The Blog
Having reasonable and defensible replacement costs for both enhanced and natural assets can help local governments.
On this important day I invite you to engage in the journey of reconciliation by exploring some of the free resources offered by ICT (Indigenous Corporate Training). ICT offers a suite of online materials designed to help us learn about … Read more
This June we were in Gaspesie (Quebec), an area known for its mountains and views of the sea where whales and seals can be spotted from the shore. While there, we spent two days in some of the worst smog … Read more
To celebrate Grounded Solutions’ being in business for just over three years we are posting a short blog on something orange in nature: iron staining in groundwater seeps and springs. Seeps and springs occur where groundwater discharges to the surface. … Read more
In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation we are posting a couple of interesting personal intersections our firm has had with Indigenous culture in Canada over 2024.
It was great to reconnect with some of my favourite Ecologists (Terrastory, Conservation Halton), make some new connections and hear about what others are doing in the fields of restoration economics (Aisling O’Shae of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and … Read more
“The Journey So Far” is highly recommended for anyone interested in how First Nations worldviews and perspectives can be aligned with natural asset initiatives. This groundbreaking document was developed collaboratively by Bill J. Bear, the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR) and … Read more
The following is an Open Letter to the Province on Proposed Bill 23 released Nov. 17, 2022 This letter has been prepared by a group of Ecologists and Water Resource Engineering consultants with decades of applied municipal land-use planning and … Read more
Reaffirming our commitment to continue to learn about, embrace and share pathways towards truth and reconciliation.
While some of us have been focussed on getting Canadian municipalities to bring natural areas under their jurisdiction into their asset management systems, the Americans have been making some notable and significant strides in advancing natural asset or natural capital … Read more