Since its original publication in 2004, Maria Mahoi of the Islands has become a classic in its field, and an important document on the history of Indigenous Hawaiians known as Kanakas, who had an early presence across the Pacific Northwest and are now part of the broader Hawaiian diaspora across North America. Born in the mid-1850s on Vancouver Isl …

Sturgeon Reach is the name some have given to a stretch of the Fraser River between Hope and Pitt Meadows, where its flow slows, and it deposits the gravel it's been carrying from the province's interior. Its story is one of rocks and stones, from its geological origins, from the mythic beginnings of human settlement, and from the arrival of Simon …

Cathedral, cash crop, the Earth's respiratory system: the rainforest is all this and more. Larry Pynn, award?winning environment writer, plunges into coastal forests from California to Alaska to awaken us to this unique ecosystem and to the complex factors that threaten it. Talking with forestry workers, hunters, rangers, Natives, and environmental …

In his portrait of eleven British Columbia rivers, veteran Vancouver Sun reporter Mark Hume focuses on the environmental impact of our communities and ways of life. In BC's multifaceted ecological problems, Hume covers the problem to solution spectrum in detail, suggesting logical solutions to prevent further damage.