Web Directory: Regional: North_America: Canada: Yukon: Science_and_Environment:
See also:
- All About the Yukon River - A guide to information about the river system including ecology, environment and the geography of the river. Also includes travel, adventure and tourism information.
- Caribou Commons Project - An international effort to permanently protect the calving grounds of the Porcupine Caribou Herd, located in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Includes overview, music samples, ways to help and contact information.
- Chisana Caribou Project - Conservation experiment to preserve the Chisana caribou herd. Includes a daily journal, photos and educational information.
- Department of Environment - Oversees the management and use of the territories' renewable resources and environment. Includes bear safety information, employment opportunities, and wildlife regulations.
- Klondike Placer Miners' Association - Non-profit advocacy group representing the interests of the placer mining industry of the Yukon. Information about the organization and its activities, current issues, history, and the economic role of mining.
- Project Caribou - Support web site for Project Caribou, a 150-page learning package on the wild caribou of North America. Includes activities, downloads and curriculum references.
- Taiga Net - Co-operatively run environmental and community network operated by the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society. Contains environmental information, resources, and links.
- Yukon Council on the Economy and the Environment - Independent advisory group with mandate to advise government, organizations, individuals and businesses to adopt practices to further the goal of sustainable development. Contains overview and membership list.
- Yukon Gold Mining with Frank Erl - Explore the world of placer mining by taking a behind the scenes look at the operation of one of the territories' most famous gold miners.
- Yukon Science Institute - Site to promote public awareness in science activities in the territory, and to aid and facilitate scientific research and development. Contains information on lectures, activities, and membership.
- Yukon Water Board - Board responsible for the issuance of water use licences for the use of water and/or the deposit of waste into water. Information sheets, policies, contact information and related links.
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