A Guide to Maneuvering through Mud, Volume 1

A Guide to Maneuvering through Mud, Volume 1

Story and Photos by Tim BrtisThere is more to walking through mud than just moving each leg in turn. During my time with Landmark, I’ve learned that technique can be the difference between voyaging through the mud at a swift 1.2 mph, and struggling in one spot...

Uncharted Territory: Sun Prairie North

Uncharted Territory: Sun Prairie North

Story and Photos by Hannah LarsonLandmark Crew MemberSquelch. Squelch. Ryan, Emma and I are trekking across a flat stretch of prairie that, at the moment, looks more like a shallow lake than a grassland. With each step, we lean forward to gain traction, but our...

Serenity

Serenity

This vesper sparrow makes a quick snack of an insect. A male sharp-tailed grouse dances during the lek at sunrise to establish dominance and attract female grouse. By Kaitlyn Lemon | Photos by Elaine KennedyIt is time to be among the buffalo. Powerful. Independent....

On the Road Again

On the Road Again

By Grace Kay MatelichASC InternNo one loves driving down the road and seeing an animal plastered to the pavement or, worse, flattening one themselves. There is no denying that we share the Earth with these animals—but perhaps we don’t share enough.  ...

Uncharted Territory: Sun Prairie North

Uncharted Territory: Sun Prairie North

Story and Photos by Hannah Larson Squelch. Squelch. Ryan, Emma and I are trekking across a flat stretch of prairie that, at the moment, looks more like a shallow lake than a grassland. With each step, we lean forward to gain traction, but our hiking boots disappear...

A New Model for Conservation

A New Model for Conservation

By Alex HamiltonASC Staff“Startup” is a ubiquitous descriptor in the business world. It suggests a dynamic nature, a potential for rapid growth and, as Forbes says, “a finger on the pulse of the future.” The startup boom is a recent phenomenon,...

Abandoned Spaces

Abandoned Spaces

Story and Photos by Ryan RockLandmark Crew BossWe see it in the distance and know it is along our transect—a house. A house and a few old buildings.  Easily seen from the road we regularly drive; visible from the house where we currently stay. Amber...

Meet the March/April Landmark Crew

Meet the March/April Landmark Crew

Elaine Kennedy grew up in Southern Ontario and graduated from the University of Guelph with a degree in Environmental Science, majoring in Ecology. For the past two summers, she has performed environmental monitoring on the Canadian prairies for the Canadian Wildlife...

Abandoned Spaces

Abandoned Spaces

Story and Photos by Ryan RockLandmark Crew BossWe see it in the distance and know it is along our transect—a house. A house and a few old buildings.  Easily seen from the road we regularly drive; visible from the house where we currently stay. Amber...