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Disturbed Land Revegetation - Waterton Lakes - Conservation and Restoration...
Only 2.1% of the Foothills Parkland ecoregion is protected within any federal or provincial park in Canada. Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) is the only national park where... -
Lake Ice Phenology - Nahanni
The timing of ice formation and breakup is an important factor affecting aquatic life and ecosystems. Continued monitoring is important due to potential changes the timing of... -
Water Quality - Kootenay
A water quality monitoring station on the Kootenay River at Kootenay Crossing (and Kicking Horse River station near Field) are operated by Environment Canada in partnership with... -
Lake Trout Catch Per Unit Effort - Kluane
Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) are an important indicator of the health of aquatic ecosystems and are a valued resource for harvest by First Nations and for sport fishing by... -
Salmon Thermal Stress - Kouchibouguac
The influence of water temperature on the ecology of aquatic organisms with optimal thermal ranges is quite substantial, as these regimes regulate activity, growth, survival,... -
Streams and Rivers - Water Quality - Pukaskwa
The Water Quality Index (WQI), developed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment (CCME) is used to assess the water quality of Pukaskwa’s rivers and streams. Three... -
Olive-Sided Flycatcher - Kootenay
Olive-sided Flycatcher observations from incidental observations and mortality data reported in Kootenay National Park between 1981- 2017. Each observation is recorded by date,... -
Wetland Invasive Alien Plants - Thousand Islands
Park staff monitor invasive wetland plants at marsh monitoring sites in May-June each year (8 plots/year). In each wetland, pairs of 1 m x 1 m quadrats placed 2 m apart are... -
Caribou scat - Jasper
Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is a threatened species protected under the Federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). Jasper National Park provides important habitat for... -
Peregrine Falcon - Pukaskwa
A peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) survey of all known territories within Pukaskwa National Park is conducted annually during the breeding season (May 15 - July 15).... -
Water Quality Simplified - Aulavik
This dataset is a simplified version of water quality measurements taken in Aulavik National Park. It is a collection of measurements which make up two water quality indexes:... -
Intertidal Community Similarity - Terra Nova
Terra Nova National Park monitors intertidal invertebrate communities using a line transect and quadrat sampling method. The survey focusses on invertebrate community... -
Water Quality Index - Georgian Bay Islands
GBI monitors water quality in coastal wetlands to report on nutrient loads resulting from human use of day-use areas. The park uses Water Quality Index to assess this measure -... -
Plains Bison - Prince Albert
Annual aerial surveys are conducted along transects in late February to monitor the size of the Sturgeon River Plains Bison population, one of the few wild populations remaining... -
Forest primary productivity - Elk Island
Elk Island National Park monitors primary productivity to determine the health of forest vegetation throughout the park. This measure relies on remotely-sensed multispectral... -
Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Banff
This dataset shows the locations of westslope cutthroat trout of non-stocked pure strain populations with average DNA purity ≥ 0.99%. This species is listed as threatened under... -
Forest Area Burned - Prince Albert
This dataset identifies the location and area burned for fires within the current Prince Albert National Park boundary. All fires over 2 ha from 1930--2017 are included and... -
Stream Benthic Invertebrates %EPT - Gwaii Haanas
The EPT index measures the proportion of freshwater organisms belonging to the taxa Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera (or EPT for short). These species are considered to be... -
Forest Structure - Kluane
Parks Canada monitors structural change in the spruce forests of Kluane National Park and Reserve following a spruce bark beetle outbreak that began in 1994. Understanding stand... -
Moose and Wolf Abundance - La Mauricie
Intensive tree cutting and certain silvicultural practices carried out around La Mauricie National Park have fragmented moose forest habitat. In addition, the eastern wolf plays...