Publications & Workshops

Peer-reviewed Publications

*Transboundary policy and science team members

Sergeant, C.J.*, Sexton, E.K.*, Moore, J.W.*, Westwood, A.R., Nagorski, S.A., Ebersole, J.L., Chambers, D.M., O’Neal, S.L., Malison, R.L., Hauer, F.R. and Whited, D.C.*, (2022). Risks of mining to salmonid-bearing watersheds. Science Advances, 8(26), eabn0929.

Sexton, E.K.*, Sergeant, C.J.*, Moore, J.W.*, Westwood, A.R., Chambers, D.M., McPhee, M.V., Nagorski, S.A., O'Neal, S.L., Weitz, J., Berchtold, A. and Capito, M., (2020). Canada's mines pose transboundary risks. Science, 368(6489), 376-377.

Sergeant, C. J.*, Falke J. A., Bellmore R. A., Bellmore J. R. , and Crumley R. L. . 2020. A classification of streamflow patterns across the coastal Gulf of Alaska. Water Resources Research 56(2): e2019WR026127.

Bellmore, J. R., Sergeant C. J.*, Bellmore R. A., Falke J. A., & Fellman J. B. (2022). Modeling coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) population response to streamflow and water temperature extremes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Sergeant, C. J.*, Bellmore J.R., McConnell C., & Moore, J.M*. 2017. High salmon density and low discharge create periodic hypoxia in coastal rivers. Ecosphere 8(6):e01846. 10.1002/ecs2.1846

Sergeant, C. J.*, Starkey E.N., Bartz K.K., Wilson M.H., Mueter, F.H. 2016. A practitioner’s guide for exploring water quality patterns using Principal Components Analysis and Procrustes. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188(249): 1-15.

O’Neel, S., Hood E., Bidlack A., Fleming S.W., Arimitsu M.L., Arendt A., Burgess E., Sergeant C.J.*, Beaudreau A.H., Timm K., Hayward G.D., Reynolds J.H., & Pyare S. 2015. Icefield‐to‐ocean linkages across the northern Pacific coastal temperate rainforest ecosystem. Bioscience 65(5): 499-512.

Sergeant, C.J.* and S.A. Nagorski. 2014. The implications of monitoring frequency for describing riverine water quality regimes. River Research and Applications. 31(5): 602-610.

Sergeant, C.J.*, Moynahan B.J., & Johnson W.F. 2012. Practical advice for implementing long-term ecosystem monitoring. Journal of Applied Ecology 49(5): 969–973.

Policy Engagement

Testimony to Alaska State House Fisheries Committee, remotely presented to Juneau, Alaska, 27 April 2021. Monitoring the health of rivers shared by Alaska and British Columbia.
Testimony to Alaska State House Fisheries Committee, Juneau, Alaska, 30 April 2019. Assessing mining impacts in our shared Alaska-British Columbia rivers.
Alaska Legislative Lunch and Learn Presentation, Juneau, Alaska. 15 March 2019. Transboundary Mining update.
Testimony to Alaska State House Fisheries Committee, Juneau, Alaska. 18 February 2019. Thank you for supporting wild salmon and science.

Technical Reports

Sergeant, C. J., and J. Caldwell (2021) Monitoring mining impacts and ecosystem change in the Tulsequah River: external program review.

Taku River Tlingit First Nation, Lands, Resources, and Fisheries (2020) Monitoring mining impacts and ecosystem change in the Tulsequah River: Interim summary of October 2019 field sampling results. In partnership with C. J. Sergeant, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana.

Sergeant, C. J., M. R. Bower, A. Cyr, and W. F. Johnson. 2018. Environmental contaminants monitoring protocol for the National Park Service, Southeast Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network: Version EC-2018.1. Natural Resource Report NPS/SEAN/NRR—2018/1768. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Sergeant, C. J. 2018. Data quality standards for environmental contaminants monitoring in the Southeast Alaska Network: Version EC-2018.1. Natural Resource Report NPS/SEAN/NRR—2018/1770. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado

Media in the transboundary Alaska/ BC region:

Robins, Becky, "Uncertainty for Alaskan Salmon as Mining Companies Dig In". Undark. November 22, 2022

Skuce, Nikki (host). (October 11, 2022). Mining Risks to Salmon habitat [audio podcast]

Smiley, Sage. "New study details mining impacts to salmon habitat, even hundreds of miles downstream". KSTK. July 13, 2022

Larson, Clarise. "New paper sheds light on mining's impact on salmon and transboundary watersheds". Juneau Empire. July 6, 2022

Resneck, Jacob. "Tribes, fishermen decry Alaska and B.C.’s decision not to extend transboundary monitoring". Coast Alaska. February 26, 2021

Resneck, Jacob. "Human rights panel to weigh transboundary mining concerns". Coast Alaska. May 3, 2021

Lavoie, Judith. "‘Smoke and mirrors’: Indigenous groups, conservationists challenge report claiming B.C. mines have no impact on Alaska waters". The Narwhal. March 4, 2021

Wood, Stephanie. "Seabridge Gold asks B.C. for more time to begin KSM mine construction, citing COVID-19". The Narwhal. August 19, 2020

McCarthy, Alex. "British Columbia mining standards put Alaskans at risk, experts say". Juneau Empire. April 30, 2019

Media in the transboundary Kootenai(ay) Basin:

Cruickshank, Ainslie, "Ktunaxa Nation pushed for an international inquiry into coal mining pollution for more than a decade. Is B.C. now on board?". The Narwhal. August 21, 2023

Scott, Tristan, "Tribal and First Nation Governments Craft Proposal to Address Transboundary Mining Concerns". Flathead Beacon. August 21, 2023

Robbins, Jim, "Tracing Mining's Threat to U.S. Waters". New York Times. July 12, 2023

Cruickshank, Ainslie, "$1.2B later, Teck Resources has barely put a dent in its pollution problems, documents show". The Narwhal. April 6, 2023

Scott, Tristan, "Indigenous Leaders Take Transboundary Pollution Concerns to Washington". Flathead Beacon. March 29, 2023

Cruickshank, Ainslie, "Biden and Trudeau agree to address mining pollution in B.C.’s Elk Valley — and it’s a big deal". The Narwhal. March 29, 2023

Fionda, Francesca, "A Canadian mining giant has long been fighting U.S. pollution rules. Now Montana is on its side". The Narwhal. January 9, 2023

Scott, Tristan. "Beyond the Border". Flathead Beacon. September 7, 2022

Cruickshank, Ainslie. "How pollution from Canadian coal mines threatens the fish at the heart of communities from B.C. to Idaho". The Narwhal. April 23, 2022

Mining and Watersheds (2019)

During late October 2019, the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station hosted a workshop titled, Advancing scientific knowledge of mining impacts on salmonid-bearing watersheds.

Thirty-nine science and policy experts from academic institutions, state/provincial and federal agencies, indigenous governments, and non-governmental organizations gathered to participate in the collaborative workshop. Those in attendance included representatives from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington, British Columbia, and Ontario.

Read the full workshop blog post here.

2019 workshop participants next to Flathead Lake

This web page will serve as the repository for information produced from the workshop and future related products. Workshop products below will be hyperlinked as they become available:

Publications & Workshops