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Cover

Drawing the Line

Out there

Ribbon of Green

Edmonton’s river valley is both a beautiful resource for recreation and a haven for all kinds of wildlife.

Footprint

In Hot Water

That big tank in the basement sucks up an enormous amount of energy, but there are greener options. 

In focus 

The Bear Necessities

A laid-back grizzly in British Columbia.

Giant Mariners 

Leatherback seaturtles travel thousands of kilometres from Costa Rica to the chilly waters off Canada’s east coast every year, spending most of their lives at sea. 

Banding Together

Catching, recording information about and putting bands on birds is a tricky job, but without the dedicated volunteers who do it, we’d know far less about our winged friends.

Backyard habitat

Balancing Act

Check out these tips on safeguarding your flowers and vegetables while accommodating wildlife. 

Have you seen this plant?

Joe-pye weed

The origins of the name of spotted Joe-pye weed may be unfamiliar, but its cheerful pink flowers aren’t.

Climate files

Creeping Desert

Climate change threatens to push fertile land for crops and wildlife into dry, desolate wastes. 

Field guide

Music on the Wing

Their cheery trills and chirps of Canadian songbirds fill the air all summer long. 

Vistas

Tracking loon populations, a missing link between mammals of land and sea, and the slow return of the blue whale.

Hinterland Who's Who

Striped Skunk

Humans may not love the striped skunk, but this distinctive mammal has adapted well to our intrusions on its habitat, and only makes a stink when provoked.