December 1, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Canadian Mint, the manufacturer of Canadian currency, has come out with a new sleek coin celebrating Canada's vast and wild boreal forest. This new toonie (Canada's $2 coin) fits with Mint's current...
October 25, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The Mackenzie River - largest in Canada
Credit: Irene Owsley
Canada’s boreal forest is big. Real big.
At 1.4 billion acres (think of two Argentinas), this lush and varied landscape spans the middle...
October 20, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
With the advent of satellite transmitters (tags) small enough to fit on birds (large birds at least), our eyes have been opened to the dazzling migration feats that birds perform every day. We have...
September 28, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Screenshot from Google Earth's new boreal forest tour
Credit: Google Earth Outreach
Today Google Earth Outreach launched a new program in Canada. One of Google Earth’s top priorities was to focus...
September 26, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
This is the final update from Jean Iron, who volunteers collecting data in the remote James Bay region of northern Ontario. You can find her first post we published here. She also regularly posts her...
August 17, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
After my May trip to the spectacular and birdy Pimachiowin Aki—Land That Gives Life—area of Manitoba in late May, I had the good fortune to be introduced to Christian Artuso. As Bird Studies Canada’s...
August 10, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
We are pleased to this year again post up a guest blog entry from Jean Iron (as relayed by Ron Pittaway) from a remote part of the James Bay region of northern Ontario. Jean is part of a team doing...
August 3, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Dangerous crossing for a woodland caribou
Credit: Valerie Courtois, Canadian Boreal Initiative
It seems as though woodland caribou continue to lie at the center of environmental issues in Canada...
July 29, 2011 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Last week we shared some of the good news stories that came out about our recent efforts to protect woodland caribou (not to mention why this protection would be a huge boost for a wide range of...
