Environment

The seven-minute film focuses on the Southern Resident orcas whose survival, like the survival of Indigenous lifeways in the Pacific Northwest, depends on scha’enexw (the Salmon People).

By: Magic Canoe

For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi botanist and author of New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, as she launches, “Plant, Baby, Plant.”

By: Magic Canoe

An interview with Citizens4Community executive director Kellen Klein explores their solidarity work in central Oregon, building community durability through relationships.

By: Sheraz Sadiq

For members of the Klamath basin tribes who had fought for the river dams’ removal and organized the historic first descent of the newly free-flowing waters, the signing of an international accord brought into sharp focus the worldwide implications of their local triumph.

By: Jarrette Werk

How non-profits, trusts and cities are converting manicured greens into places where wildlife, plants and people flourish.

By: Josh Kozelj

Retaining its focus on pollinators, climate change and soil health, West Coast Seeds sells over three million seed packets a year.

By: Katie Hyslop and Amanda Follett Hosgood

How five First Nations on Vancouver Island are joining to redefine fishing industry success. A Tyee Q&A.

By: Ryan Stuart

Tons of sheep clippings are dumped or burned. Meet folks reusing them instead to create jobs and a circular farming economy.

By: Andrea Bennett

Construction digs up vast amounts of contaminated soil. GRT Resource Regeneration found a low-carbon way to transform it for new uses.

By: Andrew Findlay

Lux Bio invented a bioluminescent alternative to the toxic plastic wands that litter landfills and oceans.

By: Pippa Norman

Grab a paddle. It’s time to work together.

Sign up for Magic Canoe’s twice-monthly newsletter to stay in the loop. Get stories, updates, events, and inspiration delivered straight to your inbox. No spam.