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The Journey to the Nakina River: Part 1

by Joey Abreu, of Northland College photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor Water flows freely Bears roam the open landscape This is the Taku The Taku River watershed in Northwestern British Columbia is a beautiful flowing landscape, home of…

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Some Short Observations

Myranda Sloo, Carleton College. Photos by Adam Spencer, Round River Instructor. It only took me a few days to realize that it’s almost impossible not to live in the present up here where cell service is nonexistent, and wildlife is abundant….

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Week One in the Far North

Mountain forget-me-not next to a subalpine fir and moss campion on top of Monarch Mountain in Atlin, British Columbia. Photo by Calla Sopko.   By Calla Sopko, University of Vermont Welcome to the far north! We are starting 6 weeks…

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The Fallacy of Human’s “Wilderness”

by Mariel Ferragamo, of Colby College Conversation on “wilderness” has predominantly connoted a place without conventional civilization, what remains are the exotic plants and animals so elusive and idealized to the everyday urbanite. Since as early as Hobbes’ “State of…

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A Day in the Life of a Magellanic Woodpecker
by Mariel Ferragamo, of Colby College Conversation on “wilderness” has predominantly connoted a place without conventional civilization, what remains are the exotic plants and animals so elusive and idealized to the everyday urbanite. Since as early as Hobbes’ “State of...
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