State of the environment interim report - 2015

The Yukon government to information resources on climate change adaptation and supports the exchange of continues to work with federal partners to achieve an accurate and consistent emissions scientific, traditional and local knowledge and the sharing of best practices. [...] The higher 2013 levels are likely a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the relocation of the monitoring station from a relatively windy site on the Yukon River to downtown Whitehorse in 2011, along with the replacement of the PM2.5 monitoring instrument to a technically advanced higher-precision analyzer. [...] A range of organizations and individuals provided input for the strategy, including Yukon and transboundary First Nation governments, the federal government, other provincial and territorial governments, municipalities and communities, boards and councils, non-governmental organizations, water researchers and consultants, the business community, and members of the public. [...] It included identifying the affected area and the types Taking action of contamination present, and identifying and quantifying environmental and human Beginning in 2014, the Department of Environment has extended the camping season at health effects. [...] The Department of Environment is currently developing a new campground near the To support transition to Phase 2, a Plan of Restoration for the Marwell Tar Pit is Conrad historic site, located 15 kilometres south of Carcross on the shore of Windy Arm currently being developed and will be submitted to the Yukon Environmental and of Tagish Lake.