World Health Day 2020

Stew ColesBlog, Featured

Green-leafed plant in the rain

Despite how it may feel at times, how we are connected to our world (to nature, to society, to each other) is integral to who we are as people. It is when these connections are forcibly removed from us that we can no longer take them for granted.

CPAWS-SK & COVID-19

Stew ColesBlog, Featured, News

Two People standing on ice

I am writing today with the sincere hope that as the seasons change, you are safe and healthy and have been able to take advantage of the opportunity to spend time with your loved ones. While these are certainly times of unease, we can all take solace remembering that the great wide open is right where it’s always been— just outside our doors.

Remembering Evan Sorestad

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Evan Sorestad at the Caribrew launch party, 2018.

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Evan Sorestad, longtime CPAWS Saskatchewan board member and passionate advocate for Canadian wilderness. After … Read More

Purpose Driven Photography

Stew ColesCommunity Features, Featured, Photography

Grasslands National Park by Matt Jacques Photography.

None of these projects or initiatives happen in a vacuum—it’s not just my project or an individual thing. I’m learning all the time. There are things that resonate with me and I feel curious and passionate about exploring, but I think the story never really gets told without partnering with great organizations like CPAWS or having conversations with biologists or researchers who know the story on the ground. As a photographer I am curious, and I care about what I’m photographing, but it’s really hard for me to say where the best place to point that lens is.