The Real Heroes Of The Environment
A recent audit by the Federal Environment Commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, showed that Canada is falling short of its commitment…
Lichens
Endless forests stand as the majestic backdrop to much of the Yukon, but by looking down, you can see a much more…
Freeze-Proof Animals
Each winter, our furry neighbours don an extra-thick coat of fur and fat to make it through the winter. But a coat isn’t the only strategy…
Forest Fires, A Tool Used By Some Insects
A forest fire is a force of awe unlike any other, carrying with it one-part destruction, another-part healing.
Caribou vs Mining: Mitigating Effects On Caribou Migrations
Mitigating the effects on caribou migrations in the North is essential for their continued survival.
Pause and Give Thanks to Those Wonderful Summer Pollinators
Pollination is part of life on Earth, enabling plants to turn flowers into fruit. There is no more-famous pollinator than the honeybee.
Spring in the Muck
Spring, past projects emerge from the snow and “evidence” of dog. Don’t lament this brown period. Rejoice. Within the rot is magic.
Community Ecologies: The Winds of Change
The Haeckel Hill wind turbines, a Yukon landmark for 29 years, led the way in renewable energy when wind power was in its infancy.
Environmental reading isn’t all doom and gloom
It’s a new year. Many of us are gleefully planning must-read books for this year, even if every year our ambition leads to a stack of dusty books with plans to “get to.” Unfortunately this year when you turn on the news you won’t find familiar, joyful new year celebrations as the pandemic drags on …
Sunshine on my shoulders: Yukon’s first renewable-energy cooperative
This model of green investment cooperative is not only a means of developing renewable energy, but also as a safe, reliable investment.
Trash Talk with Zero Waste Yukon
Its a day to celebrate recycling: Waste Reduction Week is happening October 18 to 24! Spray champagne, just remember to recycle the bottle.
Recycling your wreck
Some old trucks are a source of antique reverence to the past, but too many abandoned cars are an unfortunate part of Yukon’s landscape.
Plastic-free July has started
This month is “Plastic-Free July,” a worldwide effort to reduce each of our consumption of single-use plastic products for one month.
Bye-bye baggies
Keeping It Green Single-use plastic bags are out and reusables are in! Congratulations, Yukon! After 10 years of painstaking discussion, single-use shopping bags will be banned this year. In the fall of 2020, a quiet milestone passed in the Legislature with an update to the Environment Act (Bill 14) which allows the Government of Yukon …