Reading Time: 4 minutes As we approached the island, our anticipation rose and ebbed as we watched the weather. We weren’t sure if, after travelling so far, we could even land
Tag: Wildlife
We must attack the coronavirus at its root
Reading Time: 3 minutes Though any deaths from a fast-spreading new disease can be frightening, panic isn’t justified. Most cases are mild and of short duration
Surefire ways to find out if you’re a naturalist
Reading Time: 3 minutes Troy Media is pleased to introduce a biweekly column by naturalist and author Geoff Carpentier
Approaching the end of fall on the Sunshine Coast
Reading Time: 4 minutes The days are increasingly short and grey, but nature is on full display everywhere we look
An epic fishing adventure at the Arctic Circle
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ten friends, a rustic lodge and days spent on the pristine waters of Great Bear Lake
A whale of a shift in seasons on the West Coast
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blackberries, figs, grey and humpback whales, and spawning salmon all herald the arrival of autumn
Single-use plastic ban won’t solve waste problem
Reading Time: 4 minutes Economic reasoning and basic statistics show that such bans are largely symbolic gestures that come with real downsides
Spring semester begins at Skelhp
Reading Time: 4 minutes Some familiar buzzes, croaks and tweets and a new cat-like cry as the turning of the seasons teaches anew
Preparing for another Christmas at Skelhp
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are lights to hang, cleanup work to be done inside and out, kindling to split, a turkey to order and a final round of gifts to buy
Putting Columbia River salmon restoration at risk
Reading Time: 3 minutes Including Indigenous voices in U.S.-Canada water agreement discussions would give the environment a leading role