Meet Jill Cooper
Most of you know us as Ghost Bear – an organization or a vision or a collection of stories. Allow me to pull back...
Launching a non-profit
We think it’s critical for all non-profits to have a clear goal and roadmap that allows them to succeed and put themselves out of...
Nature Labs: A global vision
Many of you that read our stories and support our drive to advance nature literacy live outside of Canada. And over the last few...
Supporting nature literacy
Our belief is that too few people have a grounding, personal connection to the land and, far more troubling, even fewer have been schooled...
Black bear sow and cub emerging from den
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We have witnessed some remarkable sights while immersed in nature, documenting the stories that will underpin Nature Labs – a project that seeks to...
Building Nature Labs
For two decades, Simon ran the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition – a non-profit organization that underscored the power of one person to learn, to...
Owl Week
Missed owl week on our social media last week? Not to worry, here's all of the fun in one post.
We've had a spectacular month...
The inspiration for Ghost Bear Institute
For two decades, Simon ran the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition - a non-profit organization that underscored the power of one person to learn, to...
Introducing the new Ghost Bear…and our new project Nature Labs
When we met in 2010, our first shared journey into the wilds of Canada's Rocky Mountains was centred around our passions for photography and nature,...
Spirit Bear Youth Coalition Achievements
Though the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition concluded its two decades of work in 2014, here are a few of the organization’s many key achievements:
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