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Trebek in the Arctic
Stories from across the North exploring sea ice, food security, and life in a changing Arctic.
FEATURED PROJECT | LAND
Kira Hoffman
Fighting Fire with Food
How the Gitanyow Nation is reviving cultural burning to restore food sources and reduce wildfire risk.
| WILDLIFE
Nick Hawkins
Atlantic Salmon: The Fight to Survive
Following Atlantic salmon through rivers reshaped by dams, warming waters and shifting migration routes.
| WATER
Dalal Hanna
The Legacy of Forestry on Freshwaters
How decades of forestry continue to shape rivers, watersheds and freshwater ecosystems.
| HISTORY & CULTURE
Jessica Houston
Beyond Her Horizons
Tracing historic Arctic routes while documenting the experiences of women living and working in the North.
FEATURED FILM | WATER
Yvonne Drebert
All Too Clear
Exploring how invasive quagga mussels are transforming the Great Lakes and reshaping one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems.
Camille Martel | Beneath the Ice
The first ever expedition to follow the endangered St. Lawrence beluga in the winter season.
| SHOREBIRD MIGRATION
Isabelle Groc | Sandpipers’ Last Supper
The story of a tiny shorebird’s epic journey, powered by
an invisible fuel in the mud.
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| BELUGA WHALES BEHAVIOUR IN WINTER
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THIS QUARTER AT TREBEK
| WILDFIRES
ISSUE #1 | FALL 2024
How Indigenous fire stewardship, climate change, and research are changing Canada’s forests.
| ARCTIC CHANGE
ISSUE #3 | SPRING 2025
Melting glaciers and shifting sea ice are reshaping travel, research and daily life across the Arctic.
| FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
ISSUE #4 | SUMMER 2025
Invasive species, forestry, climate change and development are transforming lakes and rivers.
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ONE COMMON GOAL.
Built on a shared legacy of storytelling and exploration, the Trebek Initiative is a partnership between the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society.
Ignite a Passion to Preserve
Stories have the power to change
how people see the world around them
Alex Trebek believed Canadians should better understand the country they call home.
The Trebek Initiative builds on that legacy by supporting emerging storytellers, scientists and conservation leaders helping Canadians better understand the world around them.
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PASSION FOR CANADA
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Trebek Grantees are bringing field discoveries to audiences through films, classrooms, live events and community screenings.
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The Trebek Initiative supports storytellers, scientists, educators, conservationists and community leaders working on projects connected to Canada’s land, water, wildlife, history and culture.
Selected grantees receive funding, mentorship and opportunities to share their work through the Initiative’s storytelling and outreach network.
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