Save The Fu
We all put a drop of water on the back of our necks, for luck. Beth, one of the river guides, shouted “Remen a delante!” (Spanish for “paddle forward”), and…
VIVA LA MAGPIE
Floating down a big North American river, the kind that flows for days with no signs of civilization. The water is black and inky, and when sunlight hits the foam,…
Sacrificial People
Will Quebec's Indians be driven from their land? JON BOWERMASTER reports on a classic conservation conflict
Sojourn in the Wild
As people have learned to harness the tremendous power of rivers, hydroelectric dams have proliferated.
Rafting The Great Whale
The Cree Indians have avoided white water for centuries. Now, to help save the river they love, they're learning to raft it.
Rafting with the Cree
For 5,000 years, nomadic Cree natives have wandered along Canada's Great Whale River, a subarctic land of rolling hills, peat bogs and spruce they call "The Garden".