Master carpenter Gordon Macdonald on restoring an iconic B.C. bridge, the value of heritage infrastructure, and why he's set his sights on the Antarctic

Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us

Canada leads the developed world in per capita production of garbage. What’s behind our nation’s wasteful ways? 

From documenting rock-hewn churches in Ethiopia to sonar-scanning B.C. waters for steam-era shipwrecks, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018

The president and CEO of the Simon Fraser University Community Trust discusses the award-winning community in Burnaby, B.C.

This motor-free ocean race — with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats — is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all

The newly created Birch River Wildland Park joins a network of parks preserving an area of boreal wilderness twice the size of Vancouver Island

This is not your average summer job

An estimated annual $175-billion business, the illegal trade in wildlife is the world’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise. It stands to radically alter the animal kingdom.

From misty mornings to bright fall foliage, these photos highlight the beauty of the season

Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness

Initially targeted at visitors and locals in Tofino and Ucluelet, B.C., the CoastSmart program could save lives along all Canadian coasts

Whistler is world-renowned for its powder, but the picturesque mountain village has plenty going on off the slopes as well

Plus: the albatross that loved Vancouver Island, a rare butterfly comeback, PEI lobsters to take a new kind of bait and the migratory birds on a potentially fatal collision course.

The best places to enjoy live music, according to the editors of Canadian Geographic

The Vancouver Island marmot, burrowing owl, greater sage-grouse and northern leopard frog are thriving again thanks to the zoo’s efforts 

International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation

The 2020 Canadian City Parks Report looks at challenges and opportunties for Canada's parks under a COVID-19 lens

Plus: Bacterial “first responders,” modelling cod and more marmots

British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon sit on a fault line that is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes on the planet. A new book reveals it’s not a matter of if, but when the next “Big One” will strike.

Hogan’s Alley, once the lively focal point for Vancouver’s black community, is long gone, but not forgotten

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

Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city

Every time a fleece jacket is washed, about 2,000 fibres end up in the wastewater that’s produced

The lowdown on the big outdoor game

Follow the team of specialists diagnosing the ills of British Columbia’s Fraser River

Islands off of Vancouver Island with the most diverse seabird colony on the West Coast may soon become a marine national wildlife area

Vancouver Island’s food and wine renaissance

Vancouver might just be home to the greenest building in the world. Meet the geography professor who brought it to life.

Why preserving the natural eco-system may help lessen the impact of severe storms

Brewed with water and natural ingredients, Corona wants to encourage Canadians to responsibly experience the country’s natural wonders

Warmer water caused by weather phenomenon the likely reason for the abundance of the tiny oily fish

A cataclysmic landslide occurred in Canada last month – and hardly anybody noticed.

Following the Good River is a biography of Cecil Paul's life as one North American’s more prominent Indigenous leaders.

From rain to snow, from high temperatures to low, 50 questions to test your weather wits

Vancouver Island marmot, blue whale and Ungava seal included in NatureServe Canada report

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.

RCGS research grantee Erin Hanson provides context to the federal government's approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project that will traverse Tsleil-Waututh Nation territory in Vancouver

Hope 2 Offer invites Vancouver to make a $plash

From Arctic Air to the Littlest Hobo, here are the shows that unintentionally taught us about Canada

This first of its kind collaboration led to the rescue of baby beluga in Nepisiguit River