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This episode is the second of what is now seven episodes on the Earth Caretaker Way a newly released book by friends Tim Corcoran and Julie Boettler from Headwaters School in Mt. Shasta California. In this episode I’m going to introduce you to Julie, one of the key land Earth Caretakers at Headwaters. Over the next six episodes, she and I with Tim’s help are going to delve deeper into the four key elements of the Earth Caretaker Way beginning with Nature Awareness, which is the art of building a personal relationship with nature by awakening your senses and rewilding your heart.
The musical interlude in this episode is called Silent Contemplation and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes CD 2024 CD called Mountain Magic It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found wherever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 56: The Earth Caretaker Way Origin Story with Tim Corcoran
In this episode and the four-part follow on, I’m going to take my podcast in what I hope you will experience as an innovative new direction. Nearly 20 years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Corcoran, leader, and owner of the Headwaters Outdoor School near Mount Shasta in California, who has just released a new book called The Earth Caretaker Way. 30+ years in the making, Tim with co-author Julie Boettler, have synthesized the essence of all of their learnings and teachings into an absorbing guide filled with stories to tell around the campfire or in a meadow. The Earth Caretaker Way is designed so that you can choose your own adventure by opening up to any page and do as Tim often says, Walk Backwards into the Future and Remember What We Already Know. But The Earth Caretaker Way isn’t just a book, we want it to become the beginning of a global movement. A movement designed to amplify this knowledge, reconnect with our past through nature and use that wisdom to personally help heal the earth and reverse some of the negative impacts of climate change. In this episode I’ll be focusing on Tim’s origin story and then explore at a high level his views on Nature Awareness, Wilderness Living Skills, the keys to opening your heart through learnings about Earth Philosophy and lastly how to integrate the Earth Caretaker Way into your life through a Life of Service to the Earth.
Some additional links for those interested:
The Earth Caretaker Way Website: https://www.earthcaretakerway.orgThe Earth Caretaker Way Introductory Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDzaDHg8oiQThe Earth Caretaker Way Book Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giPEY5joVSgHeadwaters Outdoor School Website: https://hwos.comThe musical interlude for this episode is called “A Purposeful Life” and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes 2024 CD entitled Mountain Magic. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found wherever you get your music streaming.
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This is the third of three episodes on archeological activities that have taken place in Algonquin Park since the late 1930s. The focus in Part III is to share insights into the archeological work that has been done in the Park since the 1990s. Most of the investigations have been initiated by private archeologists with permission from the then Park Authorities.
This musical interlude is called Algonquin Provincial Park and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes National Parks and Sanctuaries CD. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found wherever you get your music streaming.
For this series, I’ve relied on a number of key sources including:
Rory MacKay’s Algonquin Park – A Place Like No Other and Spirits of the Little BonnechereSeveral ‘thought leadership papers by William Allen including:
Importance of Archaeology re Species at Risk: Eel Focus William Allen Nov 2007Nineteenth Century Aboriginal Farmers of the Madawaska RiverSeveral ‘thought leadership papers by Rory MacKay including:
Potatoes in the Pines - Looking at the Material Culture of Nineteenth Century Logging Camps: An Algonquin Park Perspective and beyond April 2014Why was this research on the camboose shanties of Algonquin Park important?- Rory MacKayArchaeological Research in Algonquin Provincial Park and immediate vicinity to 2023: A Categorization and ChronologyAn Alternate Explanation for the Anomalous Vision Pits at Rock Lake in Algonquin Provincial ParkLooking at the Material Culture of Nineteenth Century Logging Camps: An Algonquin Park Perspective and beyond April 2014Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 12 Issue 5 Sept-Oct 2007
Pukaskwa Pits: Rethinking the vision quest hypothesis, by Nancy Champagne
Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 14 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 200
The Aarel Site Camboose Shanty in Algonquin Park by Rory MacKayArcheologists Come to Their Senses - Looking beyond visual archaeological evidence By William AllenOntario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 16 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2011
The Nesswabic (Petawawa) River Watershed – Zone of Political Tension Over the Centuries by William Allen -
This is the second of three episodes on archeological activities that have taken place in Algonquin Park since the late 1930s. The focus of Part II is to provide some insight into the archeological work that was done from 1939 to the late 1990s, mostly by private archeologists with permission from the then Park Authorities.
