From enduring extreme isolation and psychological strain to operating high-tech robotics and undergoing an intense physical fitness regimen, here’s a glimpse at what it takes to head to space

The trail started with a vision to link Canada coast to coast to coast. Now fully connected, it’s charting an ambitious course for the future.

How to explore the Frobisher Bay region in a few days

The urban wilderness park’s wetland project sits atop a 10-hectare former waste disposal site in Lake Ontario and will be completed in 2019

This narrow, rock-strewn track along New Brunswick’s Fundy coast is recommended for only the most prepared hikers — but those who brave it are amply rewarded

From sleeping under the stars in Navajo country to resort hopping in the Valley of the Sun, a one-time Arizonian rediscovers the enchanted desert

Michelle LePage goes north for a better view of spectacular auroras

A timeless journey down a river that was here before the mountains

How I learned to love the unexpected (and fishing) in Nunavut

Helping the environment while vacationing

Q&A with Paul Conchatre, the president of the Manitoba Lodge and Outfitters Association

10,000 square kilometres of remote mountain wilderness, routine white-out conditions, avalanche-prone slopes, and just five guides: Welcome to the Skeena heli-skiing tenure

In a new book, journalist John Zada explores the evidence for Bigfoot and why we want to believe in the unexplained

Canadian painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier explores the sublime and rapidly changing Canadian Arctic

Dan Clark explains the motivation behind going on Arctic paddling expeditions with young children.

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

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. 

Once roaming across North America, the wolverine is now a rare sight

Reaction to the decision to open more than half of the Yukon’s Peel Watershed region to development

Adam Shoalts has written a book called Alone Against the North, due out Oct 6. Here, he discusses the adventure of writing about his adventures.

This summer the RCGS-supported expedition Together to the Tundra spent two months canoeing through some of Canada's most remote landscapes. Here, Dan Clark tells one of their stories.

A guide to visiting the Northwest Territories National Park Reserves

Do you want one of these four birds to become Canada’s national bird?

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

Organization protecting a vital wilderness corridor between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to encourage interprovincial moose mating

A century ago, a strange drama played out on Wrangel Island in the Russian Arctic. The hero of this tale? A 23-year-old Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack

A new book by Ken McGoogan traces the experiences of Scottish Highlanders evicted from their homes to pre-Confederation Canada

An excerpt from “We Always Begin with an Acknowledgement of the Land” by Amish Morrell

Plus: Cross-dressing hummingbirds, tracking genetically modified animals, and Arctic “junk food”

Conflicts with wildlife in Canada continues to be an issue, but there are ways to keep yourself and wildlife safe

Currently only at 4.4 per cent, the province still needs to acquire another 2.6 per cent of land to protect by the end of 2020

Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper