Chinook Salmon Earn their Name
Known as spring, king, or Tyee (which means chief), Chinook salmon have started arriving in Whitehorse after leaving the Bering Sea earlier this summer. Swimming […]
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Set the Summer Calendar, as Fireweed Begins to Bloom
What can one tell a Yukoner about fireweed? Isn’t it like talking to an Inuvialuit person about ice? Fireweed’s colours, height and flowering times are
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Set the Summer Calendar, as Fireweed Begins to Bloom
What can one tell a Yukoner about fireweed? Isn’t it like talking to an Inuvialuit person about ice? Fireweed’s colours, height and flowering times are
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Let the Floral Show Begin
Yesterday I was amputating their little arms; Into a bag they went. If I worked fast, I could fill the bag in the hour. Delicate
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The World’s Greatest Migrator: the Arctic tern flies over 45,000 kilometres each year
The last Au Naturel column looked at the sudden appearance of birds during spring migration. Today, when you walk along the Millennium Trail, look out for
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Delicate, but Determined
How does a plant know when it’s time to break the surface, to move from its protected subterranean world and reach skyward? If it gets
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The Arrival of the Swans Means Spring is Near
If you spend time at Marsh Lake’s M’Clintock Bay this week, you may see new visitors. At up to four-and-a-half feet tall, 35 pounds, with
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What’s Up With Nature Around Whitehorse
As a new season approaches, have you ever asked yourself, “I wonder what’s up with the natural world, at this moment, where I live?” My
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