1. Interviews with River Rally Speakers Eric Eckl and Wendy Wilson offer a sneak peak into exciting resources for rally participants
Wondering whether you should go to River Rally? Read on to learn
more from two of our featured speakers who bring practical tools to
your work on water.
The first interview with Eric Eckl, Director
of Water Words That Work, speaks about his forthcoming sessions on
better ways to communicate watershed protection. Wendy Wilson, Director
of Organizational Development for River Network, discusses about
effective strategies to engage people and raise funds.
On July 31st, 2009, the Alberta government formally released the 
Warm
weather brought warm waters this summer, making some rivers and lakes
in Alberta lethal, and creating higher potential for fish kills. At
least one newspaper reported fish kill at McLaren Dam in Alberta was
blamed on hot weather. While lethal water temperatures have certainly
occurred in Alberta in past years, climate change is likely to increase
the occurrence of these incidents.
A
2008 study from the University of Calgary indicates that the sex of
fish have changed as a result of endocrine disruptors found in the
Oldman and Bow River water supplies. These findings raise the question:
If these chemicals can change the sex of fish, what effects can they
have on you and the water you drink? As Albertans increase their water
literacy, many are asking questions about impact of endocrine
disruptors on human health.