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How The Big Melt Will Change Life for People and Nature
As BC’s coastal mountain glaciers recede the effects alter ecosystems. Can human engineering begin to compensate? Second in a series.
Christopher Pollon covers business, environment and the politics of natural resources. He’s the author of
The Peace in Peril: The Real Cost of the Site C Dam. He tweets @C Pollon. SHARES Pacific white-sided dolphins cruise Knight Inlet. The fjord that receives the melting waters of the Klinaklini Glacier has been home to First Nations for millennia.
Photo: Knight Inlet Lodge. [Editor’s note: To read the first instalment of The Big Melt, a special Tyee series, go here.]
Grizzlies on the Coast of the Great Bear Rainforest
Autumn is peak grizzly season, and fly-in Knight Inlet Lodge, 80 km (50 mi) north of Campbell River, is a great place to see them. The Glendale Cove area has one of the largest concentrations of grizzly bears in BC, and the conservation-minded lodge focuses on safe viewing in the bears natural environment. You might see some of the 50 grizzly and black bears feasting on salmon within a 10-km (6-mi) radius of the floating wilderness resort, which is specially designed for optimal animal observation. You can also go sea kayaking along the pristine rainforest coast, take a marine wildlife tour, and whale watch until mid-October.