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Investigating the landscape legacies of northern wildfires
Ongoing studies of fire-scarred landscapes in the Northwest Territories are revealing the surprising resilience of northern streams and lakes
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Ongoing studies of fire-scarred landscapes in the Northwest Territories are revealing the surprising resilience of northern streams and lakes
People & Culture
A century after the Group of Seven became famous for an idealized vision of Canadian nature, contemporary artists are incorporating environmental activism into work that highlights Canada’s disappearing landscapes
People & Culture
This photog lives in southern Ontario, but still gets amazing photos of the northern lights. Here’s how.
Environment
Tracking the country’s extreme weather events to answer the question: are storms getting worse?
Environment
Ocean Bridge Ambassadors address the burning injustice of the climate crisis on marginalized communities
Environment
A former boyfriend, who’d worked as a wildland firefighter in the Rocky Mountain House area, had told me a story about a lookout. One day, while visiting one of the fire…
Environment
With wildfires on the rise, those who tackle them have to make choices about when to take action
Environment
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
Environment
Permafrost thaw is widespread, accelerating and irreversible. With it comes visible effects on the ecology, hydrology and landscapes, and communities of the North.
Environment
Changes to the city’s Green Standard aimed at protecting its fragile ravine network will pose challenges and opportunities for landscapers — and could kick off a national trend
Wildlife
After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
Travel
Brian and Dee Keating share their incredible rafting journey in the remote Arctic tundra on a once-in-a-lifetime Canadian Geographic Adventure
Environment
Warming trends continue due to human-caused climate change
Travel
The Calgary-based landscape photographer shares memorable moments in the field and his advice for aspiring photographers
People & Culture
For generations, hunting, and the deep connection to the land it creates, has been a mainstay of Inuit culture. As the coastline changes rapidly—reshaping the marine landscape and jeopardizing the hunt—Inuit youth are charting ways to preserve the hunt, and their identity.
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In the face of climate change, the government’s long-running Northern Scientific Training Program has never been more crucial
Travel
This historic route is a must-drive for any traveller seeking the freedom of the open road with a healthy dose of amazing vistas
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For scientists and northern lights rubberneckers, 2013 promises to be a once-in-a-decade opportunity to experience the sun’s magnetic power at its height.
Mapping
An interactive map released by Esri Canada allows users to track wildfires and see where they are most active
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Experience northern art in the south
People & Culture
The Canadian High Arctic Research Station will play a central role in the future of science in Canada’s north
People & Culture
A total of $2,566,000 was awarded to five Northern Indigenous programs at a ceremony in Whitehorse Feb. 12
People & Culture
See the impact of the West Coast wildfires through the lenses of our Can Geo photo community
Places
From the Osoyoos Desert in British Columbia to the world’s smallest “desert” in Yukon, here are five unique Canadian landscapes that will make you feel like you’re in another country
Places
In giving Anne Shirley her own deep love of and connection to Prince Edward Island, Lucy Maud Montgomery reveals the way place can fire the imagination
Places
Nearly wiped out in Alberta in the 1800s, plains bison are making a historic return to Banff National Park
Places
It's now possible to virtually visit the northern tip of Canada
Places
“All the mischiefs humans and the universe are capable of inflicting on an ecosystem have conspired to attack the prairies.”
Travel
After years of waiting to see the aurora borealis, Robin Esrock recounts his experience viewing these dancing lights with his father in Yellowknife
Travel
Susan Nerberg embarks on a deeply personal tour of Tromsø, taking part in Sámi Week as a means to better understand her own Sámi roots and culture
Travel
The ultimate rainforest retreat complete with eco-adventures, hands-on education and adrenaline-inducing activities amidst tropical jungle scenery
Travel
Experiencing living history at Métis Crossing, a one-of-a-kind destination for Métis people to share Métis stories
Travel
Amethyst, canyons, waterfalls and jaw-dropping landscapes, a trip through Northern Ontario is an iconic Canadian adventure
Travel
RAW:churchill offers a taste of the fur trader’s existence – both literally and figuratively
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When your heart needs to roam, these 10 iconic Manitoba experiences will be waiting
Travel
An ancient Mi’gmaq migration route that follows the Nepisiguit River’s winding route to the salt waters of Chaleur Bay, the Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail is now one of the world’s best adventure trails
Travel
Photographer Jenny Wong reveals Newfoundland’s jaw-dropping scenery on an adventure with Great Canadian Trails
People & Culture
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
Environment
The Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative discusses COP15, the importance of the boreal forest and the vital role of Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship
Environment
Located in Toronto’s Port Lands, Leslie Lookout Park will welcome visitors in June 2024, complete with a mini forest, lookout tower and a public beach
Wildlife
Plus: caribou on camera in Wapusk National Park, black bears take over Yellowknife and large-taloned bird ancestry revealed
Environment
How the CBFA’s big-picture plan for Saskatchewan works, and why it matters
Wildlife
This past summer an ambitious wildlife under/overpass system broke ground in B.C. on a deadly stretch of highway just west of the Alberta border. Here’s how it happened.