This musical interlude is called Ride the Wind and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes CD Thunder Spirit. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found wherever you get your music streaming.
For this series, I’ve relied on a number of key sources including:
Rory MacKay’s Algonquin Park – A Place Like No Other and Spirits of the Little BonnechereSeveral ‘thought leadership papers by William Allen including:Importance of Archaeology re Species at Risk: Eel Focus William Allen Nov 2007Nineteenth Century Aboriginal Farmers of the Madawaska RiverSeveral ‘thought leadership papers by Rory MacKay including:Potatoes in the PinesLooking at the Material Culture of Nineteenth Century Logging Camps: An Algonquin Park Perspective and beyond April 2014Why was this research on the camboose shanties of Algonquin Park important?- Rory MacKayArchaeological Research in Algonquin Provincial Park and immediate vicinity to 2023: A Categorization and ChronologyAn Alternate Explanation for the Anomalous Vision Pits at Rock Lake in Algonquin Provincial ParkOntario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 12 Issue 5 Sept-Oct 2007Pukaskwa Pits: Rethinking the vision quest hypothesis, by Nancy Champagne
Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 14 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2009
The Aarel Site Camboose Shanty in Algonquin Park by Rory MacKay
Archeologists Come to Their Senses - Looking beyond visual archaeological evidence By William Allen
Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 16 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2011
The Nesswabic (Petawawa) River Watershed – Zone of Political Tension Over the Centuries by William Allen
The Ontario Archaeological Society Field ManualWilliam Hurley’s Second Annual report on Archaeological research conducted in Algonquin Provincial Park.Dr. John Casselman: American Eels in the St. Lawrence River System - Going, Going, Gone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3uKAKkHzb0 -
Episode 53: Digging in Algonquin Park Part 1 - Indigenous Origins
This is the first of three episodes on archeological activities that have taken place in Algonquin Park since the late 1930s. The focus of the Part 1 is to provide some insight into the archeological and anthropological origins of Algonquin Park's first visitors.
This musical interlude is called Arrival and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes CD Thunder Spirit. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
For this series, I’ve relied on a number of key sources including:
Chapter 2 in David Euler and Mike Wilton’s 2009 Algonquin Park – The Human Impact by Chief Kirby Whiteduck,Rory MacKay’s Algonquin Park – A Place Like No Other and Spirits of the Little Bonnechere Several ‘thought leadership papers by William Allen including:Importance of Archaeology re Species at Risk: Eel Focus William Allen Nov 2007Nineteenth Century Aboriginal Farmers of the Madawaska RiverSeveral ‘thought leadership papers by Rory MacKay includingPotatoes in the Pines - Looking at the Material Culture of Nineteenth Century Logging Camps: An Algonquin Park Perspective and beyond April 2014Why was this research on the camboose shanties of Algonquin Park important?Archaeological Research in Algonquin Provincial Park and immediate vicinity to 2023: A Categorization and ChronologyAn Alternate Explanation for the Anomalous Vision Pits at Rock Lake in Algonquin Provincial ParkOntario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 12 Issue 5 Sept-Oct 2007Pukaskwa Pits: Rethinking the vision quest hypothesis, by Nancy Champagne
Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 14 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2009
The Aarel site Caboose Shanty, Algonquin Park by Rory MacKay
Archaeologists Come to Their Senses - Looking beyond visual archaeological evidence By William Allen
Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 16 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2011
The Nesswabic (Petawawa) River Watershed: Zone of Political Tension over the Centuries by William Allen
The Ontario Archaeological Society Field ManualWilliam Hurley’s Second Annual report on Archaeological research conducted in Algonquin Provincial Park.Dr. John Casselman: American Eels in the St. Lawrence River System - Going, Going, Gone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3uKAKkHzb0Paddling through the past. Ottawa-Gatineau's Ancient Cultural Landscapehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fShFTkp9j7g -
Episode 52: Tom Thomson Remembered: Anniversary Special
Given that it is the anniversary this week of Tom Thomson’s disappearance and ultimate death 106 years ago, I thought it would fun to take Algonquin Defining Moments in a slightly different direction. Published two years ago by Deryck N. Robertson from Paddler Press in Peterborough, Ontario, Canoe Lake Memories is a book of poetry with reflections on Thomson, Canoe Lake and of course fishing and water. In addition are some great paintings, which I have posted on my www.algonquinparkheritage.com website.
