August 2, 2013 By Ellen Iida (College of the Atlantic)   After 5 weeks of hiking, learning, and fun, we are in our final week in the Taku — but in between spurts of concentrated working time for a long…

July 31, 2013 By Cynthiann Heckelsmiller (Weber State University)   Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon? Neither have I, depite our best efforts. In a mountain valley south of Atlin, we practiced our wolf…

July 23, 2013 By Ari Blatt (Western Washington University)   Since ending our time on the Nakina River, there have been many a bittersweet moment. First off, there was the initial moment of leaving. Fairly early on the 17th, we…

Species Profile by Gioia Cabri (University of Vermont) Taku Conservation Program, 2013     The Canada Lynx is a secretive creature of the north. A rare sighting of this animal in its boreal habitat would be regarded as a memorable…

July 22, 2013 By Hayley Weyers (Northland College) We’ve had quite an eye-opening week focused on the culturally and historically significant Nakina Trail. The Tlingit First Nations people frequented this trail in the past as a critical trade route. At…