Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It

Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It

Nonnative species like Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine were often favored, because of their qualities as a timber crop. Trees would be planted in “coupes”—areas of several acres—at the same time, “and they would plant them in straight lines, so that they’re easier to harvest.” All of this led to a forest that was “genetically … Read more

B.C. man makes history as 1st Canadian to finish, win ‘insane’ Barkley Marathons

B.C. man makes history as 1st Canadian to finish, win ‘insane’ Barkley Marathons

Gruelling. Painful. Insane. All words used to describe the Barkley Marathons, widely considered the world’s toughest foot race. Until this year, just 17 people had ever completed it. That changed last week when Ihor Verys of Chilliwack, B.C., became the 18th. He also crossed the finish line first, making him not just the first Canadian … Read more