2, 2021)— This Valentine’s Day weekend, birders from Canada and the U.S. will gather virtually in celebration of the extraordinary winter birds that call the Niagara River Corridor home.
The ‘3rd Annual Birds on the Niagara’ (BON21) will take place from February 12 to 14 and school groups, families, and experienced and novice birders alike are welcome to…
Christmas Bird Counts 2020
There are five Christmas Bird Count events in Niagara this year. Started in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. Counts happen in over 2000 localities throughout the Western Hemisphere. The information collected by thousands of volunteer participants forms one…
NOTL Water Quality Improvement Bioswale Project
Stormwater runoff occurs when water from rain or snowmelt flows over hard surfaces like roads, driveways, roofs, etc. It is usually carried away from roads through underground pipes and into a nearby waterbody like a creek, river or lake….
Delisting Criteria Updates
The Niagara River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Team is updating the criteria used to assess the condition of the Niagara River’s water quality and ecosystem health. We are looking for your input on these important changes.
To track progress and identify challenges, the RAP Team uses a suite of ecosystem indicators which were identified in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes…
Niagara River Important Bird and Biodiversity Area
What is an IBA?
It’s an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area! The IBA program aims to identify, monitor, and protect the world’s most important sites for birds. Globally there are over 12,000 IBAs making it the largest network of sites for biodiversity. In Canada, approximately 600 IBAs were identified in the late 1990s, with at least one species that triggered each site….
Collaborative monitoring of Lyons Creek East using sediment, aquatic bugs, fish and wildlife
In June 2019, researchers from the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) coordinated their efforts to collect sediment, and bottom-dwelling aquatic invertebrates (invertebrates include many groups of organisms such as crayfish, insects and worms also called benthos or benthic invertebrates), from a portion of Lyons Creek East, located in Welland, Ontario. Lyons Creek East is one…
Do you fish the Niagara River? If so, we want to hear from you!
Your input will provide valuable information to guide research and remediation efforts in the waters of the Niagara River. By knowing what fish people prefer to eat, we can better focus our efforts on monitoring, research, and education related to fish consumption.
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This information is being gathered by the Niagara River Remedial…
Christmas Bird Counts in Niagara
There are four Christmas Bird Count events in Niagara this year. Started in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. Counts happen in over 2000 localities throughout the Western Hemisphere. The information collected by thousands of volunteer participants forms one of the world’s largest sets of wildlife survey data. The results are used daily by conservation biologists and naturalists…
Caged mussels: underwater spies for the Niagara River
Fish, mussels, and aquatic insects that live in the water or sediment can tell us about the potential risk of contaminants in the water that may impact our health.
Mussels (Elliptio complanata), collected from an uncontaminated lake in south central Ontario, are placed in cages and deployed in the Niagara River on…