Canadian Geographic

🤔 This or That:
Rockies 🏔️ or Maritimes 🌊?

Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian tapped by NASA to fly around the moon? Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

Today on Can Geo: Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

https://bit.ly/4r8BlZQ

By Alanna Mitchell

California sea lions are getting bigger 🦭💪

Find out what this means for their battles, breeding, and future in the Pacific here: https://bit.ly/4siW1yZ

#WildlifeWednesday
📸 : Can Geo Photo Club / Amanda Nelson, Jenny Stevens, Tareen Rayburn

🧭 Geography Challenge:
What’s Canada’s oldest national park?

Whistler pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture More than three decades after it began as a grassroots ski week, the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival stands as a reminder that visibility on the slopes is both hard-won and transformative

Whistler Pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture show how, more than 30 years after it began as a grassroots ski week, the Whistler Pride & Ski Festival has grown into a powerful reminder.

By Jonny Bierman

👉 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4brO8kj

Ottawa’s Pinhey sand dunes The push to rehabilitate a remarkable ecosystem at the edge of Ottawa, the little known remnants of an ancient sea

Today on Can Geo: Ottawa’s Pinhey sand dunes

The push to rehabilitate a remarkable ecosystem at the edge of Ottawa, the little known remnants of an ancient sea: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/ottawas-pinhey-sand-dunes/

By Gavin Charles

✨ Fun Fact of the Day:
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined!

🌍 #DidYouKnow that March 3 is World Wildlife Day?

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, this day celebrates the incredible diversity of life on Earth and raises awareness about protecting the species we share our planet with.

📸 : Can Geo Photo Club / Josh DeLeenheer

🧠 Today’s Trivia:
Which Canadian province has the longest coastline?
🗺️ Bonus: Guess how many kilometres it stretches!

#PhotoOfTheWeek of a great grey owl, photographed by Can Geo Photo Club member Yagnesh Mangukiya, the subject’s eye contact immediately pulls the viewer in.

https://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca

Whistler pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture More than three decades after it began as a grassroots ski week, the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival stands as a reminder that visibility on the slopes is both hard-won and transformative

Today on Can Geo:

Whistler pride and the evolution of Canadian queer mountain culture: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/whistler-pride-and-the-evolution-of-canadian-queer-mountain-culture/


By Jonny Bierman

🏞️ QOTD: Banff, Jasper, or Gros Morne—which park would you visit first?

🚣 QOTD: Paddle a lake or hike a ridge—what’s your move?

A little Lebanon: From man’eesh to knafeh, a community sustained by food Edmonton’s north side has sustained both appetite and tradition for more than half a century

Today on Can Geo:

A little Lebanon: From man’eesh to knafeh, a community sustained by food

➡️ Edmonton’s north side has sustained both appetite and tradition for more than half a century: https://bit.ly/4tRsONm

By Omar Mouallem with photography by Amber Bracken

Chasing storms and shipwrecks on the Oregon Coast Offering something for everyone, this 584-kilometre wind-swept shoreline is packed with historical sites, isolated beaches, quiet seaside towns and more

Today on Can Geo:

Chasing storms and shipwrecks on the Oregon Coast

➡️ Offering something for everyone, this 584-kilometre wind-swept shoreline is packed with historical sites, isolated beaches, quiet seaside towns and more: https://bit.ly/4tMhIt7

By Robin Esrock

📸 QOTD: Favourite spot for a Canadian landscape photo—where would it be?

Wildlife photographer Maxime Légaré-Vézina shares why his hometown of Québec City will always be his favourite place in Canada. 🍁

Explore more here: https://ourcountry.canadiangeographic.ca/

Le photographe animalier Maxime Légaré-Vézina nous explique pourquoi sa ville natale, Québec, restera toujours son endroit préféré au Canada.

Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici : https://bit.ly/4aXxuZt

Merci à Patrimoine canadien et à BMO Groupe financier d'avoir rendu ce projet possible.

