
Essays about land, ecology, and the writing life
Welcome to field notes, a space that provides a behind the scenes lens to future articles, books, and documentary projects.
- Trina Moyles

“Born Into This Fight”
The Gwichin’s Multi-Generational Struggle to Protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd

The Forest Remembers
In Memory of a Legendary Lookout

Following the Trails of the Disappearing Dall Sheep
On Assignment for Canadian Geographic in Kluane National Park

Emergence
On the Return of Sunlight, Bears, and Waking up Politically

Haunted by the Grey Ghosts
Feature on Caribou and Wildfire for The Narwhal—And a New Book on the Horizon

In Defence of Early Detection
Published Op-Ed in The Globe and Mail—And a Visit to the Northernmost Fire Tower in Canada

Never Hurry a Bear—Or, a Book
Update on My Memoir ‘Black Bear’ and Other Bear Stories

World Premiere of ‘Fire Tower’ at Hot Docs 2024
Toronto Screening of Tova Krentzman’s Documentary Film

Geographies of Grief and Love
A Year of Magical Thinking, Transitions, and Writing the Wild

On the Other Side of Fire
Writing on Wildfire in Western Canada

Harvesting Momentum
Behind-the-Scenes of the Women Who Dig Film
reporting
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The King of Wapusk: Unpacking the Mystery of Grizzly Bears in the Lower Hudson Bay
Canadian Geographic
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Alberta is BURNING: What are we going to do about it?
Alberta Views
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Bats of the Midnight Sun
Hakai Magazine