NOTE - Marlis will be presenting in-person and over zoom for the London Camera Club at the meeting hall of Village Green Community Church, 505 Village Green Avenue, London, ON, N6J 4G4 (Wonderland Road 1 block south of Commissioners Rd.)
TOPIC
Visiting Remote Qausuittuq National Park
In the Canadian Arctic
By Marlis Butcher, FRCGS
Marlis Butcher and her team were the first visitors to one of the most remote Canadian national parks, Qausuittuq, in the high Arctic. With this presentation, Marlis takes her audience with her, virtually, on the group’s expedition, experiencing what it’s like to travel in Nunavut, visit Inuit communities, and discover one of the major objectives of Qausuittuq National Park: preserving the habitat of the endangered Perry Caribou.
BIO
Marlis Butcher
www. canadianparkbagger.com
Marlis Butcher is an environmental conservationist, author, and photographer. She is a Fellow of The Explorers Club, an international organization promoting field exploration, and of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society where she serves as a travel ambassador.
Marlis is the first visitor to have “bagged” (visited) all 48 the Canadian national parks, a third of which do not have road access. Her photographs and articles have been published in
•Canadian Geographic Magazine,
•Explore magazine,
•The Explorers Club’s “Far Afield” magazine,
•CBC News on-line,
•CTV News on-line,
•Canadian Encyclopedia, and
•the travel brochures of various wilderness outfitters and travel bloggers.
Her book “Park Bagger - Adventures in the Canadian National Parks” made Amazon’s “best seller” August 2022.
Marlis also volunteers as a director on the board of the Royal Botanical Gardens, and has served on the board of the Bruce Trail Conservancy.