The last northern spotted owl in B.C. is likely gone. Is it too late to bring them back? A new federal recovery plan for the species offers a glimmer of hope, but with no owls sighted since 2023, it may be too little, too late

The last northern spotted owl in B.C. is likely gone. Is it too late to bring them back?

➡️ A new federal recovery plan for the species offers a glimmer of hope, but with no owls sighted since 2023, it may be too little, too late: https://bit.ly/456jZEt

By Brad Badelt, photography by Jared Hobbs

🏔️ QOTD: Mountains, forests, or coastlines—which view do you crave today?

🦅 QOTD: Which Canadian bird would you love to see in the wild?

I interviewed the surviving Dionne quintuplets in 1997. The exploitation they faced still shocks me Former CTV journalist, now with Royal Canadian Geographical Society, spearheaded an investigation into siblings’ trust fund

Today on Can Geo:

I interviewed the surviving Dionne quintuplets in 1997. The exploitation they faced still shocks me.

➡️ Former CTV journalist, now with Royal Canadian Geographical Society, spearheaded an investigation into siblings’ trust fund: https://bit.ly/4aRAZkd

By Rosemary Thompson

🔭 QOTD: If you could study one natural phenomenon in Canada, would it be auroras, glaciers, or volcanic formations?

The Copper Store: Newfoundland and Labrador’s first co-operative More than a century ago, fishermen in Red Bay, N.L., united to establish the region’s first co-op — and take control of their own economy

Today on Can Geo:

The Copper Store: Newfoundland and Labrador’s first co-operative

➡️ More than a century ago, fishermen in Red Bay, N.L., united to establish the region’s first co-op — and take control of their own economy: https://bit.ly/4caVeLR

By Vanessa Chiasson

We may all be feeling a bit deflated, but TEAM CANADA did play very well. And there are still loads of things to CHEER about...like the @CanGeo Polar Plunge which happens on March 8th. Let's all get out there, shake it off, take the PLUNGE and GIVE! https://bit.ly/4aKBcWi

We are all up, right across the country. We are cheering for #TEAMCANADA #GOCANADAGO From all of us @CanGeo best of luck! Bonne Chance!

The fright of a lifetime: Accidentally encountering a great white shark in Canada Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark shares his experience coming face-to-face with one of the ocean’s top predators while scuba diving near Halifax, N.S.

Today on Can Geo: A routine dive off Halifax turned into the fright of a lifetime.

In this gripping first-person account, he recounts the moment of encounter and what it reveals about these powerful and often misunderstood animals.

Read more:
https://bit.ly/46ck0aN

Michael Palin on Monty Python, polar plunges and travelling with curiosity The renowned English comedian reminds us why travel, humility, humour, and listening matter now more than ever

Today on Can Geo 🎙️

In Episode 120 of Explore, Michael Palin looks back on Monty Python's Flying Circus, polar plunges and a lifetime of travel with curiosity. A reminder why humour, humility and listening matter now more than ever.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4allBxl

Famed Canadian fiddler Natalie MacMaster reflects on childhood, culture, and coming to understand home Excerpted from I Have a Love Story, the renowned Cape Bretoner shares her life journey through family, music, faith, and love

Today on Can Geo: From Cape Breton kitchens to world stages, Natalie MacMaster reflects on childhood, culture and what it means to understand home.

An excerpt from I Have a Love Story traces her journey through family, music, faith and love.

Read more:
https://bit.ly/4avKJ4J

Kootenay Connect and the science of success The ambitious B.C. non-profit is working with like-minded organizations to create a regional network of 12 protected corridors in the Kootenays

Today on Can Geo: A bold vision for connected landscapes in southeastern B.C.

Kootenay Connect is working with partners to establish a network of 12 protected wildlife corridors across the Kootenays, reconnecting habitats and biodiversity in a changing climate.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3OKDrBk