Yukon Outside
Yukon Outdoors and Outside!
Outside could mean camping, cycling, canoeing, hiking, fishing, hunting ...we do it all here. The Yukon slang term "Outside" means any location outside Yukon - we Yukoners live on the inside. Living on the inside is an unspoken understanding to one another of the remote lifestyle we have chosen to live together. You'll find wildlife stories here too! After all, our critters prefer living outdoors most of the time.
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Cameron Eckert
A chance on winter
Birds are all over the news these days. There was that rare Hawfinch from Asia that landed in Haines Junction. And that blue, blue Steller’s Jay invasion that happened last fall Read more
Feb. 24, 2021
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Hot tips for cold camping
Let’s start from the ground up. There’s a reason thick sleeping pads are a hot item, so to speak. The more insulation you have from the ground, the more you’ll increase your warmth. Read more
Feb. 10, 2021
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Carrying Capacity: one of the most misunderstood factors
With regards to wildlife management, carrying capacity is one of the most misunderstood factors. Read more
Feb. 10, 2021
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Parks Canada
Learning from the land
One. Step. At. A. Time. And remember to smack the data logger before we go. I repeat this mantra under my breath as my fellow Parks Canada ecologist and I assemble one last caribou summer range monitoring site in Nanh Thok Natr’iniin’aii Read more
Dec. 22, 2020
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Sarah Chisholm
How to have it all at Thechàl Dhâl’
About an hour’s drive north of Haines Junction, motorists are treated to a breathtaking view of Thechàl Dhâl’ rising up from the flats of the ’A’ą̈y Chù’. Read more
Oct. 13, 2020
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Lindsay Caskenette
A smooth recovery
A golden eagle is recovering at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve after arriving in August, weighing only half of what a healthy eagle should weigh. Read more
Oct. 07, 2020
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Lori Fox
Tie one on
Big fish. Tiny fly shop. At just 10 feet by 12 feet, and built in a mobile tiny-home style, H20 Troutfitter fly shop - located next to the Gold Pan Saloon in downtown Whitehorse - is the smallest fly shop in the North, if not the world. Read more
Aug. 26, 2020
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Yukon athletes honoured by Sport Yukon
For 44, years Sport Yukon has been handing out awards to the Yukon’s top athletes, coaches and sport administrators. The 2019 crop of honourees continues this trend, despite COVID-19. Read more
Aug. 05, 2020
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Factors in wildlife management
'Progression' is a word that's important to the future of all wildlife, in the Yukon and abroad. Read more
Jul. 05, 2020
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