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A special Valentine’s treat: healthy wild salmon recipes
Wild Salmon Recipes is a brand new website, launched just before Valentine’s Day, extolling the tastiness and healthiness of eating wild Pacific salmon as opposed to farmed Atlantic salmon. You can find hot recipes by health-conscience chefs and also watch the sizzling duo, Kristen and Sean, as they bump elbows in the kitchen while preparing a few of these great dishes. This website, dedicated to eating wild Pacific salmon–with also a focus on preserving the … Read entire article »
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Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio join the fight against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway
A growing number of people are stepping up to oppose pipeline proposals — including the Keystone XL, … Read more »
Warming waters affect intertidal marine organisms in BC
Warming waters affect the biodiversity and survivability (due to increased predation) of some intertidal marine life in … Read more »
Greenhouse gases higher than ever
The World Meteorological Report’s recent WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin states that the globally averaged mixing rations of … Read more »
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Swim guide
I’ve personally spent a great many hours of my life gathering and mapping data for swimming/fishing locations … Read more »
Cure for the common cold…zombie survival aid…or blood wizard?
I don’t know about you, but I’d like to have an anti-virus if there’s ever a zombie … Read more »
Infectious salmon anemia (ISA) virus in wild Pacific salmon
Note: See the Comments section below for a few updates. What is infectious salmon anemia (ISA), and is … Read more »
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Composting Guide
Moon Willow Press is in the middle of a move right now, so the updates on our blog have been few lately. Our new office will be located in Coqutilam, BC, not far from a lovely view of the Mighty Fraser. The best thing about this house is the fairly large lot size that will allow a real garden this … Read entire article »
Canal Flats wildlife painter Paula Cravens
Paula Cravens began painting full-time when she moved to the Columbia Valley in 2004. Though her palette sees more than nature art, Paula said that the Valley is rich in wildlife since it’s a major bird flight route and an area remote enough for big game animals to flourish. She walks with her dogs daily and often sees her neighbors: … Read entire article »
Great Bear Rainforest Youth Paddle
Part 5 of our Great Bear Rainforest series, Journey in the Making, is now online. I interviewed Magdalena Angel about a canoe trip she is planning for June 2012. To protest the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, she and other university students and members of the Gitga’at First Nation, will do a 4-6 day paddle around Gil Island in June. The … Read entire article »
From island sun to Canadian fun
Last Monday, out the windows of my office in downtown Vancouver, who else did I see in the park across Hastings St. but Jorge Garcia, who played Hurley on Lost and is now filming a new series called Alcatraz. Jorge, being one of my favorite characters on Lost and one of my new favorite actors, recently blogged about our first … Read entire article »
Fourth edition of MWP’s publishing toolkit
Edition 4 of the Moon Willow Press Publishing Toolkit is out and provides backgrounder information for Moon Willow Press’s publishing philosophy; it also offers tools for authors, publishers, printers, and others who want to follow responsible practices when using materials from the planet’s remaining forest resources. In the fourth edition is more information about world reforestation organizations and some clarification … Read entire article »
Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio join the fight against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway
A growing number of people are stepping up to oppose pipeline proposals — including the Keystone XL, and now Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline. Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio are directors of a U.S. environmental group, Natural Resources Defense Council, which is uniting with First Nations and others in BC and around the world who are strongly opposed to the pipelines … Read entire article »
Winter holiday
Happy holidays, and a merry new year to everyone out there! We’ve been traveling into the interior to visit relatives, thus the lack of updates this week. Enjoy some beautiful scenery from our travels so far. We set off from Vancouver on the 23rd, and then from Kamloops on the 26th; our destination was the big, teeming city of Fruitvale, BC. … Read entire article »
The holiday tree: real vs. artificial?
Christmas tree tradition goes back a long way and originated in ancient times when people decorated their homes with evergreen boughs. This decoration was ornamental, and, depending on culture, also kept away witches and malevolent spirits. Evergreen boughs symbolized continued life throughout the year; for instance, ancient Egyptians worshipped the sun god Ra who they believed recovered from illness during … Read entire article »
International investigation into sewage in fish habitat
Press Release | Backgrounder | CEC Determination (Get Adobe Reader for PDF links) The Cohen Commission reconvened this week to continue its investigation into the decline of wild salmon, due to news about a potential strain of infectious viral anemia (ISA) in BC’s wild salmon–a virus only seen before in farmed Atlantic salmon. However, we shouldn’t forget other potential factors affecting our native … Read entire article »
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