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They represent the circulatory system of our natural environment. And the PNW happens to have some of the most formidable and pristine rivers on the continent. We celebrate their life and investigate their struggles.

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October 16, 2024

All 10 Episodes of Season Three of The Headwaters Podcast are Live!

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August 8, 2024

Episode #21 & #22 of The Headwaters Podcast are Live!

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July 16, 2024

How to Get Skinny on Consuming Kootenay Energy

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June 20, 2024

The Headwaters Returns for Season 3

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January 25, 2024

Would You Like to Hear a Story?

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September 23, 2023

BC’s New Incomappleux Conservancy

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September 1, 2022

The Best Packrafting Routes in the Rockies

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June 12, 2022

The Clearwater Kayak Festival Returns August 2022

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July 17, 2021

The Clearwater Kayak Festival Is One Hull Of A Good Time. Here’s Why.

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March 24, 2021

Ben Gravy Surfed Every State In America. Including Kansas. Here’s How.

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January 12, 2021

My Paddle’s Keen and Bright—and F’n Cold: A Winter Splitboard Adventure on the Columbia

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October 30, 2020

Outdoor Gear from Here: Introducing Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise

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July 23, 2019

How To Become a Fly-Fishing Influencer: April Vokey

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July 15, 2019

Streams of Conscience – How Volunteers Are Saving Cascadia’s Tiny Waterways

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July 1, 2019

Your Town Need A Surf Break? This Calgary Company Can Make It Happen

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June 26, 2019

What The Hell Is Bellyaking?

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June 5, 2019

11 Sick Pics From The National Park Foundation Photo Contest

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April 14, 2019

Peace in Peril: The Real Cost of the Site C Dam (An Excerpt)

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March 15, 2019

Paddling to the Arctic…Without a Jacket

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January 24, 2019

Secrets of the Slots – Searching For Tao Canyon

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