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Every year, when the frozen streams have melted and greenery emerges after months of winter stillness, Dolcy Meness knows it's time. Packing their truck, she and a colleague set off through the densely forested hills of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg territory, an Algonquin First Nation in the province of Quebec.
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+After a few hours they reach their destination. Parking the truck, they make their way through forest until reaching a narrow stream. Kneeling on its mossy bank, Meness carefully places a small device in the water.
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+Over a period of one year, the device will collect data on the water's temperature, PH, salinity and conductivity.
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+But even before any data is gathered, Meness and her colleague are on the look out for indications that something is off. Seeing an unusually high amount of sand in streams – which leaks into the water from logging roads – is one sign they look out for, based on indigenous knowledge, says Meness.
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Dolcy Meness and a colleague venture into the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg territory in Quebec each year to monitor the changing seasons. They place a device in a stream to collect water data, including temperature, PH, salinity, and conductivity. Their keen observations, guided by indigenous knowledge, help them detect issues such as excessive sand from logging roads before the data collection even begins.
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