What exactly is nature immersion and how can it help you? The best way to figure that out is to throw yourself into a wilderness (or near-wilderness) experience.
Power, beauty and rage; storm watching along the Wild Pacific Trail. Words & Photography :: David McColm I awake to an ink-black night and one of my favourite natural sounds—…
The most exciting news this month is the launch of the newest title in the Mountain Life empire, Mushroom Life. This quarterly publication will focus solely on the mysteries, benefits, and magic…
words :: Jim Stinson // photos :: Maxime Légaré-Vézina. Throughout the pandemic, natural areas across the country have experienced a dramatic surge in interest and visitation as people have sought…
“Hydrotherapy is a story of adaptation, strength & re-wilding set in the raw and beautiful landscapes of Snowdonia National park. Laura has not only overcome a life changing illness through…
words :: Ned Morgan. Most of us are travelling less these days, even within our own county or province. For me, this means retreading already well-trodden trails—and stumbling over unexpected…
Arc’teryx is marking the start of 2021 with a brand platform called Outer Peace. Its goal is ambitious: To connect all people to the transformative power of nature. Outer Peace…
Ultralight backpacking and why Canadians aren’t paying attention. Words & Photos :: Mins Savela Every outdoor enthusiast knows that as soon as they buckle their backpack straps and head out…
Words :: Ned Morgan. As human populations continue to grow, urban development fans in haphazard fashion ever outward from city and town centres, heedless of the habitat swallowed up and…
The Kingdom of Spring: Amphibians at play, uncensored and uninhibited. Words:: Leslie Anthony. The late March woods in Haliburton, Ontario, are quiet and sullen. Morning’s blue sky has succumbed to obdurate grey,…
words :: Bobby Hristova Although dog-strangling vine doesn’t strangle dogs, the nickname is no mistake. It’s one of almost 500 invasive species impacting Canada’s native ecosystems, prompting scientists to get creative.…
words & photography :: Michael Fox THE INCIDENT The malfunction happened as it always seems to—at the worst possible spot, virtually the exact midpoint of the Spearhead Traverse, a 40-kilometre (25-mile)…
Don’t have tickets to Multiplicity yet? Get them here. For our third speaker, we welcome adventurer and explorer Mario Rigby. Mario’s most recent adventure involved a 2 year, 12,000 kilometer…
words and photos :: Leslie Anthony The message came in late—could I help out with leading a nature walk the next day? Of course you can, people I know would snicker. …
It’s spring, and as snow retreats from the land, we hedonistic Canadians begin to think about our next outdoor adventures—most of which will involve “trails” of some kind. Whether it’s…
At less than 20 years old, road ecology is an emerging scientific discipline—albeit one that should have been birthed earlier. After all, we’ve been messing up wildlife with roads for…
There are many sounds in the forests of central Ontario, and not just a few of them are distinctly Canadian—the howl of a wolf, the tock-tock-tock of woodpeckers. But there’s…