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Windy – map
Time and Date
NOAA Aurora Forecast
Environment Canada Weather
BC Wildfire Service – map
Avalanche Canada – map
North American Drought Monitor – map
Dictionary (English)

American Bird Conservancy
BirdSafe – for residential windows
Birds Canada
eBIRD Canada – citizen birding
FLAP – Why do birds hit buildings?
Global Bird Collision Mapper – report a collision
Partners in Flight – land bird conservation
SafeWings – best practices

Bats BC
eFAUNA BC
eFLORA BC
Friends of Kootenay Lake
Wildsight – defending wildlife, water and wild spaces
WildSafeBC – BC conservation foundation
Y 2 Y – Yellowstone to Yukon

BlackJack Nordic Ski Club
Castlegar Nordic Ski Club
Nelson Nordic Ski Club
Slocan Valley Rail Trail
Bicycle NL
Castlegar Area Trails
Cycle Alberta
Cycling Nova Scotia
Kaslo Trails
Nakusp Area Trails
Nelson Cycling Club
TrailForks

Cross-Country Skiing – smooth a bumpy winter’s ups and downs
Cycling Without Age Canada
How To Become A ‘Super-Ager’
Kootenay CoOp
My Noise – non-distracting noises & music
Purrli – the internet has a cat

Carbon Clock
NASA – astronomy picture of the day
NatGeo – our nights are gettng brighter
Soft Lights Foundation – natural night
Spot the ISS – sighting opportunities
World Food Clock
World'o'Meter

Calcudoku from KrazyDad
Canadian Geographic – mapping
Khan Academy

Brand Name Pencils
Butterick’s Practical Typography
W3 schools

PassiveHouse Canada
Sustainable Design – The Dirt
BC Cycling Coalition
Kootenay CarShare CoOp
Idle-free BC

CARFAC – Artist’s Resale Right
Iningat Ilagiit – drawing collection
NMAG – Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery
Oxygen Art Centre – Nelson
Kootenay Gallery – Castlegar
SculptureWalk – Castlegar
The Langham – Kaslo

Adrian – chain mail jeweller
Robert – writer
Kevin – painter
Phil – illustrator
Deb – painter
Lorne – illustrator
Ken – illustrator
Rick – painter
Keith – painter
Anne – painter & printmaker

Radio Garden
The Great Eastern
Sunny Days and Nights
Fourble Podcasts
CBC Music
Shooglenifty

Knowledge Network
NFB Animation
Baroness von Sketch
Halifax Comedy Festival
True Facts by Ze Frank

League of Cdn Poets – poetry pause
Poetry Foundation – poem of the day
The Narwhal
The Tyee
The Walrus
New Yorker – humor