Good news in Canada isn't just about Olympics

Seven of Canada's Rocky Mt. National Parks are getting a total of $945,000 to fix culverts that block fish from entering important mountain streams, which will improve aquatic connectivity.

This kind of watershed restoration by our northern neighbors is wonderfully similiar to the U.S. Forest Service's Legacy Roads and Trails Inititative that Wildlands CPR and its partners helped develop. For example, Region 1, which includes the Rocky Mt. region of Montana and Idaho, received ~$5.9 million in 2009 Legacy Roads funding, part of which was projected to construct or reconstruct 123 stream crossings to meet stream simulation.

Read more about Canada's stream fixes for fish at http://www.albertalocalnews.com/rockymountainoutlook/news/84667157.html