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'Aspen spies' hunt seeds for Whitehorse fuel break restoration project
Collecting seeds from aspens already growing in the Yukon gives the aspen growing in the fuel break a better chance at survival. Yukon Seed & Restoration Inc. has so far traveled to Mayo, Minto, Pelly Crossing, and Lake Laberge for collecting.
Hundreds take to Alaska Highway in memory of cyclist killed last year
Cyclists gathered Monday evening to honour the late Joseph Morrison - a Yukon teacher who was killed in a hit-and-run car collision last year while cycling. Organizers said the event was to remember Morrison, but also to advocate for safe and inclusive active transportation.
Whitehorse airport installs noisy 'scare cannons' to keep birds away
Birds can be an "enormous threat" to aircraft, said one Yukon official. That's why the Whitehorse airport is now trying to frighten birds away from the runways with scare cannons.
Stopping wildfires with trees: How thousands of aspen seedlings could help protect Whitehorse
Tree planters are hard at work this spring planting aspen seedlings in the Whitehorse South fuel break. The goal is to build a natural barrier to wildfire, by removing all the highly flammable conifers and replacing them with more fire-resistant aspens.
How a Yukon entomologist's fascination with beetle genitalia inspired an art project
A retired Yukon-based entomologist is finding artistic inspiration in the tiniest and most private of places: beetle genitalia.
These students made their own regalia for the Yukon First Nations grad ceremony
Friday is a big milestone for many Indigenous high school students graduating in Whitehorse. Dressed in traditional regalia, they'll celebrate the end of one chapter of their lives and the beginning of another. And for some of those students, it's a chance to show off their own handiwork.