History
The greatest of the Great Lakes has captivated painters since before Confederation
People & Culture
Ocean Bridge participant Susana Veliz recounts her experience as an immigrant to Canada while taking part in this Ocean Wise program
Environment
The drying of peatlands in Canada heightens the risk of wildfires and can turn into a carbon source instead of a carbon sink
Environment
Wayne Sawchuk's latest book recounts his transformation from a logger and trapper into an ardent conservationist
Environment
Katherine Black is working to better understand the implications associated with the spread of green alder shrubs across the Arctic tundra
Environment
A major research project from the University of Alberta outlines pockets of Canada's boreal forest that may give wildlife more time and space to adjust to a changing climate
Environment
Yukon-based ecologists uncover four main patterns influencing changes in Yukon and address how outcomes can be improved
Environment
Researchers from the international PoLAR-FIT team are revealing a four-million-year-old forest beautifully preserved in permafrost and peat on Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island
Environment
As cities and towns continue to expand into our wild landscapes, conservation gardens can provide refuge for Canada’s plummeting biodiversity
Environment
Fire detection, forecasting, management — and how decisions are made
Environment
Follow the team of specialists diagnosing the ills of British Columbia’s Fraser River
Environment
The James Bay Lowlands contain both environmentally crucial peatlands and one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Canada
Environment
For the latest image in his iconic Day to Night series, photographer Stephen Wilkes set his sights on an important ecological reserve in British Columbia. Here's why.
Environment
They may look like a science-fiction special effect, but the reality of this phenomenon is even more fascinating
Environment
As cities and towns continue to expand into our wild landscapes, conservation gardens can provide refuge for Canada’s plummeting biodiversity
People & Culture
Meet the avian stars of Northern Rescue, the new family drama from CBC and Netflix
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
People & Culture
Research scientist Wayne Pollard shares insights on his work that earned him the 2019 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research
People & Culture
In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.
Travel
Discover why Piedmont in northwestern Italy is a haven for gourmands
Wildlife
Plus: Canada jay sibling rivalry, northern leopard frogs bounce back, waterfowl struggling in the prairies, and Pokémon Go meets wildlife in new mobile game
Wildlife
With millions of photos taken globally each day on smartphones, researchers have found they may also contain important ecological clues about our rapidly changing planet
Wildlife
North America now has three distinct species of flying squirrel
Wildlife
Researchers used chemical tracers to map the movements of an ancient woolly mammoth
Mapping
Canadian Geographic’s cartographer explores the many facets of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, one of the world’s most significant wetlands
People & Culture
From Letterkenny to Schitt’s Creek, Canada’s geography has become the laughing stock of television — and that shouldn’t come as a surprise
People & Culture
An interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the past, present and future of Canada's North
Travel
With solar activity expected to peak in 2024, there’s never been a better time to see the northern lights. Here’s how to do it in the “aurora capital of North America.”
People & Culture
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
People & Culture
Three programs dedicated to advancing the quality of life in Canada’s northern communities received a much-needed funding boost on January 27 through the annual Arctic Inspiration Prize.
People & Culture
It was once a mythical place off Canada’s East Coast that few saw, let alone photographed. But the island where pirates used to pillage is now Canada’s 43rd National Park,…
People & Culture
In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees
People & Culture
Long after daytime photographers pack up and head home, astrophotographers are settling in under the moon and stars, the only light they need.
People & Culture
Changing irrigation practices to combat malaria in Northern Peru
People & Culture
The film crew had been waiting weeks for the birds. A storm was breaking over their heads as they crouched high in the rocky tundra. The family they were filming expressed their…
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While the Amazon rainforest garners plenty of attention from environmentalists, Canada’s expansive boreal forest exists in relative obscurity — sequestering carbon, sucking…
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
People & Culture
Roy MacGregor, one of Canada’s greatest journalists, shares the stories behind the stories in his new book, Paper Trails: From the Backwoods to the Front Page, a Life in Stories
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After an epic seven-year canoe trip across Canada that saw Geoff and Pam welcome two children to their family, the couple have just one thing left to do: celebrate.It was…