Hurricane Helene unleashed a “catastrophic storm surge and life-threatening winds” as it battered Florida‘s Big Bend region before making its way to Georgia. More than four million people across five southeastern U.S. states were without power Friday morning, according to tracking website poweroutage.us. Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm Thursday night, before…
A weekend fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta, where some schools canceled outdoor activities and residents living near the fire sheltered at home. More than 90,000 people east of Atlanta were…
Every half hour, staff and volunteers at Oak Hammock Marsh check on the dozen nets scattered around the site. “We are fishing for birds,” said the marsh’s Resident Naturalist Paula Grieef with a chuckle. “It’s called mist netting for birds.” The netting is fine enough to trap small songbirds, like sparrows, robins, and warblers. Staff…
By this time, Jasper National Park’s caribou breeding centre was supposed to be nearly done, ready for pregnant cows to bed down behind its fence, safe from predators and working on replenishing the park’s diminishing herds. This summer’s wildfire had other ideas. “We’re still looking at putting together a restoration plan,” said Jean-Francois Bisaillon, the…
It’s a case where a picture is worth 1,000 words. Luckily for Kane Blake, president of the Okanagan Forest Task Force, he happens to have 68 pictures. The group was recently notified about a trailer dumped along Beaver Lake Road in Lake Country. Blake said they posted some photos on social media. “It didn’t take…
The City of Saskatoon has confirmed 11 positive cases of Dutch elm disease in several neighbourhoods across the city — a record high. “It is discouraging to see this record number of positive Dutch elm disease cases in our city; DED can have devastating consequences for our urban forest,” says Thai Hoang, director of parks….
A pair of First Nations in B.C.’s Fraser Valley say a recent toxic spill may have killed up to 1,000 juvenile salmon in a local waterway. The Cheam and Sqwá First Nations say they discovered the fish kill in the Hope Slough in Chilliwack on Monday while members were conducting routine water sampling. “When we…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Living in B.C. means residents are no strangers to seeing bears but a recent encounter was a little too close for one Coquitlam resident. Alex Gold was walking into his garage last Monday when a black bear surprised him. The bruin can be seen running at Gold…
Hundreds of dead fish have washed ashore, after an Alberta creek’s water levels dropped significantly. A family who’s lived in the area for generations believe the Alberta Energy Regulator needs to step in to help save the ecosystem. On May 28, Robin Wheale spent his birthday at the Poplar Creek Reservoir, built on the Modeste…
Taking out the trash is a messy situation for Keely Middleton. Middleton, a resident of Falcon Lake, Man., says there’s a recurring problem in the community, located within Whiteshell Provincial Park — garbage strewn deep into the woods by marauding black bears. “All of the cages are pushed in,” Middleton said. “The latches are mostly…
