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UP HERE - MAY/JUNE 2026

It’s Up Here’s Annual Education Special

Arviat Gets Its Campus, Kids Get Their Lunch and Grown-ups Get Outdoors

Written by Up Here

Photos by Rhiannon Russell

Tear Sheet

Sounding the Trumpets of Spring

Just when you think winter will never end, the swans return to M'Clintock bay

Written by Julie Lefebvre and Darielle Talarico

Photo by Wayne Lynch

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Breaking the Ice

International Polar Year breathes life into Arctic science

Written by Jessa Sinclair

Photo by Paul Nickle

UP HERE - JAN/FEB 2026

The Danger of Small Changes

She’s hot. He’s still cold. Global warming is upending the sex lives of arctic ground squirrels. That’s bad news for food chains

Written by Page Burt

Photos by Page Burt; Sam Kapolak

UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

Day at the Beach

A photo essay by David Kakuktinniq

Written by David Kakuktinniq

Photography by David Kakuktinniq

UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

Written in Stone

Mark Brown built a life around the world’s oldest rock. But what if it isn’t the oldest?

Written by Bill Braden

Photo by Bill Braden

UP HERE - SEP/OCT 2025

Born Again from Flames

Forest fires Trigger a natural Cycle of Destruction and Regeneration. And you can see it for yourself. Here’s what to look for

Written by Page Burt

Photos by Page Burt

UP HERE - SEP/OCT 2025

That’s so Meta

Is artificial intelligence going too far? We consulted the expert

Written by Martin Dover

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UP HERE - SEP/OCT 2025

Kings of the Road

Wood bison are survivors, making it through disease, habitat loss and more. But as highway traffic grows, cars may be more than they can handle

Written by Leslie Anthony

Photo by Peter Mather

UP HERE - JUL/AUG 2025

Just Wait and See

Much of what nature has to offer in the North is easy to spot. But take your time–there’s a payoff for your patience

Written by Page Burt

Photo by Page Burt

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