As part of our salmon connections and resilience series, we go further north to Taku River Tlingit territory to learn about the work and research being done to protect salmon and adapt to changing conditions from climate impacts. Thanks for the

Salmon connections - the heart of it all

Oct 11th, 2022 16m 28s

As part of the salmon connections and resilience series for 54 Degrees North, we reached out to a number of people who have defended salmon in some way against the myriad of threats they face. We hear about their connectedness to this critical

Mining risks to salmon watersheds

Oct 11th, 2022 29m 39s

As part of our salmon connections and resilience series, we explore the potential impacts of mining on salmon watersheds. The episode features some of the authors who collaborated on a science and policy paper published in Science Advances in J

Skeena Estuary - critical salmon habitat

Oct 11th, 2022 26m 58s

The Skeena River is the second largest salmon producing watershed in Canada and a critical part of it is the unique and highly productive estuary. The area deserves protection from future threats and is essential to the survival and resilience

Healthy Watersheds

Aug 11th, 2021 31m 30s

After a challenging year, we're exploring positive stories from the Skeena Region. In this episode of 54 degrees North, we explore the Healthy Watersheds Initiative projects taking place in this region. Learn more about the restoration economy

Tea Creek Farm and Training Facility

Jul 2nd, 2021 32m 10s

This is a follow-up episode of 54 degrees North with Jacob Beaton from Tea Creek Farms about how their training program and food sovereignty initiative managed to operate through a year in a pandemic. Thanks to regionally based Saltwater Hank f

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Food preservation - Digging deeper into food security

Jul 6th, 2020 9m 2s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear tips and preferences for putting food away that avoids spoilage and extends local food security through the year. Interviews and insights from Shannon McPhail, Laurie Gallant, Gwininit (Yvonne Latti

Food Security in the Northwest - Digging deeper into barriers and solutions

Jul 3rd, 2020 41m 33s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear directly from food producers in the wider Bulkley Valley region about their farms and businesses, and their suggestions for overcoming barriers to be a more food secure region. Interviews and insight

Origin Stories - Digging deeper into how food producers got started

Jun 30th, 2020 23m 2s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear origin stories of how food producers from the Bulkley Valley region got started - their motivations behind where and what they grow. Interviews with Laurie Gallant, Jacob Beaton, Crystal Nelligan and

Gardening in the North - Digging deeper into food security

Jun 30th, 2020 30m 41s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear tips and tricks from gardeners and harvesters in the Bulkley Valley region. Interviews with Gwininit (Yvonne Lattie), Jennifer Zyp, Shannon McPhail, Emily Bulmer, Crystal Nelligan, Mark Fisher, Felix

Training and Gardening Programs: Digging deeper into food security

Jun 30th, 2020 29m 49s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear about training and gardening programs in the wider Bulkley Valley region that help make growing food more accessible. Interviews with Helene Fleury, Gwininit (Yvonne Lattie), Jennifer Zyp, Jacob Beat

6. Act and Adapt: Ideas and initiatives during the climate crisis

Nov 20th, 2019 33m 58s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear politics and policies, and initiatives and ideas for taking action and adapting to the climate crisis in the Bulkley Valley. Interviews with Chief Namoks (John Ridsdale), Gladys Atrill, Taylor Bachra

5. Uprooted: Climate impacts to forests and their role in mitigation

Nov 20th, 2019 35m 13s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear how forests around the Bulkley Valley have been impacted by pathogens and droughts (bugs and wildfires are in another episode), and stories on how these changes are affecting the people and ecology.

3. Up in Smoke: Wildfires and extreme weather

Nov 20th, 2019 16m 55s

It has always been predicted that climate change would bring more extreme and less predictable weather events. In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear the science and stories behind wildfires and other extreme weather events in the Bulkley

4. Critters in the crisis: Insect impacts

Nov 20th, 2019 21m 45s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we learn about bugs in the Bulkley Valley. Listen to the stories and science about insect impacts to our environment and potentially our health as a result of a warming world. Interviews with Jim Pojar, Ken

1. Unpacking Snow: Glaciers and groundwater

Nov 19th, 2019 17m 36s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear about how the climate has changed in the last 120 years in the Bulkley Valley, and hear more science and stories behind the melting glaciers and disappearing groundwater. Interviews with Vanessa Foor

2. Off the hook: Salmon and steelhead

Nov 19th, 2019 30m 7s

In this episode of 54 degrees North, we hear how salmon and steelhead are being impacted by climate change. Salmon often unite people across the Skeena watershed and this time should be no different. Listen to the stories and science behind our

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