So for this episode, it’s best to find a relaxing spot in nature along with your favourite libation, assume your mindfulness pose and view the episode as a meditation of sorts. For each piece, I’ll introduce a bit about the writer so as to provide a bit of context.
I've also included my 3 favorite Tom Thomson songs from Ian Tamblyn including 'Down at Tea Lake Dam' My Heart Belongs to the Northland in Spring' and 'Brush and Paddle' from his Walking in the Footsteps CD. Also special thanks to Deryck N. Robertson Editor-in-Chief at Paddler Press. The book Canoe Lake Memories can be found on www.paddlerpress.ca Enjoy!!!
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Episode 51: Habitat Impacts due to Climate Change
In this episode, I’m focusing on sharing some of the latest research and thinking on how climate change may impact the habitats of Algonquin. Specific focus is on the work on both climate projections overall and the expected impacts to fish habitats.
Musical interlude is a composition by Sara Spring called Under Cold Water which can be found anywhere you listen to your music streaming or www.sarapringpiano.ca
Key References include:
Ridgeway M., Smith D., and Middel T., Science and Information Report IR-14: Climate warming projections for Algonquin Provincial Park Ridgeway R., Middel T., and Bell A., SciencE and Information Report IR-10: Aquatic ecology, history, and diversity of Algonquin Provincial Park Ridgeway M, McMeans B., and Wells M.,Science and Research Report IR-22: The Smoke, Canoe, and Tea lakes fish movement project in Algonquin Provincial Park 2021Lemieux C., Gray P., Scott D., and Davis R., Climate Change Research Report CCRR-06: - Climate Change and Ontario’s Provincial Parks: Towards an Adaptation StrategyTozer R., Birds of Algonquinn Park, 2012 Michael Runtz, Explorers Guide to Algonquin Park 2021 EditionWildlife Research Station Researcher’s Day PresentationsRaven article July 27, 2012 (Vol 53 No. 3) Climate Variability Promotes Unnprecedented Cyanobatterial blooms in a Remote Oliotropic Ontario Lake. Journal of Paleolimnology JUne 2019 -
Episode 50: PT2 - Salamander Research Update with Patrick Moldowan.
This is the second of two episodes where I sat down with Patrick Moldowan from the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Board Chair of the Wildlife Research Station to share his recent research insights into the world of the Spotted Salamander. Amphibian research has occurred periodically in Algonquin Park working from the Wildlife Research Station since the mid-1980s and in 2008, Glenn Tattersall from Brock University initiated a continuous study of the salamander population. It appears that they are now key indicators (canaries in the coal mine) of the potential impacts of climate change on the Algonquin landscape. For those interested in learning more about the Algonquin’s Wildlife Research Station check out www.algonquinwrs.ca.
This musical interlude is called Spring Awakening and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes CD of the same name. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Based out of the Wildlife Research Station, amphibian research has occurred periodically in Algonquin Park since the mid-1980s. In 2008, Glenn Tattersall from Brock University initiated a continuous study of the salamander population. Still very active today, this research has generated an extensive body of knowledge, which may be showing us that salamanders could be key ‘canaries in the coal mine’ as it relates to the impacts of climate change on the Algonquin ecosystem.
