Experimental greenhouse at Yukon College

Yukon College has some interesting projects. One of them is this experimental greenhouse which is attempting to discover ways of growing produce in the arctic. 

This all-season prototype in Whitehorse uses colourful LED lights to grow plants.

One use could be vegetables in small remote communities. The greenhouse includes a motorized shutter which opens and closes a window; sealing the cold outside in times of darkness. 

Yukon wildlife preserve: Mule deer

Here’s a mule deer with an impressive set of antlers. On a rainy day the animals were laying low in the tall grass.

 

Whitehorse General Hospital prepares for MRI

 

Whitehorse General is preparing for a big upgrade, making room for Canada’s first MRI machine North of 60.

The hospital is already a very bright and clean space with high ceilings and a modern look.

 

Birds of Yukon: The Northern Shoveler

Here is (what I believe to be) a Northern Shoveler which is named after its huge beak. The duck flies a great distance to spend summers in Yukon’s marshes. It can winter in South America and Africa. 

Strangely enough this bird is a female and yet it has a yellow eye. The Peterson Field Guide to birds shows only male shovelers with a yellow eye instead of a black one.