hey folks!
im wonderin if theres anybody on here who knows of a rad community or area of the yukon where a project like feralculture could flourish?
Or if there are any folks living there already with a similar intention?
Or if there are any folks interested in starting something similar in the yukon?
And one more question:
Anyone know some good places to look for finding reasonably priced wild land in the yukon?
Thanx and happy foraging!
Just got back (to BC) from 2 weeks in the Yukon and I can’t wait to return. Also curious what kind of land is available in various areas…didn’t see too many real estate signs there, and in speaking with locals in Dawson City and in Whitehorse, housing is an issue, rent and real estate is high. I really don’t know what is available outside of that but I would guess it is nearly all Crown land.
Why island soooo much cheaper in Alaska?
I’m quite interested to start something in Yukon but can’t seem to find the area or reasonably priced land.
hi, the is nothing reasonably about land prices in Yukon.
5 acre land with road access, nearby power line cost 160000 can$ right now.
That means no water, no septic or whatever.
This is around Whitehorse, radius 100 km. Outside of that it is a bit cheaper, but not much.
Building code is enforced all over Yukon.
Gertie
Hi! My name is Elissa and I live at the Warmsprings Homestead on Atlin Lake, 2 hours south of Whitehorse. This is my first time reading about feralculture and I am fascinated by it. We have lived on the land hunting, fishing, and gardening for 20 years and value all the things feralculture talks about. I am wondering about helping to start something in Atlin. What kind of land exactly is required? Do people buy the land communally and put it in a land trust? There are alot of properties down here surrounded by wilderness and crown land. I can think of other people down here with land that might be interested. I see this original post is from last year - have you found something else already?
Curious to here back from anyone.
@Warmsprings, about how far are you from the ocean? We’ve had multiple conversations about adding sailboats and/or kayaks to the project and establishing a presence in the Northwest Passage. It would be very interesting to see how that might fit in to the bigger picture if you all were relatively close to the coast.
Atlin Lake is basically due east of Skagway in BC.
There is no road from Atlin to the ocean. There is an old Tlingit trail that is still used. From our homestead it is about 3 days to walk.
Cool. I wasn’t exactly sure, but I had an idea that would be the case. Is that trail used in the winter? Is it passable by dogsled, snowshoes, and/or snow machine?
I haven’t heard of anyone using the trail in winter. There are also a couple rivers with no bridges to cross. In summer I have seen people drive their trucks through the river and the water is pretty high against their car doors. Some of the Tlingit people fly in part way. Atlin Lake has thawed out 2 or 3 times this winter, and I wouldn’t trust crossing a river in winter even if it was partly frozen.
Hey Elissa cool to hear thers someone in atlin into this stuff!
I’ve been looking for land in atlin for a while as well but havn’t found any great deals online.
Do you have anything specific in mind. A group of us are pretty close to buying something in hazelton bc. But would for sure consider atlin as well. Especially if there’s other folks into it there.
Lemme know what’s for sale up there if you want.
Hey folks,
I’ve been interested and exploring the Yukon for awhile.
Was in Atlin a couple years ago… Southern Yukon… also looking into the Stikine area.
Here’s some of my vision:
http://sacredbalanceschool.tumblr.com/vision
I’m also an independent filmmaker working to inspire folks to reconnect and steward … here:
http://listenremember.org
About to head out for the year to film communities living close to the land. Would love to be involved with a community in BC or Yukon. Are you familiar with the Common Unity Project (TCUP) near Hazelton?
Cheers,
Mark
Personally I think having coastal access would make feral living more possible. For example we have urchin, mollusks, fin-fish, ground-fish, seaweed, etc all year round in the ocean… The area around Bella Coola and up into the Chilcotin has both interior mountain terrain, good for moose and bear hunting, as well as coastal access… Skeena drainage also good.
I have some friends in Southern Yukon, not far from Carcross, homesteading there. Beautiful place- they grow food (potatoes, carrots, greens, etc) and have a greenhouse and hunt and fish.