Round River’s Story

Great Bear Rainforest, Summer 2007. Photo by J. Leach.

Telling stories about important experiences is hard to get right. I have spent decades thinking about this. Not only because Round River’s story is a great one, filled with science, adventure, friendship, and magic, but also because it is next to impossible to clearly communicate what alchemy moves our hearts into action, or causes our hardened perceptions to soften and change.

Taku River Watershed Student Program – Summer 2024

This past summer, while hiking up Monarch Mountain for the first time in a year, I quickly realized my once strong “mountain legs” of old times had become squishy desk legs that needed some breaking into.

Reflections from the Inklin Camp

Fall in the Taku. Photo by W. Tyson.

Since 2007, my life has largely revolved around regular trips to the town of Atlin, British Columbia and Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) Territory. Whether leading Round River student programs, conducting community interviews, or working on a seemingly endless list of research and stewardship projects, I have spent cumulative years of my life in TRTFN territory…