This is the first of two episodes where I am sitting down with Patrick Moldowan from the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to share his research insights into the world of the Spotted Salamander. Patrick has just successfully defended his PHd thesis on Ecology and Sensitivity to Environmental Change of a Northern Population of Spotted Salamander. Patrick is a devoted lifelong interpretive naturalist with a special interest in herpetology and biogeography especially salamanders and turtles. In 2015, he was named Canada’s 26th ‘New Noah’ by Wildlife Preservation Canada. Patrick is also the Board Chair for Algonquin’s Wildlife Research Station. For those interested in learning more about the Algonquin’s Wildlife Research Station check out www.algonquinwrs.ca.
This musical interlude is called Marshlands and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes Algonquin Suite CD. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
Key Research References of Interest
Favot, E. J., Rühland, K. M., DeSellas, A. M., Ingram, R., Paterson, A. M., & Smol, J. P. (2019). Climate variability promotes unprecedented cyanobacterial blooms in a remote oligotrophic Ontario Lake: evidence from paleolimnology. Journal of Paleolimnology, 62(1), 31-52. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10933-019-00074-4?muraadminpreview&error=cookies_not_supported&code=5bff1736-2082-4895-b515-fb960cbdf5d8)
Lemieux, C. J., Scott, D. J., Gray, P. A., & Davis, R. G. 2007. Climate change and Ontario’s Provincial Parks. Towards an adaptation strategy. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Applied Research and Development Branch. Climate change research report CCRR-06. (https://files.cvc.ca/cvc/uploads/2011/02/climate-change-and-ontarios-provincial-parks-adaptation-strategy.pdf)
Moldowan, P. D., Tattersall, G. J., & Rollinson, N. (2022) Climate-associated Decline of Body Condition in a Fossorial Salamander. Global Change Biology, 28(5), 1725-1739. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.15766?casa_token=axFcXV7OJx4AAAAA%3A6geU4RawXjNJHlG8LgX12YTE9wd3s0ZP2Hio3F5w9PsWYS7wfHEoiRjP171nGvZnkOB_TrRWslNOtNgQ)
Ridgway, M., Smith, D., & Middel, T. 2018. Climate warming projections for Algonquin Provincial Park. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Science and Research Branch. Science and research information report IR-14. (https://www.harkness.ca/wp_harkness/wp-content/uploads/SRB-IR-14-Ridgway-ClimateWarmingProjectionAPP.pdf)
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Episode 48:Lake Opeongo PT3 (Leaseholding 1925-Present)
In this last of 3 Lake Opeongo episodes, my focus is now on leaseholding activities on Lake Opeongo beginning about 1925 including a detailed history of Opeongo Lodge, the life and times of John Bates (Opeongo's only private leaseholder), Lake Opeongo tragedies and few of my own Lake Opeongo musings. Much of the content comes from a now out-of-print 1998 book by S. Bernard Shaw, called Lake Opeongo: Untold Stories of Algonquin Park’s Largest Lake. Other references include:
Algonquin Park: A Place Like No Other by Roderick MacKay - 2018Spirits of the Little Bonnechère by Roderick MacKay 2016 2nd editionAlgonquin Story by Audrey Saunders 1946Protected Places: A History of Ontario’s Provincial Park System by Gerald Killan 1993Nick’s Story Pique Magazine by Robin Nish 2011This musical interlude is called Thunder Spirit and comes from Dan Gibson’s 2013 Solitudes CD of the same name. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 47: PT2 The Great Opeongo Lake - Colonization 1850-1925
In this episode, I’m going to focus on recounting the history of the early Lake Opeongo colonization efforts that began in the early 1850s with the building of the Ottawa Opeongo Colonization Road. Then I’ll share some stories about the Dennison Family’s farming efforts and early attempts at leaseholding on the lake until about 1925. Much of the content comes from a now out-of-print 1998 book by S. Bernard Shaw, called Lake Opeongo: Untold Stories of Algonquin Park’s Largest Lake. Other references include:
