This summer Four Rivers piloted a new river transect protocol for evening bat surveys in the Matawa homelands. A microphone and device that records ultrasonic calls is attached vertically to a boat that then travels at a steady speed shortly after sunset
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You may not have seen much of us in person lately, but Four Rivers has been quite active within the homelands of the Matawa member First Nations this summer! With personal interactions becoming safer to do outside, Four Rivers had the opportunity
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The Four Rivers DRONE TEAM is on on-route to Ginoogaming First Nation! The Four Rivers drone program is expected to revolutionize mapping capabilities. The high resolution cameras on the drones will allow new views of the community and surrounding areas, helping communities
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When: December 10-12, 2018 Where: Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay Matawa member First Nation Elders, lands and resource staff, environmental monitors & stewards, communication officers, former MMTC members and other interested members will gather for two principle workshops: 1) Indigenous Knowledge and 2)
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UPDATE: This event has now concluded. Please see the CBC news article from the event at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/matawa-environmental-gathering-2018-1.4945562 Original Post: When: December 11-13, 2018 Where: Airlane Hotel & Conference Centre, Thunder Bay Matawa member First Nation Elders, lands and resource staff, environmental monitors &
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As part of our commitment to long term environmental capacity building, through the Matawa Water Futures Project, Matawa First Nations Management will be working with Laurier, Lakehead and Laurentian Universities on advancing academic learning opportunities for Matawa members. It is our hope
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Northern First Nation Community Delegates, including many from the Matawa member First Nations, joined together with science, academic and environmental organizations, and government delegates from across Ontario, to discuss climate change. This conference, called the Up North On Climate Conference, was hosted
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Come visit us at station 10 on May 16-18, 2017 at the Ginoogaming First Nation Cultural Week where Jen & Laura will have fun activities for the youth as part of the Youth on the Land programing. They will be doing a different
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The Four Rivers drone made an appearance at booth #750 at PDAC! The drone is one of our geomatics team’s tools for data collection. It can collect aerial imagery with sub-centimeter accuracy. It can also be used for a variety of different
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Four Rivers is back for PDAC 2017! Visit Four Rivers Group (FRG) at the Matawa First Nations Management Booth #750. Hours are 10am-5pm March 5th-7th and from 9-12 on the 8th. Avian Species at Risk audio clips are also back by popular
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