Environment Archives - Mountain Life (original) (raw)
More than 40 years ago, Jon Waterman worked as a mountaineering ranger at Denali National Park. His patrol to the Noatak River in Gates of the Arctic National Park sparked a lifetime fascination with the wild, remote regions of the North.
Three surfing engineers launch an open-ocean sailing and outreach expedition to remap the monochrome blue expanses, explore the real boundaries between land and sea—and find a beach free of plastic…
Behind the scenes of a BC campaign to boost respect for the outdoors and recreate responsibly.
We firmly believe that everyone who ventures into the wilderness will come back a better person... but only if everyone understands the basic etiquette of proper backcountry behaviour.
Leave No Trace Canada and Subaru Canada launch an online campaign to empower Canadians to preserve green spaces. Canadians are going outside more than ever. Outdoor recreation and public park…
Cooling a boiling planet, one micro-decision at a time
Opening up Ontario’s protected farmland, forests and wetlands to development would be a multi-generational disaster.
The new Three Waters Foundation aims to raise awareness of the Lake Huron pollution crisis through expeditions, partnerships, research and community engagement.
Trees have been the principal fuel and building material of every society over the millennia, from the time hunters and gatherers first settled until the middle of the nineteenth century. Without vast supplies of wood from forests, the great civilizations of the world would have never emerged.
As an antidote to all the scary news out there, here’s something to encourage less doomscrolling and more action-taking.
In this issue, we take action and build a trail system, stop worrying about Covid, rebound from a tragic accident, spend a night in the Bluffs, and shred the Land of Water & Ice.
What can we do about plastic pollution in remote Great Lakes habitats?
A Blue Mountains–area charity embodies the Circular Economy.
words :: Jon Turk // illustration :: Dave Barnes. Tiny spring leaves formed an iridescent green sheath around the ocotillo stalks that swayed gently in the breeze. As we pulled…
words & photos :: Colin Field. On a blizzardy December 11, 2019, the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre was over capacity. They were forced to shut the doors to…
words :: Hugh Forward Pacific herring are a small and ordinary fish, but they are the backbone of the West Coast marine environment. “Herring are the foundation for the whole…
words :: Bobby Hristova Although dog-strangling vine doesn’t strangle dogs, the nickname is no mistake. It’s one of almost 500 invasive species impacting Canada’s native ecosystems, prompting scientists to get creative.…
It’s spring, and as snow retreats from the land, we hedonistic Canadians begin to think about our next outdoor adventures—most of which will involve “trails” of some kind.
The essence of outdoor culture and life in these parts is the big blue pond we all live beside. Georgian Bay is the archetypal godfather of Ontario’s backcountry. It’s long…
For Marie-France Roy “adventure is where the unexpected lives.” After wrapping the ultra-successful “The Little Things” movie, MFR has been on a non-stop quest to explore wild places. “I’m still unsure…