A blog to help you explore Shuswap geography by Jim Cooperman, author of Everything Shuswap, including his newspaper columns with more images and information that did not appear in print, as well as other commentaries and memoirs.
Fed by extreme winds and extreme drought, the Shuswap Firestorm tore through thousands of hectares of forests leaving behind blackened sticks and fried soil, with
Shuswap’s burnt forests – to log or not to log? Read More »
It was my time spent opposing the unjust and immoral Vietnam war while attending university that led to a lifetime of activism, including two decades
In Victoria to advocate for improvements to wildfire suppression Read More »
On February 12th, Jim Cooperman presented this release and briefing note on behalf of residents who endured the worst disaster to ever hit the Shuswap
Reform B.C.’S wildfire response or face more summers of devastation Read More »
While there were a few hundred residents who remained behind to protect their homes and their neighbour’s homes and properties, some of them deserve extra
The Spooner team played a key role in the local firefighting effort Read More »
After keeping his eye on the Adams Lake East wildfire for weeks, Butch Bouchard was prepared to protect his home, property, and business. He had
All busy on the Western front – Eva Road firestorm heroes Read More »
Fun, insightful, inspiring and intriguing videos of music, backcountry ski-touring, environmental events, hiking, and biking.
Roots & Blues Retro – a retrospective tour of festivals since 2011
.A brief tour of the 2018 Adams River sockeye salmon run. The soundtrack is a song by Anie Hepher.
Most of the images from the book, Everything Shuswap with an original soundtrack by Sylvain Valle
