Check out our intern Tali's summer project: An accessible guide on #YukonMining review. It dives into where to access information at all stages of a project’s lifetime, as well as how and when you can share your opinion about mining in the territory. ➡️ cpawsyukon.org/mining-process

PSF’s Stewardship Community Bursary is now accepting applications! We offer $2,500 to post-secondary students in B.C. or the Yukon passionate about salmon. View the eligibility criteria and apply online today: psf.ca/work/communi...

Trump’s push for Arctic drilling heralds the next chapter in a decades-long fight to protect caribou. What does that look like in Old Crow, Yukon — a tiny fly-in community north of the Arctic Circle? Find out in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-o...

We're hiring! CPAWS Yukon is looking for an Operations Manager to join the team & support our work by managing all things budget, office, & fundraising. 🌲 ✨$33.95-$36.72 per hour + benefits, vacation, RRSP match ✨Apply by 4pm on Monday Aug 4th ✨ More info at cpawsyukon.org/jobs

BREAKING: Chasàn Chùa is officially a territorial park! 🎉 This new designation protects 36 square kilometres of forest, wetlands, and waters in the Chasàn Chùa (McIntyre Creek) area. We are SO happy. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!

EVENT: Free guided bird walk at Chasàn Chùa/McIntyre Creek 🦅🦉 🗓️ Thurs May 29th, 6 PM 📍 Gazebo off Copper Haul Rd #Whitehorse Join @cpawsyukon.org & @yukonbirdclub.bsky.social for a walk to spot birds & learn about protecting the creek. Everyone welcome. Details at marshforestflight.eventbrite.com

📚 BOOK TOUR! Join author Drew Ann Wake for a reading from #AgainsttheOdds, book signing, & stories on the Peel and Thomas Berger’s work for #Indigenous rights & #conservation. 📍 Whitehorse May 20, 5–7pm. Register at againsttheoddsbook.eventbrite.com 📍 Dawson May 21, 5:30–7:30pm, Dänojà Zho. Drop in

New blog!! 🦅 From Colombia to the Yukon, #birds carry stories of connection and survival. Paula (our comms coordinator) reflects on #migration, amazing bird adaptations & her grandma’s farm in Colombia for #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. 🌎

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With reports of bear activity territory-wide, Yukon conservation officers are reminding Yukoners to be bear aware. Read more: yukon.ca/en/news/cons...

"We've lost that ability to #listen to what our land is telling us. She is screaming right now about how we need to #protect her." - Nika Silverfox-Young A majority of member nations of the Council of Yukon First Nations voted in favour of looking into #LegalPersonhood for the #YukonRiver.

Folks who are like, climate change, what climate change? Dawson City has been recording the Yukon River break-up since the Goldrush (so they could bet on it, of course). Earlier/faster now. I mean, I work with things recently melted out of ancient Yukon ice. An even longer record of same.

🗳️ Election Day is Monday April 28th! #Voting is your chance to speak up for #conservation & shape the decisions that'll guide the next four years. We asked the #Yukon federal candidates 4 key questions on climate, mining, and land protection—read their answers ⬇️ cpawsyukon.org/2025federalelection/

Check out all these awesome #birding opportunities across the #Yukon! Lots of events in Chasàn Chùa (McIntyre Creek) including a special collab with us on May 29th, details coming soon! 🦅🦅

The other week we hosted a sensory walk & art day with YukonU students at Chasàn Chùa/McIntyre Creek. We slowed down to take in the smells, sounds, & textures of spring, and loved how the sun played with branches through shadows that shifted on the water. Grateful for these spaces! #EarthDayEveryday

For the last few mornings I've been woken by the honking of Trumpeter Swans flying over my house! Most of the ones that pass through Whitehorse, Yukon are heading west into the interior of Alaska... This pair was on the Yukon River at the mouth of McIntyre Creek. #birds

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#YukonMining panel TONIGHT! Join Chief Dawna Hope (First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun), former Chief Nicole Tom (Little Salmon Carmacks) & lawyer Nuri Frame on intersections of #salmon advocacy, #Indigenous governance, & extractive industries. 🌎 📆 April 24th, 6pm YT 📍On Zoom 🔗 tinyurl.com/1ALeAZZkJf

“Each summer, in collaboration with the [Vuntut Gwitchin] First Nation, scientists visit the [Old Crow] basin in search of ancient fossils … The analysis confirmed that the tooth belonged to a woolly mammoth and dated it to about 220,000 years old.” Open source paper: doi.org/10.1093/molb...