Algonquin Park: A Place Like No Other by Roderick MacKay - 2018Spirits of the Little Bonnechère by Roderick MacKay 2016 2nd editionAlgonquin Story by Audrey Saunders 1946Protected Places: A History of Ontario’s Provincial Park System by Gerald Killan 1993This musical interlude is called Courage and comes from Dan Gibson’s 2013 Solitudes CD called Thunder Spirits. It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 46: The Great Opeongo Lake - Times Before 1893
In this and the next two episodes, I will focus on sharing as much history as I can about Algonquin’s largest body of water, Lake Opeongo. Much of the content comes from a now out-of-print 1998 book by S. Bernard Shaw, called Lake Opeongo: Untold Stories of Algonquin Park’s Largest Lake. I’m also for the first time, going to try to share as much as I know about the indigenous Lake Opeongo experience. For this, I depend upon two sources by Chief Kirby Whiteduck of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan including a 2001 Algonquin Park TED TALK and Chapter Two in Mike Walton’s 2009 Algonquin Park: The Human Impact. Other references include:
Algonquin Park: A Place Like No Other by Roderick MacKay - 2018Spirits of the Little Bonnechère by Roderick MacKay 2016 2nd editionAlgonquin Story by Audrey Saunders 1946A History of Canada in 10 Maps by Adam Shoalts 2018Protected Places: A History of Ontario’s Provincial Park System by Gerald Killan 1993Names of Algonquin - Technical Bulletin No, 10 Friends of Algonquin Park 1991It Made the Farmhouse Warm for Winter by Rory MacKay, The Raven, Vol. 63 No.5 Dec 2021Trading Places, by Rory MacKay, The Raven Vol. 63, No. 4The Algonquins of Pikwkanagan First Nation https://www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.comThis musical interlude is called Ancient Voices and comes from Dan Gibson’s 2013 Solitudes CD called Shimmer
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Episode 45: Chat with Dr. John and Mary Theberge - What Good is a Wolf? Part VI
In this, the final episode of my six-part series on wolf research in Algonquin Park, I have the pleasure of chatting with long-time wolf researchers Dr. John and Mary Theberge. Today we talk about their sense of where things are at these days regarding the plight of wolves both in Ontario, British Columbia, and the USA’s Yellowstone National Park. John and Mary as you know from episodes 3 & 4 picked up the baton from Douglas Pimlott in the mid-1960s. Their extensive work on wolf vocalization amongst other topics was groundbreaking. In addition, they were instrumental in bringing to all of our attention the extent of the winter migration of deer outside of Algonquin Park. After much controversy, this eventually led to a total wolf-hunting ban in all the townships surrounding the park.
This musical interlude is another wolf track called “The Beckoning Sea” from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes Legend of the Wolf CD, and brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 44: Dr. John Benson's Algonquin Wolf Research 2007-2011 (What Good is a Wolf Part V)
In this episode, (Part V of a six-part series on wolf research in Algonquin Park), I chat with Dr. John Benson, who picked up the Algonquin Park wolf research baton in 2007, as part of his PhD studies at Trent University. Much of John’s work focused on taking a look at wolf-coyote hybridization and its impact on Algonquin’s wolf population, on territoriality, which researchers call spatial segregation and wolf and pup mortality risks amongst other very interesting topics.
Dr. Benson is now an Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Ecology with the School of Natural Resources a the University of Nebraska. For info on his work check out this video: https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/9745
This musical interlude is another wolf track called “Silent Running” from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes Legend of the Wolf CD, and brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 43: What Good is a Wolf PT4 - More of John and Mary Theberge's Great Leap Research
This episode continues by sharing the 1987-1999 work of Dr. John Theberge and his wife Mary Theberge. In this episode, I’m going to focus on the uncovering of the annual deer migration and the collective freak-out that this caused amongst the people of the Round Lake area, the Ministry officials, the Theberge’s themselves, and eventually the general public of wolf lovers and protectors.
