The western bluebird disappeared from Vancouver Island almost 20 years ago—likely the victim of habitat and prey loss and competition with...
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High above the Trans-Canada Highway, where it cuts across the continental divide on the BC-Alberta border, there’s a small fossil...
We live in an age where “outdoorsy” means something much different than it did for our great, great grandparents—and that’s...
Science writer Jude Isabella spent months researching wildlife camouflage for her article “Visual deception,” published in the Winter 2012 edition of British...
My first extended summer trip to Whistler was back in the days when the mountain was just taking off as...
If you’ve ever taken a drive, be it down a highway or back road, or gone for a walk in...
Last April Chris Segers taught us how to plan a multi-day cycle trip in British Columbia. Just a few weeks ago he wrapped...
Winter camping isn’t for the faint of heart, but the chance to set your eyes on such a brilliant, snow-covered...
If you think that foraging is something that can only be done in the summer months (think berries, mushrooms, plants,...
Crunch, crunch. Squeak, squeak. And, if I listen carefully, a gentle tinkling. These are the sounds of hiking in the...
Steps from the village, we duck into towering white spires of hemlock and spruce. Growing in that pointed, perfect, mountain...
Winter in beautiful British Columbia is a lot more than powder-covered slopes and alpine adventures in the backcountry. We’ve gathered...
