Half a century ago the German Duke Carl von Württemberg purchased a 55.000-hectare parcel of land in the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. He baptized his holdings after his native Black Forest, "Darkwoods", and managed the forests in the lonely region sustainably. Until today the barely accessible mountain ranges are home to rare mountain caribou, grizzly bears, endangered bats, wolves and unique birds. Just a few years ago, the area returned to Canadian ownership – bought by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). They want to preserve Darkwoods with its unique flora and fauna, but also want it to be a showcase region of Canada. They get help from Gerry the Stream Keeper, Cory the bat researcher, Adrian the botanist and Leo the caribou scientist.
The film takes the viewer into the nearly impassable Darkwoods with its ecosystems of old growth valleys and alpine meadows, and shows its unrivaled nature through the seasons of a year – a wonderful part of Canada, now preserved forever.
The film takes us into the nearly impassable Darkwoods in Canada, with its ecosystems of old growth valleys and alpine meadows – a wonderful part of British Columbia with unique flora and fauna. Until today, these remote mountain ranges are home to rare mountain caribou, endangered bats, grizzly bears, wolves and unique birds.
Half a century ago, Duke Carl von Württemberg purchased this 55.000 hectare land in the Selkirk Mountains and named it after his native Black Forest: Darkwoods. Germans had sustainably managed the forest for four decades.
Today, Darkwoods is back in Canadian hands – the plan is to make it the country’s showcase region. We observe the unrivaled nature through the seasons of a year and get enchanted by this region of inestimable value for plenty of rare animals.
The film takes the viewer into the nearly impassable Darkwoods with its ecosystems of old growth valleys and alpine meadows, and shows its unrivaled nature through the seasons of a year – a wonderful part of Canada, now preserved forever.
The film takes us into the nearly impassable Darkwoods in Canada, with its ecosystems of old growth valleys and alpine meadows – a wonderful part of British Columbia with unique flora and fauna. Until today, these remote mountain ranges are home to rare mountain caribou, endangered bats, grizzly bears, wolves and unique birds.
Half a century ago, Duke Carl von Württemberg purchased this 55.000 hectare land in the Selkirk Mountains and named it after his native Black Forest: Darkwoods. Germans had sustainably managed the forest for four decades.
Today, Darkwoods is back in Canadian hands – the plan is to make it the country’s showcase region. We observe the unrivaled nature through the seasons of a year and get enchanted by this region of inestimable value for plenty of rare animals.