Mountain Writing, Film, and Digital Media in Canada [2018]

Joanna Croston, Programming Director for the Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival, provides a snapshot of the state of mountain literature, film and digital media in English Canada.

CultureJoanna CrostonOctober 23, 2018banff mountain film fest, bmff

The State of Canada's Ice Core Archive [2018]

Martin Sharp and Alison Criscitiello from the University of Alberta provide us with a history on Canadian core sampling efforts, an introduction to CICA's goals and facilities, and their ongoing projects.

Mountains as monuments [2018]

Outside of the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, Canada has more glacier cover than any other nation — some 200,000 square kilometres. Professor Mike Demuth describes some of the seasonal and annual mass changes that are a direct result of weather and climate.

Environment, ScienceMike DemuthMay 22, 2018state of the mountains, glaciers

Canada's mountain birds [2018]

Learn about some of the challenges and opportunities that the mountains offer as a home base for some of the world’s hardiest and best-adapted bird species.

Science, EnvironmentKathy MartinMay 4, 2018birds, state of the mountains

Conservation of mountain ungulates in Canada [2018]

Marco Festa-Bianchet, Professor of Biology at the University of Sherbrooke, highlights the challenges in conservation of Canada's iconic mountain ungulate species.

Science, EnvironmentMarco Festa-BianchetApril 19, 2018goats, sheep, ungulates, state of the mountains

A Crisis in Subalpine Forest Health

Learn the basics about the threats facing diversity and the unique dynamics of Western Canada's high-elevation forests.

The State of the Mountains Blog

Articles from the annual State of the Mountains Report