Four Rivers
Environmental Services Group
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
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
Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria (“sigh-ano-bacteria”), are a type of plant-like bacteria that are very small and under normal conditions, can only be seen under a microscope. These bacteria are naturally present in our freshwater lakes and streams in low numbers,
This piece is part of the Virtual Water Gallery, a project funded by the Global Water Futures program. Interlacing arts, science, and perspectives for explorations in indigenous water management This is an artistic collaboration between Mushkego (Cree) artist Patrick Cheechoo and Rebeka
The forest is such a diverse place, filled with plants, animals, fungi (mushrooms) and some very important organisms called lichen. An interesting and mutual relationship between algae (or cyanobacteria) and a variety of different fungi create this plant-like form that can be
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)
There are three deer species in northern Ontario: moose, woodland caribou and white-tailed deer. All three species have brown fur, split hooves, temporary antlers and eat only plants, but their preferred menu and habitats are different. Moose, who prefer to live near
THUNDER BAY, ON: Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Four Rivers) today, announced they will be working with the Matawa member First Nations on a national watershed research project as part of a first step in increasing capacity to actively steward over 300,000
Woodland Caribou are the largest caribou found in Canada. In the winter they eat mainly lichen, which they are able to sniff out using their great sense of smell. In the summer they eat moss, plants, grass, and willow leaves. Woodland caribou
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 &