A raven, ever the trickster, pulls at the tail feathers of a resting Trumpeter Swan to get a reaction out of the snoozer... s/he had to jump back quickly! #Whitehorse #Yukon #birds

As the #Yukon community grows here, we want to share our feeds! They're a nice way to stay connected & reach new people. 📿 Yukon or transboundary First Nations or the Inuvialuit posts: bsky.app/profile/cpawsyukon.org/feed/indigenousyukon 🌄 #YukonWild: bsky.app/profile/cpawsyukon.org/feed/yukonwild

The Yukon Biodiversity Forum is back! Join Richard Gordon & Cameron Eckert Friday 7 pm at the Yukon Beringia Centre: "Qikiqtaruk-Herschel Island: Caring for Land and Culture in a Time of Rapid Change." Then all day Saturday at the Mt. Mac Rec Ctr. Register free! www.eventbrite.ca/e/yukon-biod...

#EagleMineDisaster continues to impact Haggart Creek, communities, culture & connections downstream. As toxic solution spreads, #YukonSeed&Restoration hosted a webinar on risks + contamination updates. 🌎 Learn more + take action on our blog ⬇️ #Yukon cpawsyukon.org/cyanide-in-the-environment-ysr

Respect the Sheep and Goats 🏔️🐑 It’s #LambingSeason in the #Yukon. Vulnerable lambs and their mothers need quiet and safety. Remember to avoid Caribou Mountain, Nares Mountain, Needle Mountain, & White Mountain while voluntary closures are in place. 📷From Carcross Tagish Renewable Resources Council

Permafrost Envirofest is hapenning TOMORROW! Enjoy a CPAWS EnviroTalk, film screening, and music by Hendrika, The Band She, & DJ Thug Shells. 📆 Wed April 9th, 6pm start 📍 Yukon Arts Centre #Whitehorse 🎟️ yukonartscentre.com/whats-on/permafrost-envirofest w/ proceeds to CPAWS community initiatives

#ICYMI After rallying across #Yukon & NWT, last month Yukon court dismissed a case that threatened the #ProtectthePeel Plan. It was a welcome win that reflected many reactions from the start, when YESAB *recommended* against the Michelle Creek silver project, and Yukon govt took YESAB to court.

OPPORTUNITY: Indigenous Youth Artist Call Out Create music, poetry, visual or cultural art with #ToSwimandSpeakwithSalmon that honors salmon’s spiritual, emotional & cultural importance. $2500 honorarium. Open to Yukon, NWT, AK, BC & NU #youth. Apply by May 15th at [email protected]

EVENT: Future of #YukonMining 📆 Thurs April 10 6-7pm on Zoom How can Indigenous Nations direct how mining happens on their territories? Join Jamie Kneen (MiningWatch), Gùdia MJ Johnson (Kluane Elder), & Keyshawn Sawyer (Selkirk First Nation) on land-relationship priorities. tinyurl.com/yukonmining

Huge thanks to the 200+ folks (+ many happy dogs) who stopped by our hut on the Mt McIntyre trails! ❄️ We shared hot drinks, great chats, & excitement for a #protected Chasàn Chùa. 🎨✨ Thank you to #Whitehorse Nordic Centre for organizing & to our awesome hut neighbors. We hope to be back next year!

We're hiring! Join our team as a #Conservation Coordinator to work on policy analysis, campaigns, & partnerships. 🌎 ✨ $29.95-$32.39/hr + benefits ✨ Must live or be willing to live in the #Yukon ✨ First Nations, Métis & Inuit applicants encouraged ✨ Apply by April 16 at cpws.bamboohr.com/careers/27

Soon grayling will return to Haggart Creek #Yukon. 🌎 Here's the latest on the #EagleMineDisaster: 📦 Contaminated water storage up to 925,000 m³ 🚿 3,000 m³/day (3 million L) discharged since mid-Feb to manage amount onsite—containing cobalt above federal limits & site’s amended water licence. (1/4)

EVENT: Hut to Hut in #ChasànChùa (McIntyre Creek) 📆 Sun Mar 23rd, 11-3:30pm 📍 #200-1 Sumanik Drive #Whitehorse We’re excited be a host this year, visit us via the ski trails or the city’s single-track trails. Enjoy hot drinks, snacks, & fun activities! #Yukon www.facebook.com/share/18apvdq1mA/

⬇️ Last day! Take 5 min to support the future of the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed #Yukon, where wetlands provide homes for thousands of waterfowl, steep hills shelter nesting peregrine falcons, and productive ecosystems support subsistence hunting, fishing, and trapping. 🌎🍁 #ProtectthePeel

Have your say to #ProtectthePeel! Share your hopes & experiences on the proposed 3,000 km² national park in the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed. They want to hear from people in the North and all across #Canada. 🍁 ⭐ Complete 5 min survey before Mon Mar 17th 🔗 parks.canada.ca/pn-np/cnpn-c...

