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Climate change is melting glaciers and creating new salmon habitat in the Taku, Stikine and Unuk rivers — but being staked for gold mining
Climate change is melting glaciers and creating new salmon habitat in the Taku, Stikine and Unuk rivers — but being staked for gold mining

Beneath the glaciers of northwestern British Columbia and Southeast Alaska is wild salmon habitat in the making. Atop those glaciers, however, are ice roads, mining claims, and active drills.

A freshwater lake recently formed by glacier retreat. Location is in the Tulsequah subwatershed within the Taku watershed, BC, Canada. Photo by Chris Sergeant

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A trip on the transboundary Stikine River
Mary Catharine Martin Mary Catharine Martin

A trip on the transboundary Stikine River

Each year, my partner Bjorn and I take a river trip. Parenthood (we have a two-year-old and a five-month-old) has also meant that we’re also thinking low-key. COVID meant we were dreaming of travel.

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