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Entries for March 2014

Morning Reflections on the Pelly River Floodplain

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Morning Reflections on the Pelly River Floodplain
(March 17, 2014)   -   The Pelly River follows the Tintina Trench northwest on its path to join the Yukon River. Extending from the Liard River basin in southeast Yukon through Dawson City in the west, the fault line started forming ~190 million years ago. Moving tectonic plates forced fragments of the Earth’s oceanic crust beneath the western margin of the continental shelf, and then 450 km northwest. Today the Trench ranges in width from 2 to 12 km. It is an important migratory flyway for ducks, geese, raptors...

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New twists and turns: the ongoing dance for protection of the Peel Watershed

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New twists and turns: the ongoing dance for protection of the Peel Watershed
(March 05, 2014)   -   The campaign for conservation of the Peel watershed in northern Yukon has recently shifted from the courts of public and political opinion to the courts of law. Across Canada, and especially in Yukon, the justice system is increasingly being asked to rule on controversies over environmental concerns and aboriginal rights and title. The fight for the future of this large and magnificently wild boreal landscape is now in the hands of the lawyers and judges.    

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