Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) has to be one of my favourite wildflowers. Scattered throughout many environments, the sea of deep pink...
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Foraging, be it for plants, berries or mushrooms, is one of the most accessible ways to experience the outdoors. It...
Mid-May showers – real showers, those that we haven’t seen in a couple of years, it feels like – have...
Knowing how to predict weather is far more than just a matter of convenience. It can make a huge difference...
Most people dedicate some level of preparation to their adventures. To not prepare would be the height of foolhardiness. But...
No shelter. No food. No fire. Except in the most extreme cases, these won’t kill you – at least not...
It rarely begins with the realization that you are lost. More often, it starts with a small doubt. The...
If you think that foraging is something that can only be done in the summer months (think berries, mushrooms, plants,...
On a grey morning near the Comox Valley, where cedars crowd the roadside and foxes slip through ditches, a small...
In the world of wilderness skills, there is almost always a natural progression of mastering one and then moving on...