🌍 Canada’s premier national freshwater research facility 📈 Open-access water research data 💧 Instrumented water observing sites, laboratories, and deployable systems. gwfo.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mlbr2ot2y22mAs dozens of communities across the prairies are experiencing spring flooding, GWFO explains the effects of excess water & what we might see as the snow continues to melt. GWFO is Canada's national freshwater research facility of observation sites & laboratories https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7190344 gwfo.ca07 May 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbr2ot2y22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mkrxtoz5hc2ghttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/conservechange_from-flood-to-drought-recommendations-emerging-share-7452756644158951424-lPPt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAJhkLQBm9kIdDOCxkJvTgfERHjSKWh-sy801 May 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrxtoz5hc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mkngvy35e22ohttps://www.nswa.ab.ca/whats-happening/news/post/let-it-snow-john-pomeroy-on-the-future-of-water-snow-and-glaciers29 Apr 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngvy35e22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mk6npvyro22zNew resource, Water One Window, from the Canada Water Agency to bring together current water information from 11 federal government agencies: https://www.canada.ca/en/canada-water-agency/water-one-window.html23 Apr 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6npvyro22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mk3n4j4fok2mEarth Day 2026 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day: across Canada, scientists and technicians at GWFO sites and laboratories are working to provide water research data that supports climate resilience https://gwfo.ca/facilities/major-laboratories.php22 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3n4j4fok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjzl4oauqs2rThe University of Saskatchewan's Multi-purpose Soil Testing (MOST) Facility, part of the GWFO observatory network, is testing the performance of green roofs in cold climates https://water.usask.ca/news-items/2026/putting-green-roofs-to-the-test-in-saskatoons-climate.php21 Apr 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzl4oauqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjwyvu4r2c2kFrom @ramsar.org. the 2025 Global Wetland Outlook synthesises recent scientific and economic evidence for wetland loss and degradation, ecosystem services provided, and requirements to achieve international restoration and conservation targets https://www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/s/GWO2025_Eng_Rev1-2hly.pdf20 Apr 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwyvu4r2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjwqixj23s2khttps://greenandwhite.usask.ca/articles/2026/take-5-five-ways-usask-researchers-are-working-with-the-un-to-reverse-climate-change.php20 Apr 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwqixj23s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjpmasejrc25Professor Mark Servos is GWFO Facility Lead for Grand River sites in Ontario and the Ecotoxicology Laboratory at University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/opioids-and-other-drugs-accumulating-freshwater-fish17 Apr 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpmasejrc25https://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjpjae5buk25Watching for runoff. https://globalnews.ca/video/11805361/what-does-this-late-season-snowfall-mean-for-calgarys-spring/17 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpjae5buk25https://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjmqwnnrts2pThe McMaster Hydrometeorology and Climatology Lab will be celebrating Earth Week with tree planting, urban environmental monitoring technology showcase, and an accouncement of new gifts that will support local conservation efforts on April 25th, 2026 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mcmasteruniversity1/206523016 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmqwnnrts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjhfs6jckk2yhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/lake-erie-water-research?CMP=share_btn_url14 Apr 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhfs6jckk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mjhe4arrac23Professor Kheyrollah Pour leads the GWFO facility, Remote Sensing of Environmental Change (RESEC) Laboratory @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social https://yellowknifer.com/2026/04/07/mobile-ice-observatory-prowls-great-bear-lake-for-2025-26-winter/14 Apr 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhe4arrac23https://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mj3mhn65us2dPermafrost catchments aren’t all the same. Data from GWFO's Yukon observatory Wolf Creek Basin, showed how season, snowpack, and landscape type shape dissolved organic matter export and quality—from humic headwaters to autotrophic lake production. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JG009320@seankcarey.bsky.social09 Apr 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3mhn65us2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mj3jewvpes22GWFO sites help to measure water in all its forms https://www.rmoutlook.com/banff/at-higher-elevations-in-banff-snowpack-is-truly-extraordinary-1209330109 Apr 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3jewvpes22https://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mimigbncfs2mWill there be more freshwater available in Alberta this year because of more snow in the mountains? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-s-irrigators-make-case-for-major-expansion-plans-9.715081103 Apr 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimigbncfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mieangyih22whttps://calgaryherald.com/news/snowpack-at-record-breaking-levels-in-some-parts-of-albertas-rockies31 Mar 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieangyih22whttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mi2ugju6b22hMicroplastics in our Canadian city water supplies are of increasing concern. GWFO Urban Ecohydrology sites at @uwaterloo.ca are analysing data to provide evidence that will help municipalties better understand related health risks and develop ways to reduce pollution. lnkd.in/eTekahk6 https://lnkd.in/eTekahk627 Mar 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ugju6b22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mhsb565cnc2ghttps://thefutureeconomy.ca/op-eds/canadas-water-future-climate-change-water-security-and-sustainable-management/24 Mar 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsb565cnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mhq7ajpqak2vClose to 40% of global land depends on mountain water. Rapid changes in snow and ice are already reshaping what flows downstream. GWFO data will feed MountAInWater, a global effort to reveal tipping points and impacts on the water that communities and ecosystems rely on. https://ist.ac.at/en/news/understanding-mountain-water-worldwide/23 Mar 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhq7ajpqak2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwfobservatories.bsky.social/post/3mhgplfj2gc2hhttps://www.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-sciences-awards-33-million-to-create-comprehensive-account-of-global-freshwater-availability/19 Mar 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:wf5boreevwxmcbepg5n4afas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgplfj2gc2h