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Migratory Shorebird Habitat Use - Pacific Rim Canada Open Gov Dataset
This program aims to monitor migratory shorebird abundance, distribution and use on sandy beaches of the Long Beach Unit as an Ecological Integrity condition measure and to... Read more -
Black bear and other forest mammal populations – Pacific Rim Canada Open Gov Dataset
This project aims to capture population trends by estimating absolute abundance of American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) every 2-3 years and relative abundance of three forest... Read more -
Elk - Waterton Lakes - Grasslands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Elk are by far the dominant ungulate in Waterton Lakes Naitonal Park, with a population large enough to influence park ecosystems, particularly in the montane and aspen parkland... Read more -
Common Nighthawk - Kootenay Canada Open Gov Dataset
Common Nighthawk observations from incidental observations and mortality data reported in Kootenay National Park between 1981- 2017. Each observation is recorded by date,... Read more -
Forest Area Burned - Kootenay Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Area Burned Condition Class (ABCC) measure is based closely on the fire cycle concept and assesses the degree of departure from historic or reference area burned levels... Read more -
Water Quality - Waterton Lakes - Freshwater Canada Open Gov Dataset
This program, led by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), is part of a larger national program serving to describe spatial and temporal patterns in water quality on... Read more -
Terrestrial Birds - Waterton Lakes - Forest Canada Open Gov Dataset
Birds are the most diverse of land vertebrates and are an important indicator of ecosystem health. Large protected areas, such as Waterton Lakes National Park, provide important... Read more -
Grassland Birds - Waterton Lakes - Grasslands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Long-term population data on birds can provide information on population trends, particularly for species of concern, but it can also provide information on ecosystem structure... Read more -
American Badger - Kootenay Canada Open Gov Dataset
American Badger (jeffersonii subspecies) observations from remote wildlife cameras and incidental observations reported in Kootenay National Park between 2002 and 2017. Each... Read more -
Lake Fish Index - Waterton Lakes - Freshwater Canada Open Gov Dataset
Lakes and ponds are a significant aquatic feature in Waterton Lakes National Park. Due to the extreme topography, many of these water bodies were fishless prior to historic... Read more -
Olive-Sided Flycatcher - Kootenay Canada Open Gov Dataset
Olive-sided Flycatcher observations from incidental observations and mortality data reported in Kootenay National Park between 1981- 2017. Each observation is recorded by date,... Read more -
Kootenay_NP_Freshwater_Amphibian Visual Surveys Canada Open Gov Dataset
Kootenay National Park samples 28 randomly selected potential amphibian breeding sites (out of possible 66) to determine presence or absence of amphibian species. Each of the 28... Read more -
Stream Fish Occupancy - Waterton Lakes - Freshwater Canada Open Gov Dataset
Freshwater fishes are some of the most imperiled taxa worldwide as evident by the number of threatened and endangered species. For example, the Committee on the Status of... Read more -
Multi-Species Mammal Occupancy - Waterton Lakes - Forest Canada Open Gov Dataset
Motion-detection cameras are a cost-effective and non-invasive tool used in Waterton Lakes National Park for sampling mammal populations and estimating species occurrence.... Read more -
Sensitive Species Secure Habitat - Waterton Lakes - Forest Canada Open Gov Dataset
In Waterton Lakes National Park, grizzly bears are used as an umbrella species representing wildlife that are sensitive to human disturbance, whereas the status of secure... Read more -
Invasive non-native plants - Waterton Lakes - Grasslands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Non-native plants have invaded most low-elevation habitats and physically disturbed sites in Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP). Parks Canada devotes substantial resources... Read more -
Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network - Waterton Lakes - Freshwater Canada Open Gov Dataset
Benthic macro-invertebrate diversity, stream hydrology, water chemistry, climate, geology, and landcover are collected at randomly selected sites using a standard protocol for... Read more -
Area disturbed by Fire - Waterton Lakes - Forest Canada Open Gov Dataset
Fire plays an important role in restoring health to our forests and maintains biodiversity by creating a mosaic of forest stands of varying age structure. Forests in the Montane... Read more -
Area disturbed by Fire - Waterton Lakes - Grasslands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Fire plays an important role in maintaining health of forests and grasslands, and maintains biodiversity by creating a mosaic of varying age structure. The fescue grasslands of... Read more -
5 Needled Pine - Health transects - Waterton Lakes - Forest Canada Open Gov Dataset
Whitebark pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) is an introduced pathogen affecting whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and limber pine (Pinus flexilis). Whitebark pine is an... Read more