Up North was created with a simple belief: if something is made from the land, it should give something back to it. Without the land, there is no Up North. That’s why from the beginning, a portion of every subscription has been set aside for the land itself.

As a magazine run independently by one person (me, hi!) each issue is made slowly, printed in limited batches, and mailed by hand. The same independence that allows me to publish freely also means I rely entirely on readers — and it’s through those readers that Up North is able to give back. A percentage of every subscription is donated annually to a Canadian environmental organization.

At the end of each publishing year, full details of the total amount collected and the recipient organization will be shared publicly on this page.