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Bison, Reindeer, and Unicorns: Rewilding’s Wild Ride
By Alina Fisher I felt so confused. Not only was I driving on the wrong side of the road, but I also spied a unicorn ahead of me in the valley. I could barely believe my eyes. We were travelling along a narrow gravel road aside the River Freshie. As it wound towards...
Cards For That Special Mountaineer in Your Life
By Kate Fryer Unable to find the perfect card for that mountaineer in your life? Well lovers, we have just the thing! Choose from a fine selection of historic MLP images courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, modern repeats, and even a sneak peak of our ongoing...
Vertical Laboratories: Mountains of Science, Wonder and Devotion
By Sarah Jacobs Generations of scientists, adventurers and poets have found solace and wisdom in mountain places. This essay follows connections between their pursuits to argue that scientific knowledge derives more from risk, wonderment and devotion than is often...
New Publication! Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning.
We are thrilled to announce the latest Mountain Legacy Project research article led by James Tricker: Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning. Published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation,...
10 Questions for the New Year
Kate Fryer and Sonia Voicescu, January 9th 2024 As we enter the New Year, we wish to unveil a brand new series to the blog that introduces you, dear reader, to the faces of the Mountain Legacy Project: "10 Questions." From postdoctoral fellows to research assistants,...
Planning for Uncertainty: The Ups and Downs of the 2023 Field Season
By Claire Wright Plagued by heat, smoke, rain and strong winds, the 2023 MLP field season almost didn’t happen. It was late August when the monotony of waiting for improved conditions finally broke and a whirlwind of activity led to a surprisingly productive spell of...
Celebrating International Mountain Day 2023: Restoring Mountain Ecosystems
Eric Higgs, December 11th, 2023 At the Mountain Legacy Project we are raising an even louder cheer this year to mark the 2023 theme of International Mountain Day: restoring mountain ecosystems. The MLP traces its origin to ecosystem restoration, which continues...
Navigating Change: Mountain Guides and the Shifting Landscape of the Canadian Rockies
By Katherine Hanly, James Tricker, Graham McDowell, Nov 29th 2023 Introduction In Canada, the largest and oldest mountain guiding operations originated in the Rockies. The region remains a guiding hot spot due to its unmatched breadth of spectacular terrain, scenic...
Hot Off The Presses!
By Sarah Jacobs, November 4th 2023 We are pleased to announce the release of the Canadian Mountain Assessment (CMA). Bringing together insights from First Nations, Métis and Inuit knowledge keepers, as well as findings from an extensive review of pertinent academic...
Welcome to New Blog
The Mountain Legacy Project began its blog adventures in 2010 as a way to document and share our work. The old blog site—and indeed the structure of mountainlegacy.ca—moved to a University of Victoria-hosted WordPress platform earlier this year. This shifted how the...