The list of references that have informed much of this and the previous episode includes:
John and Mary Theberge’s 1998 book Wolf Country https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/89/4/1067/868475Theberge, J. B., and M. T. Theberge. 2004. The Wolves of Algonquin Park, A 12-year Ecological Study, University of Waterloo, Department of GeographySeveral Raven Newsletter articles including:Kill the Wolves and Kill the Park Aug 5, 1993, Vo 34, #7Is Algonquin big enough for its most famous animal? June 26, 1997, Vol 38 NO 2The Best Wolf is a Wild Wolf August 14, 1997, Vol 28 No 9A Wolfian Trilogy - Part 1: The Bite that shook our Faith July 15, 1999, Vol 40 # 4A Wolf Trilogy Part 3: You Red it Here First July 29, 1999, Vol. 40 No. 6This musical interlude is another wolf track called “Play Fight” from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes Legend of the Wolf CD and brought to us with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 42:What Good is a Wolf PT3 - John and Mary Theberge's Great Leap
This episode focuses on the 1987-1999 groundbreaking work of Dr. John Theberge and Mary Theberge. A student of Douglas Pimlott in the 1960s, John Theberge was a professor and researcher in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, from 1972 until his retirement in 2000. His initial interest in wolves involved work on wolf vocalizations (published with WRS’s Dr. Falls in 1967 and on observations about their behavior in the summer of 1969). His wife and research partner Mary Theberge was a key fieldwork contributor, an expert in aerial telemetry and satellite imagery interpretation, and very skilled in wolf vocalization.
The list of references that have informed much of these two episodes include:
John and Mary Theberge’s 1998 book Wolf Country https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/89/4/1067/868475Theberge, J. B., and M. T. Theberge. 2004. The Wolves of Algonquin Park, A 12-year Ecological Study, University of Waterloo, Department of GeographySeveral Raven Newsletter articles including:Kill the Wolves and Kill the Park. Aug 5, 1993, Vo 34, #7Is Algonquin Big Enough For Its Most Famous Animal? June 26, 1997, Vol 38 NO 2The Best Wolf is a Wild Wolf. August 14, 1997, Vol 28 No 9A Wolfian Trilogy - Part 1: The Bite that Shook our Faith July 15, 1999, Vol 40 # 4A Wolf Trilogy Part 3: You Read it Here First July 29, 1999, Vol. 40 No. 6This musical interlude is another wolf track called “In the Den” from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes Legend of the Wolf CD and brought to us with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 41:Remembering Dan Gibson's Wings in the Wildeness
In the mid 1970s Dan Gibson award winning wildlife film maker, sound recording artist, inventor of the Dan Gibson Sound Parabola recoding device, founder of Dan Gibson’s Solitudes music label, Juno award winner and a recipient of the Order of Canada decided to venture into doing a feature length film. Filmed on Canoe Lake during the summer of 1974, Wings in the Wilderness went on to win a Canadian Film Awards Etrog for Best Sound in a Non-theatrical Film and Certificate of Honour for outstanding contribution to the art of cinematography. This was because for the first time ever, flying geese were filmed whilst flying up close and personal in V- formation. In this episode I interviewed my brother Bob Clemson, who was a production assistant on the film, with additional commentary from my childhood and Canoe Lake friend Holly Gibson Stewart.
This episode’s musical interludes include ‘Whiskey Jack Creek’ and ‘White Throat’ from Dan Gibson Solitudes Land of the Loon CD and brought to us with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 40: Remembering Dan Gibson - Nature Film Maker Extraordinaire
In this episode Holly Gibson Stewart, one of my long-time Canoe Lake friends, joins me in sharing stories of her father, Dan Gibson, and her perspectives about his extraordinary film and music career.
