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In Runes of the North Sigurd Olson explores his feelings about the haunting appeal of the wilderness. He recounts how the legends of the northern ... More

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Created by the crashing together of tectonic plates, worn down by the passage of ice and time and shaped by hot, dry chinook winds, the foothills of ... More

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Noted northern traveller Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. A park ranger, ... More

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Winner of the Governor General's award for Nonfiction In this wry, sensual, and entertaining journey into the greatest lake country on earth, Allan ... More

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A collection of three books by Grey Owl (1883-1938) an Englishman who chose to become an Ojibway and a conservationist. The books are: 'The Men of ... More

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We think of the cottage or cabin as a place where we can be our truest, most authentic selves. For those lucky enough to own one, just knowing it ... More

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A collection of first-hand accounts by Canada's finest canoeists of their favorite trips, featuring 24 profiles of paddling luminaries and ... More

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Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination. Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, award-winning journalist ... More

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Hap Wilson is back for another journey. Nurtured by the writings of Grey Owl, Wilson adopted a similar lifestyle to the 1930s conservationist but ... More

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First Flight "RM" is an exciting series of beginning readers which include songs, poems, adventures, mysteries, humor, nature, and more by ... More

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Few men have been as set on isolated adventures and as passionate about the wild landscape of Canada as R.M. Patterson. He spent over 30 years in ... More

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A native of Blackville, New Brunswick, Wayne Curtis caught his first salmon at age 8. Now, 40 years later, he still spends his summers on the ... More

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Before the events of his classic Never Cry Wolf, the young Farley Mowat honed his naturalist skills through all manner of boyhood adventures. Born ... More

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As a park warden in Canada's Rocky Mountains, Sid Marty came to know that beautiful and treacherous landscape as few men or women do. In these pages ... More

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Well known master storyteller and arctic guide Fred Webb has taken the most interesting, funny, and remarkable stories of his long and illustrious ... More

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At what elevation does an elk become a moose? Where can I find alpine flamingos? How do the elk know they're supposed to cross at the elk crossing ... More

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Never before has there been a book on Ontario's natural history that is so meticulously prepared and well presented. Legacy provides a broad overview ... More

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A noted naturalist and photographer shares his adventures in the Northern Rockies as a trapper, guide, rancher, and outdoorsman, and his observations ... More

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In the tradition of trail-blazing anthologies such as The Last Best Place, the superb writers in Fresh Tracks employ a variety of approaches -- ... More

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This collection of essays neatly captures the emotion, pragmatism, and whimsey of one of Canada's foremost conservationists. The essays are a subtle ... More

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CONTENTS A Yankee in Canada Concord to Montreal Quebec and Montmorenci St. Anne The Walls of Quebec The Scenery of Quebec; and the River St. Lawrence ... More

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For nearly a decade, Robert Finch traveled around the "edge of North America" -- the stunning yet seriously inhospitable island of Newfoundland. Here ... More

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