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Bear mortality related to human conflicts is perhaps the largest single factor affecting long-term population viability. As human populations continue to extend into bear habitat throughout North America, either through residential development, recreational use or industrial use, bear human conflicts increase. Our organization aims to reduce human caused bear mortality and incidents of human-bear conflict. This is achieved through specialized training courses and innovative applied research. We are involved in a variety of initiatives that focus on reducing people’s interactions with bears while living, working and recreating in bear country. These include our unique Bearproof Garbage Bin Loaner Program, Bear Hazard Assessments, and Natural Attractant Management. Please see www.bearconflict.org for more information.

a) To educate and increase the public's understanding of the environmental. ecological and recreational values of Mayne Island eco-systems and Mount Parke by offering seminars, workshops and ecological tours to the public b) To provide expert advice to government bodies on the eco-systems of Mayne Island c) To organize and participate in projects designed to encourage community participation in conservation of properties by land purchase, covenant, lease, stewardship, contract or other instrument.

Northern Environment Action Team (NEAT) is a grassroots, not-for-profit organization. Since 1989, NEAT has focused on increasing awareness of resource conservation, waste reduction and other urban environmental issues through educational programming, special events and other programs. NEAT’s philosophy is that simple, practical actions will lead to significant reduction in our personal environmental impact. NEAT has found that initiatives which promote change to a more environmentally responsible attitude are most effective when implemented at the community level and involve direct contact with people. NEAT believes that outreach programs will ultimately foster lifestyle changes in the community that will ensure the continuation of these positive actions and entrench them as accepted attitudes. NEAT is an award-winning organization and enjoys strong community support demonstrated by public participation and political support for its environmental educational initiatives.

Today, most of our population growth is being accommodated at the fringes of suburban cities in a sprawling, low-density fashion. These new communities are highly consumptive of rural and agricultural lands, energy, water and material resources, and create traffic congestion. As a result, they also emit damaging amounts of toxins and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. SUDA gathers and disseminates information about sustainable city-building, undertakes practical research as funds allow, and communicates with key stakeholders about opportunities and benefits of building environmentally-responsible communities.

The SLS Family Sports Centre and the Cochrane Arena facilities include ice arenas, indoor turf, gymnasium, gymnastics centre, running track and supporting public areas including meeting rooms, daycare, retail and health services areas. The Phase 3 expansion will add additional multi-season ice surfaces, more public areas, offices and meeting rooms to the SLSFSC multi-sport facility. This regional centre is growing to meet the demand of the growing regional population.

The quaint village of Kaslo is located on beautiful Kootenay Lake in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada. The Kaslo Trailblazers Society and its more than 200 members are dedicated to making our local wilderness accessible to everyone.

Canadian Rotarian Water Foundation supports the activities of the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag) by providing matching funds for Rotary projects. Wasrag, recognizing the importance of best practices in water and sanitation work, has developed strategic and business plans, focusing our work on areas of most need, building Regional Teams to undertake needs assessments in conjunction with local government, NGOs, and communities, out of which come Wasrag-endorsed project listings. Wasrag's other focus is on sourcing matching funds in addition to those provided by The Rotary Foundation. In Canada these funds will be provided through the Canadian Rotarian Water Foundation, to projects undertaken by Canadian Rotary clubs and districts.

The Foundation’s interactive website, seminars, lectures, books, field experiences and exhibitions supported by a range of media resources create the programs within which we can examine our relationship to the natural environment, its structure and ecosystems, our ethics and responsibilities. Sponsored seminars and exhibitions will make substantial contributions toward heightening a population-wide appreciation of our environment and advancing our individual and collective desire to contribute toward its well being for today and tomorrow.

Through CanadaHelps, your on-line donations will help support and improve trails throughout Oxford County. For alternate ways to donate, visit www.oxfordcountytrailscouncil.ca

The slaughter of wildlife is reaching unprecedented levels. Poaching of wildlife and elephants and rhino in particular, has escalated as a result of the rising demand for ivory in Asia and the Middle East. Some experts estimate that as many as 35,000 elephants a year are being slaughtered, 10% of Africa’s elephant population each year. Big Life Canada Foundation was established to combat the poaching of elephants and wildlife and to protect their habitat. Its current geographic scope is the Amboseli ecosystem, which straddles the Kenyan-Tanzania border, and is comprised of approximately 2 million acres. Big Life Foundation Canada will focus on establishing anti-poaching camps in the highest needed areas of Kenya & Tanzania.

LOTC was established in 1949 by George KK (Tommy) Link to bring about co-operation between the National Parks of Canada and those individuals who, moved by a deep love for the beauties of the mountain areas of western Canada, volunteered their efforts to create a system of trails in the Lake O'Hara area of Yoho National Park. Through the work of volunteers led by Tommy Link and A. Carson Simpson, an extensive network of excellent trails was created for use by hikers, climbers, artists and nature lovers. In 1980 LOTC was registered as a non-profit organization, and our mandate expanded to include providing trails and interpretive information to O’Hara area visitors, supplying trail maps and publishing historical material concerning O’Hara. Today LOTC continues to be dedicated to the improvement and maintenance of the extensive trail system in the Lake O’Hara area and to the preservation of its history and the stories of its early trail builders and users.

A non-profit organization, the Victoria Horticultural Society (located on Vancouver Island, BC) was established in 1921 and is staffed by volunteers from it's membership with the following objectives: - To collect and diffuse information on all topics relating to horticulture - To stimulate the knowledge and love of horticulture - To co-operate and/or affiliate with other horticultural organizations