Category: Outdoor Climate Action

Look up on a clear night during your next camping trip or while packing your bicycle touring essentials for a weekend adventure. Can you see the Milky Way? For most Canadians living near urban centers, the answer is no. We’ve lost something profound: our connection to the night sky.
But this loss runs deeper than missing stars.
Artificial light at night has transformed our world in less than a century. Street lamps, billboards, security lights, and the glow …

The mountains you climbed last summer had less snow. The lake where your family camps reached record-low water levels. That favorite trail you hike every spring bloomed two weeks earlier than usual.
These aren’t random changes. They’re visible signs of how global warming is reshaping the environment around us, transforming ecosystems at a pace scientists once thought impossible. Across Canada in 2026, we’re not just reading about climate change in distant headlines. We’re seeing it, breathing it, and experiencing it every time we step outside.
Global warming affects the environment through a cascade of…