Imagine you are on a desert island just off Alaska and there is a storm surge. Would you rather camp on the beach, where the water can reach you, or in the forest, where branches can come crashing down on you? 

We were faced with this decision a few days ago during our expedition to Porcher Island in British Columbia, Western Canada. 

 

The tides were due to reach their monthly peak that very week, flooding almost the entire beach on which we had pitched our tents. On the first evening the tide reached our "kitchen", and the next day the storm made it even more exciting. Tyler and Ryan sacrificed themselves for the flood watch and patrolled up and down the beach until 3am to protect our tents from the worst. All we can say is: it's pretty exciting to sleep with the waves right at the entrance to your tent! Did we end up getting wet or did we have to move in the middle of the night? 

You can check it out on the channels of Tomatolix, Breaking Lab, Rick Azas, and Theresa Kirchner! As part of our new ambassador program, these four content creators wilderness us wilderness our wilderness into the wilderness . Filmmaker Dennis Schmelz was also part of the group and shares his experiences in his vlog. So be sure to subscribe now so you don’t miss out on the incredible wildlife sightings we were lucky enough to experience and how the four of them wilderness the wilderness ! 

 

As always, we have also expanded the scientific monitoring of our protected areas. For the first time, camera traps, audio sensors and eDNA samples have been used in our protected areas in Canada. The results will soon provide us and you with exciting insights into the inhabitants of our forests. 

Now let's take a deep breath and gather our strength so that we can give our all for wilderness protection again at the Dresden EIlbhangfest this weekend!