Qausuittuq National Park in the Canadian Arctic

Marlis Butcher, FRCGS

Marlis Butcher is an environmental conservationist, author, and photographer.  She is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and of The Explorers Club, an international organization promoting field exploration. 

Marlis is the first visitor to have “bagged” (visited) all 49 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.  The movie “Park 33”, a short thriller, was inspired by her adventures.

Marlis volunteers as a director on the board of the Royal Botanical Gardens, and has served on the board of the Bruce Trail Conservancy, protecting the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

Visiting Remote Qausuittuq National Park in the Canadian Arctic

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. 

 

This event is part of the Fall 2025 Speaker series.