Drive to the western edge of Vancouver Island and you’ll find the surf-mad village of Tofino. Toque-wearing surfers cycle by, their surfboards clipped to a small trailer, the money saved on petrol … [Read more...]
Biodiversity Strategies for Cities?
My eyebrows reached my hairline when I heard my hometown had a biodiversity strategy. With over a million people, I hadn't thought of Calgary, Alberta as a biodiversity hotspot. True, it has the most … [Read more...]
Sandhill cranes one of North America’s greatest wildlife migrations
Ever wonder what wildlife viewing was like when John Muir and Aldo Leopold were alive? I have and wondered if it’s possible to see a fraction of what they witnessed before economic growth and … [Read more...]
Book Review: Discover Canada: 100 Inspiring Outdoor Adventures by Leigh McAdam
Leigh McAdam encourages people to get out and explore Canada with this guide to self-locomotion. Covering the country from coast to coast and every season she offers choices for hiking, biking, … [Read more...]
Texas turtles with jobs
I love turtles. Not the chocolate kind or the teenage-mutant characters made famous in the 1980s but the hard-shelled ballerinas of the ocean. I almost swallowed my snorkel the first time I saw a wild … [Read more...]