Wild Rivers of the Yukon’s Peel Watershed: A Traveller’s Guide, is a complete source for planning your 2009 trip to the Yukon’s northern wilderness – and learning more about the natural and cultural history of this inspiring landscape. Published in 2008 by Juri Peepre and Sarah Locke, the book is available on-line from www.yukonbooks.com to help you navigate the Three Rivers country (the Wind, Snake and Bonnet Plume), as well as the Peel, Hart, Ogilvie, Blackstone and Rat rivers.

Wild Rivers will be a welcome gift for your friends or family who are thinking about a future northern canoeing or hiking trip.   For more information, see About Our Book.

Take Action Now to Protect the Peel Watershed

The Peel Watershed Land Use Planning Commission is seeking public comments now as it prepares scenarios for the future of this wild and biologically diverse region. Two First Nations, the Nacho Nyak Dun and the Tetl’it Gwich’in, have agreed to work together on conservation in the Peel watershed.

See CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/12/01/peel-river.html#socialcomments-submit

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Yukon mining industry has vowed there will never be a protected area in the Peel watershed. Last year, there was a huge public outcry over a junior exploration company’s plans to develop access roads and airstrips for uranium mining in the Wind River valley.

Your voice is important. Go to www.cpawsyukon.org and follow the Three Rivers links to learn more about the campaign to protect the watersheds and wildlife of the Peel. Write a letter to the Peel Planning Commission to express your support for protection. CPAWS has a letter writing guide at:

http://www.cpawsyukon.org/three-rivers/protect-peel-now.html

For more information on why the Peel should be protected, see our Peel Conservation Background. You’ll also find more information on the Peel Planning Commission’s work in the blog postings below

Wild Rivers of the Yukon’s Peel Watershed: A Traveller’s Guide, published by Juri Peepre and Sarah Locke in June 2008, features 8 of the premiere navigable tributaries of the vast Peel watershed. This well-illustrated book describes the fascinating natural and cultural history of the region, and provides paddling trip details for the Wind, Snake, Bonnet Plume, Hart, Blackstone, Rat, Peel and Ogilvie rivers. Rounding out the book contents, readers will find poetry, essays and the ongoing Peel watershed conservation story.

For on-line orders, visit www.yukonbooks.com, or purchase from Mac’s Fireweed, Up North Adventures, or CPAWS-Yukon in Whitehorse.

Reviews & Testimonials

Canadian Wilderness, Fall 2008

The Thought Kitchen: blog.nau.com

“Your river notes were incredibly helpful. In fact, when we returned to Whitehorse we went straight to Mac’s Fireweed Books (which is a terrific bookstore – especially the magazine section) and bought multiple copies of your new book: Wild Rivers of the Yukon’s Peel Watershed.”

Brian Brett, poet, novelist and journalist, Salt Spring Island, BC

“I got the book, and it’s wonderful. Dense and alluring. My heart just went out to be back on the river. I still dream of returning. I feel privileged to be in the new version.”

See also the blog comments posted earlier.

Originally released June 24, 2008