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Finding wolves, deep-fried wood and a submarine in Haliburton Forest
How Ontario's Haliburton Forest balances preservation with profit
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How Ontario's Haliburton Forest balances preservation with profit
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Timber poaching has become “a problem in every national forest,” with an estimated $1 billion worth of wood poached yearly in North America
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Species richness in Canada’s remaining intact forests
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Trees in tropical regions of the globe can withstand temperatures up to 32.3 degrees Celsius and still effectively store carbon
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A new children’s book from Kids Can Press tells the story of Vancouver native Simon Jackson’s efforts to raise global awareness of the importance of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest
People & Culture
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Between rainforest and cloud forest, a serene sanctuary awaits
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Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness
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How the CBFA's big-picture plan for Saskatchewan works, and why it matters
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In a new book, journalist John Zada explores the evidence for Bigfoot and why we want to believe in the unexplained
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Canada has just as much geographic diversity as a galaxy far, far away.
Environment
The newly created Birch River Wildland Park joins a network of parks preserving an area of boreal wilderness twice the size of Vancouver Island
Wildlife
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
Environment
Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest
Environment
A new report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for enhanced protection of wetlands within Canada's boreal forest
Wildlife
First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal wolves living in the Great Bear Rainforest
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.
Wildlife
Wildlife
In the boreal forest, where secretive lynx depend on the snowshoe hare to survive, climate change threatens to upset this longstanding predator-prey relationship
Understanding change in Canada’s boreal forest — including its farthest northern reaches — is critical to appreciating habitat change around the globe
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03New framework identifies climate change “refugia” in boreal forest
04The health of the Fraser River
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Mangroves provide a range of benefits, including protection from storms and the prevention of coastal erosion
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This colourful forest-cover map, completed in 1974, provided invaluable information for the management of the National Capital Region’s cherished park
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Mapping
Land cover change maps can help us determine our impact on the land — and how we can mitigate it in the future
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Chris Brackley explores four map backgrounds and makes the cartographic case for why satellite imagery isn’t as useful in mapmaking as you may think it is.
People & Culture
Two iconic brands known for exceptional photography join forces to inspire the next generation of photographers
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Streams surrounded by intact forest are better at providing clean water, carbon storage and wildlife habitat
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A former firefighter offers a glimpse at the day-to-day lives of the men and women who rush into danger each summer to protect life and property
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World-renowned tree expert and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger's film crosses continents and disciplines to show how trees sustain all life on Earth
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It’s saplings vs. climate change, ‘Survivor’ style
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Some are finding ways to heal through forest therapy
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Protecting and restoring Canada’s forests and wetlands may be a great long-term way to mitigate the changing climate
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Since the 1990s, mountain pine beetles have invaded more than 18 million hectares of forest in Western Canada. Researchers now have a better understanding of how this is done.
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Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems
Environment
The boreal is one of the world's last great forest regions. Meet the people who call it home, and who are working to find balance between development and conservation.
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
Environment
Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
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Revisiting a groundbreaking discovery on Canada's northernmost island
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On May 1, 2016 a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta. One year later, researchers predict that wildfires are only going to become more common.
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Fire detection, forecasting, management — and how decisions are made
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An exclusive excerpt from botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s new book about how forests can not only heal us but save the planet
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Hundreds of Canada’s species at risk are plants, and most of them live where we do
Environment
Jane Goodall sits with John Geiger, CEO of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, to talk about her global efforts to protect the great apes, the environment and the human community.
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How climate change is destroying some of Canada's most important underwater ecosystems
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The plastic problem on Haida Gwaii felt like witnessing a second wave of colonization
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An interview with Natural Resources Canada Minister Seamus O’Regan on the federal government’s recent decision
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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
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The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?
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How natural solutions could mitigate 78 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Environment
As interest in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region grows, caribou face threats on multiple fronts. New research could help chart a path to their conservation.
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Fragmented biomes threaten efforts to combat climate change, warns new study
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When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, habitats themselves can be critical allies
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In 1976, my husband’s grandparents solved one of the world’s great natural mysteries: the monarch butterfly migration. Four decades later, we retraced their journey.
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
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Best places in Alberta to take a hike
People & Culture
An utterly engaging dive into our modern ways of retreat — where we go, why we’re drawn, and how it’s urgent
People & Culture
Explore Canada's various tartans (and the stories behind them)
People & Culture
While planning for seasonal disasters at the same time as a pandemic is tricky, lessons can be applied from one to the other
People & Culture
In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
People & Culture
From a solo ski and mountain-climbing expedition to the South Pole to a project that mapped portions of Devon Island’s coasts for the first time, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in late 2018
People & Culture
The founder of Canopy speaks about winning this prestigious award
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Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas
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The Barebones Forest LED Rechargeable Lantern blends a timeless design, modern features and sturdy practicality
Kids
Wildlife
Exploring our love-hate relationship with the wolf
Wildlife
Project will use satellite imagery to track walrus populations and habitats and guide their conservation
Wildlife
After two years, nearly 50,000 votes and thousands of public and expert comments, the Canadian Geographic National Bird Project concludes. Meet our newest national emblem.
Wildlife
Wildlife
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Does a bird need to be famous to hold the title of Canada’s National Bird? Jody Allair thinks not.
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Places
It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?
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