Ecotourism

Everyone knows what the third wish is for. A magical apparition appears from a bottle and grants you three wishes. An exciting opportunity, but daunting at the same time. The thrill of having wishes fulfilled…

There’s an abiding truth about conservation–no matter how much we may want it to be about the living world beyond humankind, inevitably it gets down to the things that people do and don’t do. Staggering…

Cross the border at Tijuana and Mexico hits you like a burst of distilled chaos. Ensenada has all the features of a lively fishing port anywhere, with a big dash of Mexican fun thrown-in. Head…

I’ve been suspended in open water that is crystal clear. The kind of ocean environment that pixelates the collective idea of the perfect underwater scene on Pinterest and Instagram. This was nearly it, but not…

Recreational diving, like all things that people do for adventure, sport or fun, is evolving fast, and right now one of the biggest influences on mainstream diving comes from the more extreme and of the…

The processes involved in establishing a working conservation area anywhere are complex. This may be especially so in Canada, where there are often a multitude of players at the table. Since the Canadian Constitution Act…

Bryce Klee operates a kayaking tour company out of Queen Charlotte and has been doing so for the past five years. For a time in his earlier life, he was a safari guide in Africa.…

“Nature provides the answer” I was riding in the passenger seat of Jackie Hildering’s pickup as we drove from Port McNeill to Telegraph Cove, when she said this to me in the course of conversation.…