The Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) is thrilled to announce that Dr. Murray Humphries has been appointed Interim co-Research Director. In this role he will work in close collaboration with fellow co-Research Director Norma Kassi,...
Reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples requires an open and honest conversation to understand our diverse histories and experiences. Only through this process of reconciliation will we be able to address the urgent environmental...
Caribou conservation is one of Canada’s most important ecological challenges. For millennia, many Indigenous Peoples lived alongside and relied upon caribou, a species of great cultural and ecological importance. Unfortunately, caribou populations have severely...
After more than two years with the Canadian Mountain Network, Dr. Stan Boutin has transitioned out of his roles as co-Research Director and President, effective July 1, 2020. CMN’s Board of Directors is grateful...
While tourists and outdoor enthusiasts were unable to partake in their favorite mountain activities during the COVID-19 shutdown, the pause has also affected the tourism-based economies of mountain destinations. Now that some tourism destinations...
In the past, researchers would take helicopters to Indigenous communities, extract the information they needed and leave, often exploiting the community in the process. In recent years, there has been a strong movement of...
Climate change is expected to significantly disrupt ecological communities. Climate change directly affects species by altering their habitat. However, indirect effects of climate change on species interactions, such as predation and competition, may have...
What happens when human activities conflict with wildlife and vice-versa? How do we share increasingly populated mountain spaces with the natural world? This Canadian Mountain Podcast episode focuses on human-wildlife co-existence and features experienced...
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Canadian Mountain Network has developed a Risk Management Plan to ensure operational continuity and support for our staff, volunteers, researchers, and trainees. Key actions taken last week...
Many mountain communities here in Canada and around the world are located remote and isolated areas. Remote and isolated areas are often not as exposed to public health awareness campaigns compared to urban communities,...
Une nouvelle étude suggère que le nombre d’#ours #grizzlys dans les #montagnes #Rocheuses centrales de l'#Alberta a doublé depuis 2005. En savoir plus (en anglais): https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/grizzly-numbers-have-doubled-in-parts-of-alberta-rockies-since-2005-survey-suggests
#MontagnesRocheuses #RechercheMontagnes #MontagnesCanadiennes #Grizzlys
A new survey suggests #grizzly #bear numbers in #Alberta’s central #Rocky #Mountains have doubled since 2005. Read more: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/grizzly-numbers-have-doubled-in-parts-of-alberta-rockies-since-2005-survey-suggests
#RocyMountains #MountainResearch #CanadianMountains #MountainLife #MountainFauna #Grizzlies
Les quatre nouveaux programmes de #leadership autochtone du @banffcentre sont maintenant ouverts aux #inscriptions. Le premier programme, « Indigenous Strategic Planning », aura lieu virtuellement du 18 au 21 mai 2021. Pour en savoir plus (en anglais) : http://ow.ly/2V7C50EmDzL
The @banffcentre’s four new #Indigenous #leadership programs now open for #registration. The first online program, Indigenous Strategic Planning, takes place May 18-21, 2021. Learn more: http://ow.ly/iwnQ50EmDhV
#IndigenousLeadership #StrategicPlanning #IndigenousKnowledge
Jetez un coup d'œil aux #photos gagnantes du #concours #photo de la section #Okanagan et sur le blogue du @alpineclubcan (en anglais): https://blog.alpineclubofcanada.ca/blog/2021/3/18/winners-okanagan-section-photo-contest-2020.
#MontagnesCanadiennes #ConcoursPhoto #PhotosMontagnes #montagnes
