I wrote the book on ecotourism, literally. When The Business of Ecotourism came out in 1996, people couldn't distinguish between ecotourism and eco-terrorism. As the United Nation’s International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development draws to a close should you be hanging up your hotel towel and buying carbon offsets? The answers … Read More
Turning back the clock on Gwaii Haanas
When Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site found itself overrun by introduced species, the … Read More
Cinnamon buns and ghost stories in Gwaii Haanas: watchmen provide cultural connections
The moss-covered path in Canada’s remote Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site seemed deserted until … Read More
Selling green tourism with a story
Convincing people to pay for environmental sustainability sometimes takes a story. Ellis Bird Farm(EBF), one of central Alberta’s best (and free) attractions … Read More
Last Chances in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains
"Is it called Last Chance Saloon because of the building or the people who visit it?" quipped my travel companion as we … Read More
Port Renfrew – Tall Tree Capital of Canada
Few things are worth more dead than alive – perhaps that tick crawling up your leg, or an E.coli bacteria that ruins an … Read More
Where the wild things are
Have you ever wanted to see a wild grizzly bear? How about a dozen of them? You can see a lot of bears in the Great Bear … Read More
There’s an app for that park
Parks Canada has a new app to make it easier to explore national parks and historic sites. With information on … Read More