FOSSIL HUNTRESS

Phaeolus schweinitzii A popular and widely used fungus for making natural dyes is the dyer’s polypore, Phaeolus schweinitzii , sometimes cal...

Natural dyes are colourants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals — gifts from the natural world that have brightened human life f...

These past few years, I have found myself exploring the western edge of central Vancouver Island—the traditional, unceded territory of the K...

The wind sweeps low across the Stokksnes Peninsula, carrying with it the hiss of the North Atlantic and the scent of salt and volcanic ash. ...

High in the misty alpine meadows of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, the much beloved marmot, Marmota vancouverensis , whistles its name ...

Walk along any rocky beach on the Pacific coast after a storm, and you’ll likely find a treasure trove of kelp washed ashore—long ribbons of...

Tucked along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, just outside Denver, Colorado, lies one of the world’s most famous fossil localities: D...

Ankylosaur — Armoured Plant-Eating Dinosaur Ankylosaurs were armoured dinosaurs. We find their fossil remains in Cretaceous outcrops in wes...

Chanterelle Mushrooms Few things bring such joy to a forest wanderer as spotting the golden glow of a Chanterelle mushroom peeking through m...

A lone polar bear moves with quiet power across the snow and sea ice of Nunavut, its massive paws spreading its weight to keep it light atop...

Finding a fossil is like time-traveling with your hands. One moment you’re walking along a riverbank or quarry, scanning the ground, and the...

Hadrosaur Eggs Standing before a clutch of fossilized dinosaur eggs for the first time is a deeply moving experience. Unlike towering skelet...

A gull cries in protest at not getting his share of a meal Many of us have the good fortune to live near the sea. It is one of the places I ...

Mist clings to the moss-draped cedars, and the river below churns with the silver flash of salmon fighting upstream.  Then, out of the shado...

Spinosaurus the Spine Lizard of the Cretaceous This beautiful big boy painted in yellow, green and blue is Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.  Bigger...