One of the key founding members of Pimlott’s Algonquin Wildlands League in the 1970s, Dan Gibson was a Taylor Statten Camps Camp Ahmek alumni and a long time resident of Canoe Lake since the mid 1940s. From there, he went on to leverage his keen interest in photography and Algonquin Park’s wildlife to become an award winning wildlife film maker, sound recording artist, inventor of the Dan Gibson Sound Parabola recoding device, founder of Dan Gibson’s Solitudes music label, Juno award winner and a recipient of the Order of Canada. His ground breaking role in helping all of us see, hear and better appreciate wildlife cannot be underestimated.
This episodes musical interlude is called Stream of Dreams and is from Dan Gibson Solitudes Harmony CD and brought to us with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found where ever you get your music streaming.
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Episode 39: What Good is a Wolf? PT2 More of Pimlott's Myth Busting
In this episode, I share more o Douglas Pimlott and his researcher's ground-breaking and myth busting research on the wolves of Algonquin Park. Topics of interest include details as to how wolves move, what they eat, how they establish territory and of course wolf vocalization and the history of Algonquin's premier public wolf howls.
Musical interlude is a track from Dan Gibson's Solitudes Breaking Through the Mist album and is called Return to the Pack. It is brought to your with thanks from Digital Funding LLC. This and other of Dan Gibson's Solitudes work can be found on Apple Music, Spotify or anywhere else where music streaming is found.
The majority of the references for this episode include:
Russell Rutter and Douglas Pimlott’s 1967 The World of the WolfPimlott, Shannon and Koolenosky’s 1969 Department of Lands and Forests Report on the Ecology of the Timber WolfVarious articles in a special Winter 1979 edition of the Ontario Naturalist by Lu. N Carbyn, Bruce LittleJohn’s, John Theberge & Theodor Mosquin -
Episode 38: What Good is a Wolf! Pimlott's Early Myth Busting
This episode is the first of a series on the Algonquin Park wolf research that began with Douglas Pimlott's early work from 1958-1962. Prior to that time, Algonquin Park wolves had mostly been seen as vermin out to destroy all other Park wildlife.
This episode's musical interlude comes from Dan Gibson's Solitudes Algonquin Suite and is called Reunion of the Wolves. It is brought to your with thanks from Digital Funding LLC. This and other of Dan Gibson's Solitudes work can be found on Apple Music, Spotify or anywhere else where music streaming is found.
Here’s the list of references that have informed most of these episodes:
Russell Rutter and Douglas Pimlott’s 1967 The World of the WolfPimlott, Shannon and Koolenosky’s 1969 Department of Lands and Forests Report on the Ecology of the Timber WolfJohn Theberge’s 1975 Wolf and the WildernessJohn and Mary Theberge’s 1998 Wolf CountryJohn and Mary Theberge and the University of Waterloo’s 2004 The Wolves of Algonquin Park: A 12-Year Ecological Study Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s 2018 Algonquin Wolf – Ontario Recovery SeriesDan Strickland’s Wolf Howling Technical Bulletin #88Various articles in a special Winter 1979 edition of the Ontario Naturalist by Lu. N Carbyn, Bruce LittleJohn’s, John Theberge & Theodor MosquinWolf Wars: America’s campaign to eradicate the Wolf‘Unprecedented killing’: The deadliest season for Yellowstone’s wolvesSeveral Raven Newsletter articles including:Kill the Wolves and Kill the Park - Aug 5, 1993 Vo 34, #7Is Algonquin Big Enough for its Most Famous Animal?- June 26, 1997 Vol 38#2 The Best Wolf is a Wild Wolf - August 14, 1997 Vol 28#9A Wolfian Trilogy - Part 1: the Bite that shook our Faith July 15, 1999 Vol 40#4A Wolf Trilogy Part 3: You Red it Here First July 29,1999 Vol. 40 No. 6 - Visa fler
