Jeff covered a class V wilderness river expedition on Quebec's remote Magpie River. Conservationists from around North America including environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr., representatives from GreenPeace, writers, the media, and many other environmental groups, convened for this expedition to draw attention to the river and the dam that threatens it. Published in the April 2005 issue of National Geographic Adventure.
Left: A floatplane is necessary to reach the lower Magpie's put-in. Right: Rafters slap paddles after running one of the dozens of rapids on Quebec's lower Magpie River. This canyon would be flooded by the proposed dam.
Life on the Magpie River: (clockwise) Digging into a class 3, the float plane waits for good weather in Sept-Iles, a brookie's last moments, paddlers regroup after the final class 5 rapid - the one threatened by the dam, Eric Hertz takes the lifting out of a portage, Robert Kennedy Jr. instructs a new generation of anglers, scouting a rapid.
Bottom left: Breakfast on the Magpie River. Top Right: Robert Kennedy Jr. paddles a class 3 rapid.