EVENT: 2025 Yukon Youth Summit 📆 April 8th - 10th 📍 Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse "It's about connecting, collaborating, and amplifying your voice to bring about real change across the Yukon." Register at www.yukonyouthsummit.ca. Hosted by Youth Of Today Society - Celebrating Media Arts Program.

Public solicitation for feedback on a proposed national park in the Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/cnpn-c... I never made it that far north but I would LOVE to visit someday; #ProtectThePeel was a common sight when I was going to the Yukon HT @y2y.bsky.social

A 3000 sqkm national park is being proposed in Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed, Yukon! ⭐ SURVEY: Take 5 minutes to support ⭐ parks.canada.ca/pn-np/cnpn-c... It - is led by two First Nation, Yukon, Cdn gov'ts - helps protect a globally important place #ProtectThePeel

EVENT: Mining on Unceded Territory 📆 Thursday March 6th, 7-8:30pm 📍 Virtual, on Zoom "As #YukonMining legislation is being re-written, join us to explore the history & future of mining on unceded #Indigenous Lands in the Yukon." Full details at www.facebook.com/share/15Z3k3Pr28

Voices from the #WindRiver brought 250 people together last November, raising over $9,500 to support future community trips with #Yukon #FirstNations. The evening featured film, music, and powerful storytelling, celebrating youth river trips and land & water stewardship. Check out our blog recap ⬇️

EVENT: Free Pollinator Steward Training workshop “Learn how to help the bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators found in the Yukon” 📅 Sunday March 23rd, 9:30 - 4:00pm 📍 Artists Studio at Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre Hosted by Pollinator Partnership Canada.

There's so much to learn when we come together with open hearts and minds. Check out some takeaways from our Land & Water #Relationship Planning Gathering report with 🌎 24 speakers on climate adaptation & Indigenous-led initiatives and 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏾 70 groups! 🔗cpawsyukon.org/publications #Yukon

Calling #Moose. Linked paper about an exceptional discovery from Fort Selkirk likely dated to the late 1840s. #yukon #archaeology 🏺 read.dukeupress.edu/ethnohistory...

Most at risk on the planet’: #Polarheritage sites are slipping into the sea - On Qikiqtaruk, off Canada’s Yukon coast, scientists are wielding virtual-reality cameras, 3D models and digital archives to protect the island’s history and culture before it disappears www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great short summary video of #permafrost! Not mentioned in the video... permafrost also includes peat in northern regions, incl. Canada. These are two small cores of ice-rich permafrost peat in Yukon. Placed on a pillow of fluffy Sphagnum moss for the photo 😀

"Et’o Nyäk Tagé [McQuesten River], roughly translates from Northern Tutchone as “river with lots of nests.” Here, there is an abundance of wetlands up the valley, and it provides important spring nesting and staging habitat for many birds" — emergency-response.nndfn.com #WorldWetlandsDay

We're sad to hear about Jimmy Johnny’s passing and send condolences to friends & family. He took every opportunity to protect the water: “The water is the most powerful thing. It gives us life, it gives us plants, animals... That’s why I’m fighting this.” 📷 First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun's FB

OPPORTUNITY: No Wasted Words Writing #Contest ✏️ Submit a short work of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry with a zero waste or #conservation theme by March 24th at https://buff.ly/4hgBfus. Hosted by Raven Centre & #Yukon Conservation Society

We're hiring a Conservation Intern in #Whitehorse! ✨ $22.72/hour ✨ Apply by Sunday Feb 9th Open to #youth 15-30 years old, with extra consideration given to applicants who self-identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. Full details and eligibility at cpawsyukon.org/jobs.

EVENTS: Climate Stories Summit Superbloom Anthology: 📅 Tues Feb 4th, 7-8:30pm at 📍 Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre. A collection of #creative works by Northern voices on recent impacts of the climate crisis and resilience Climate Cafe: 📅 Wed Feb 5th, 12:15-1:15pm at 📍 #Whitehorse Public Library.