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Are You Drawn to the Wild?

dbarefoot — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:35:53 +0000

The Big Wild and Canadian songstress Sarah Harmer invites you to contribute to a new version of Sarah’s video and protect part of the Niagara Escarpment at the same time.

The video comes from a documentary and concert film, "Escarpment Blues", which features Sarah and her band touring across southern Ontario. Inspired by The Johnny Cash Project, Drawn to the Wild aims to raise awareness about threatened Canadian landscapes.

Sarah's passion for this wild space not only shows through her video work and music, it shows through her words: "the Niagara Escarpment's survival as a unique natural environment is seriously threatened. Drawn to the Wild is one way Canadians can both support its protection and collaborate with me and each other in a fun and creative way."

Big Wild Facebook Cover Photos

theolamb — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:39:44 +0000

Facebook has officially unveiled Timeline, a new tool that allows users to customize their home page and fill in their profile with events spanning their entire life starting with the day they were born.

Part of the new Timeline feature is the custom cover photo you can add to your profile. Here at The Big Wild, we've created a series of cover photos which we've pulled from our campaign archives. Simply click on your favourite cover photo, below. You will be taken to our cover photo gallery in flickr. Right click the photo to download. For help and more information on the Facebook Timeline feature, watch the video below to learn how you can add a Big Wild Banner to your Facebook profile and support conservation across Canada.

This two-minute video shows how the process works:

The Big Wild 2011 Shout-Out

theolamb — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:04:38 +0000

It's been a whirlwind year! 2011 delivered key conservation highlights across Canada and we've featured some we think you should know about in our annual year-end video.From everyone here at The Big Wild, we wish you the best of the new year. Here's to an incredible 2012, Canada!

Photo Caption Contest

theolamb — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:39:24 +0000

The week before Christmas we ran a nature photo caption contest on The Big Wild Facebook Fan Page and everyone who posted was entered to win a Big Wild t-shirt. By the end of the week we had given away five t-shirts and read through more than 125 captions. We've selected some of our favourites which we've featured above each photo.

Thank you to the photographers who made their work available through the creative commons license. Each photographer is credited and linked below their photo.

One Step for the Flathead River Valley

theolamb — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:54:25 +0000

The first of three steps toward total wilderness protection in the Flathead River Valley is complete.

British Columbia's provincial government has awarded the "Flathead Watershed Conservation Act" the Royal Assent. A little over a year ago, we rejoiced when the law was first proposed and a “memorandum of understanding” was signed between BC and Montana leaders in February, 2011. That understanding is now official. According to the new law, coal mining and methane gas extraction is forbidden in the Flathead River Valley.

Big Wild Bucks Wraps Up

theolamb — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:51:22 +0000

The Big Wild Bucks five organizations, four weeks, three grants, two runners up and one winner is how Big Wild Bucks played out this year. It was a wild ride and we wouldn't change a thing, including the 14,000 votes the contest received. Canadians really put up a show of support for Big Wild Bucks -- thank you! Check out the results, below:

Big Wild Bucks: In Our Own Words

theolamb — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:36:15 +0000

The partnerships we build across Canada's conservation community are as important as the wilderness corridors that connect our wild, public spaces. Without partnerships and the strong connections that come with them, our efforts to protect Canada's public lands remain disjointed and a little less powerful. That's why the Big Wild Bucks is so important to us. It allows us to connect with grassroots campaigns across the country and the remarkable people behind them.

The Wolverine Way

theolamb — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:04:52 +0000

We really value individuals involved in Canada's conservation community who present their passion and work through a unique lens. Author and National Geographic contributor, Doug Chadwick, is someone who has invited Canadians to consider and protect the Flathead River Valley by way of the wolverine. Doug has just released a new book titled "The Wolverine Way" in which he chronicles the natural history of this enigmatic animal surrounded in myth.

World Rivers Day

theolamb — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:05:36 +0000

September 25th marks World Rivers Day and we couldn't be more excited about the opportunity to dust off The Big Wild's World Rivers infographic. (Click on the image to the left to see a larger version.)

September Brings Hope for the Peel

theolamb — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:24:08 +0000

There's a certain energy that September brings; the start of school combined with the beginning of fall signals change. It's the month we begin to feel the Northern Hemisphere turn cool as we listen to the crunch of leaves beneath our feet. These small changes remind us to turn our attention to Canada's wild spaces in the North.