no one:

me: hey pals let’s spend two days making a cheesy 90s-inspired nature documentary about the wildlife in our neighbourhood using the worst transitions iMovie has to offer

my pals: ok??? weirdo

P.S. we got ? on this for broadcast class so hey @CBC @TVO hire me or something ?

Lake Ontario’s reintroduced Atlantic salmon are stinking up the shoreline. Every fall, the salmon swim up Toronto’s creeks and rivers to spawn and then die.

Reporting by Tierney Angus, Videography/Editing by Joey Chini and Breanne Coulter

Paddling, Photographing, Writing, Volunteering…. You Know, The Usual

Some things I’ve written in the past few months…

• Algonquin Outfitters Paddle Art Contest article for the Canoeroots section of Paddling Magazine available here.

• Interview with Paddle Quest 1500 adventurer John Connelly for the Adventure Kayak section of Paddling Magazine available here.

• ‘Tips for Exploring Temagami by Paddle and Portage’ article for Northern Ontario Travel available here.

• Save Solace campaign page for Friends of Temamgami. I’ve put in countless hours working on this campaign to save the Solace Wildlands from construction of a 25 kilometre primary logging road and clearcutting. Please consider signing our petition and purchasing a sticker.

In addition to these published articles, I’ve been working hard on forest management planning responses for Friends of Temagami and posting regularly on my Instagram.  Naturally,  my volunteer work for FOT is entirely unpaid so if you’re a publisher/wealthy patron/big fan feel free to support my efforts, HA. Only half-joking.

Maybe I’ll have time to write up some trip reports soon. Maybe. I’m a busy lady. I went on three winter camping trips, a week-long canoe route maintenance trip through the Solace Wildlands with FOT and helped with a thunderbox install mission to Wasaksina Lake so far in 2018. I also completed my second year of J-School and became Vice-President of Friends of Temagami. Oh! And I finally got a real camera!

Thanks for following along.

Cheers,

Tea

By: Tierney Angus

Feb. 17, 2017

The City of Toronto and a dedicated group of volunteers are working together to restore High Park’s rare black oak savannah habitat.

Stately trees, some over two centuries old, dot a rolling, grassy landscape. Native grasses and rare wildflowers bloom, visited by migratory birds. The woodland is a glimpse into what southern Ontario looked like before cities, towns, and subdivisions cut the land into tidy little parcels. It seems an ancient, primeval world, until the next group of tourists steps off the bus and the spell is broken.

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Hey  dudes and dudettes,

I’ve written up a couple guest posts for other cool bloggers. Until I get around to writing up four (!) trip reports from last year for my blog, you may want to check these out.

Scot at Man Camping asked me to write a piece for his week of Man Camping Women features. Ladies are man-campers too! The site’s tagline is “it’s not a gender thing, it’s a state of mind and lack of planning thing.” I also drink a lot of beer and eat far too much bacon, so I think I fit in perfectly. Check out my post about my first backcountry experience here. I hit a beaver with my canoe paddle, Andrew was attacked by numerous tiny leeches, and we both ended up puking out of both vestibules of our tent all night. Truly a lovely introduction to the backcountry.

Andrew and I went camping  for five days in the Temagami area this January, and Shawn of My Self Reliance came to visit and interview us about our winter kit. Shawn put together an awesome video which you can watch here and also posted a little write-up I prepared about how we got into winter camping. I hope it’s helpful if you’re looking to try winter camping but aren’t sure where to start.

Sorry I haven’t had time to update my blog too often lately. School, work, and other commitments are taking priority at the moment. But, hey! You can always follow me on Instagram for the time being.

Cheers,

Tierney

By: Tierney Angus
November 28, 2016

That night there came a storm, crashing down from the mountains; and in the tempest the lonely Tree moaned and wailed, and shook wildly on its foundations, and silhouetted against the white glare of the lightning it seemed to writhe, and be contorted into shapes of agony.

And the mountains looked on in stony calmness; for they knew that trees must die and so must men, but that they live on forever.  

-Archie Belaney, a.k.a. Grey Owl, “Tales of an Empty Cabin”

The Temagami Wilderness area is a vast, 16,000 square kilometre tract of land in Northeastern Ontario. Its boundaries are loosely defined by the town of Sudbury to the southwest, the town of North Bay to the southeast, the Ottawa River to the east, the Montreal River and the hamlet of Matchewan to the north, and the Wanipitei River to the west. Continue reading →