BC Parks cares for 1,037 provincial parks, conservancies, protected areas, and ecological reserves that represent the incredible diversity of ecosystems found within this beautiful province. Some of …
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The National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are seeking public input on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates options for restoring grizzly …
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You see that fin slicing up through the surface—tall, tall, taller—until at last the body follows and an exhaled plume of breath huffs up? You know you’re …
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When the pandemic hit, little did I know that this would be the catalyst for spending the next three years photographing and writing about the Skagit River.
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The future of forests and the future of humanity are inextricably entwined. I’m not saying this for dramatic effect; it is simply a fact. As bleak and …
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We here in Cascadia know the forests that surround us are many things: places of refuge and play; home to countless critters that crawl, climb, slither and …
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As soon as you step into a forest, you step into a different space. Depending on the type of forest, the trees may be growing together so …
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If you can imagine a grayish-brown, rabbit-like creature the size of a grapefruit and nearly as round, that is an American pika. They inhabit mountain slopes, often …
Read More of “Buying Time for Pikas” by Thor Hanson
We really miss having Mountain School students at the Environmental Learning Center! Until we can welcome them back, Senior Program Instructor Alexa Brandt is sharing one of …
Read More of Mystery Skulls with Alexa #2 : Herbivores
There is so much to distract us these days from our primary task, which is to renew honorable kinship with the Earth. Yes, economics, politics, justice, health—all …
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