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Bison by Broken Skull River

Wood Bison in the Spotlight

Learn about the NWT’s wood bison herds along the Nahanni from CBC Naturalist Brian Keating. This species-at-risk is coming back due to efforts to reintroduce populations to the territory.

Nahanni Deadman's Valley

Early Stewardship Leads to Lifelong Adventures in Wild Places

Bringing youth into the wild fosters confidence and leadership skills that, along with the memories of their time on the river, will last a lifetime. Nahanni Guide Isaac reflects on this year’s Kilcoo-Nahanni expedition, and how it’s truly an experience for all ages.

Visit the Arctic

An Arctic Community: Fort Good Hope

Joel visits Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé in the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories to learn about the region and its history. The K’asho Got’ine Dene have called the mountains and waters of the Sahtu home for millenia and with some new protections afforded to the region, the future of Fa?fa Neline (Mountain River) is looking bright!

“Riding the Rapids”: CBC Radio Naturalist joins a Nahanni Adventure

CBC Naturalist Brian Keating joins on the journey of a lifetime on the Nahanni River. Listen about his experience on CBC’s The Homestretch.

An Adventure on Snake River

Journeying on a Free River: The Snake

This July, Canadian River Expeditions returned to the Snake River for an enchanting 12-day journey.

The Beaver – Castor Canadensis

Neil Hartling shares his story of a close encounter with a beaver and some background on this fascinating animal.

Peel Watershed – Conservation and Adventure

In 2019 Canadian River Expeditions heads to the Snake River and we invite you to join us to experience the volume of this grand landscape and to truly understand what is at stake.

Swans of the Nahanni

Joel Hibbard recounts an encounter with a pair of Trumpeter Swans on the Nahanni River.

Green Corridors – Interior to the Coast

If you have been introduced to northern rivers through the magic of the Nahanni, consider your next adventure on a coastal beauty – you won’t be disappointed!

Paddle People: Neil Hartling

Neil Hartling remains a committed proponent of northern tourism. He believes it not only brings economic and social benefits to native communities, but encourages an ever-growing constituency of eco-advocates in the populous south.

Lair of the North Wind

The songbirds at your feeder depend on Canada’s boreal forest–and so do you.

For Olivia Chow, 12 days on river offer chance to look back, move forward

Nearly a year after the death of her husband, Jack Layton, New Democrat MP Olivia Chow embarked on an Arctic river adventure – as she’d done with Jack in the past – to find solace and contemplate life without her soul mate.