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The domination of nature
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25698
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Leiss, William
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen’s University Press
- Call Number
- 04 L53t
- Author
- Leiss, William
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen’s University Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- 306 pages ; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Environment
- Philosophy
- Science
- Technology
- Nature
- Abstract
- Concern over ecological and environmental problems grows daily, and many believe we’re at a critical tipping point. Scientists, social thinkers, public officials, and the public recognize that failure to understand the destructive impact of industrial society and advanced technologies on the delicate balance of organic life in the global ecosystem will result in devastating problems for future generations. In The Domination of Nature William Leiss argues that this global predicament must be understood in terms of deeply rooted attitudes towards nature. He traces the origins, development, and social consequences of an idea whose imprint is everywhere in modern thought: the idea of the domination of nature. In Part One Leiss traces the idea of the domination of nature from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century. Francis Bacon’s seminal work provides the pivotal point for this discussion, and through an original interpretation of Bacon’s thought, Leiss shows how momentous ambiguities in the idea were incorporated into modern thought. By the beginning of the twentieth century the concept had become firmly identified with scientific and technological progress. This fact defines the task of Part Two. Using important contributions by European sociologists and philosophers, Leiss critically analyzes the role of science and technology in the modern world. In the concluding chapter he puts the idea of mastery over nature into historical perspective and explores a new approach, based on the possibilities of the liberation of nature. Originally published in 1972, The Domination of Nature was part of the first wave of widespread interest in environmental issues. In a new preface Leiss explores the concept of eco-dominion and the moral obligations of human citizens of the twenty-first century.-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- The Cunning of Unreason -- Mythical, Religious, and Philosophical Roots -- Francis Bacon -- The Seventeenth Century and After -- Science and Domination -- Science and Nature -- Technology and Domination -- The Liberation of Nature?
- ISBN
- 9780228017257
- Accession Number
- P2023.08
- Call Number
- 04 L53t
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- Archives Library
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Organizing nature : turning Canada's ecosystems into resources
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26201
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Biro, Andrew and Cohen, Alice
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 04 B53o
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- xviii, 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Abstract
- Organizing Nature explores how the environment is organized in Canada's resource-dependent economy. The book examines how particular ecosystem components come to be understood as natural resources and how these resources in turn are used to organize life in Canada. In tracing transitions from "ecosystem component" to "resource," this book weaves together the roles that commodification, Indigenous dispossession, and especially a false nature-society binary play in facilitating the conceptual and material construction of resources. Alice Cohen and Andrew Biro present an alternative to this false nature-society binary: one that sees Canadians and their environments in a constant process of making and remaking each other. Through a series of case studies focused on specific resources--fish, forests, carbon, water, land, and life--the book explores six channels through which this remaking occurs: governments, communities, built environments, culture and ideas, economies, and bodies and identities. Ultimately, Organizing Nature encourages readers to think critically about what is at stake when Canadians (re)produce myths about the false separation between Canadian peoples and their environments."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 From How to Why -- 1.2 From Ecosystem Components to Resources -- 1.3 Politics beyond Policy -- 1.4 Resourcification through Six Channels -- 1.5 Book Outline and Common Themes -- 2. Channels: From Ecosystem Components to Resources -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Governments -- 2.3 Communities -- 2.4 Built Environments -- 2.5 Culture and Ideas -- 2.6 Economies -- 2.7 Bodies and Identities -- 2.8 Summary and Conclusions -- 3. From Fish to Fisheries -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Salmon in British Columbia -- 3.3 Cod in Newfoundland and Labrador -- 3.4 Channels in Action: Organizing Fisheries -- 3.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 4. From Forests to Timber -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Growth of Timber: Saint John, New Brunswick -- 4.3 Trees, Not Timber: Port Renfrew, British Columbia, and Darkwoods -- 4.4 Channels in Action: Organizing Forests -- 4.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 5. From Carbon to Energy -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Coal in Nova Scotia -- 5.3 Oil and Bitumen in Alberta -- 5.4 Natural Gas and Fracking -- 5.5 Channels in Action: Organizing Carbon -- 5.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 6. From H2O to Water -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Diversions and Damming -- 6.2.1 Diversion -- 6.2.2 Damming -- 6.3 Drinking Water -- 6.3.1 Vancouver, 2006 -- 6.3.2 Walkerton, Ontario, 2000 -- 6.3.3 Asubpeechoseewagong Netum Anishinabek-Grassy Narrows, Ontario, 1962-? -- 6.3.4 Drinking Water: Summary -- 6.4 Channels in Action: Organizing Water -- 6.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 7. From Land to Property -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Soil -- 7.3 Symbol -- 7.4 Space -- 7.5 Channels in Action: Organizing Land -- 7.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 8. From Bodies to Life -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Wild(?)life: Non-Human Animals -- 8.2.1 Pets and Other Companion Species -- 8.2.2 Fish and Game: Wildness as Economic Resource -- 8.2.3 Parks as Spaces for Wildlife -- 8.3 Human Resources -- 8.3.1 Blood and Plasma -- 8.3.2 Surrogacy -- 8.4 The Channels in Action: Organizing Life -- 8.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 9. Resources: Organized and Organizers -- 9.1 Channels in Action -- 9.2 Common Themes -- 9.2.1 Commodification -- 9.2.2 Indigenous Dispossession -- 9.2.3 Artificial Nature-Society Binary -- 9.3 Why Does 'Resource Thinking' Matter? -- 9.3.1 Winning and Losing -- 9.3.2 Why Is It Important to Think beyond Policy?
- ISBN
- 9781487594848
- Accession Number
- P2023.22
- Call Number
- 04 B53o
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- Archives Library
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Blood memory : the tragic decline and improbable resurrection of the American Buffalo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26204
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Duncan, Dayton and Burns, Ken
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf
- Call Number
- 08 D91b
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- xvi, 329 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Buffalo
- Pablo-Allard buffalo round-up
- Conservation
- Indigenous
- Colonialism
- Environment
- Ecology
- Abstract
- The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today--a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history. The American buffalo--our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals. Newcomers to the continent found the buffalo fascinating at first, but in time they came to consider them a hindrance to a young nation's expansion. And in the space of only a decade they were slaughtered by the millions for their hides, with their carcasses left to rot on the prairies. Then, teetering on the brink of disappearing from the face of the earth, they would be rescued by a motley collection of Americans, each of them driven by different--and sometimes competing--impulses. This is the rich and complicated story of a young republic's heedless rush to conquer a continent, but also of the dawn of the conservation era--a story of America at its very best and worst -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Part 1: The Trail to Extinction -- The Buffalo and the People -- Strangers -- Omen in the Skies -- The Iron Horse -- Kills Tomorrow -- Part 2: Back From the Brink -- A Death Wind for My People -- Just in the Nick of Time -- Changes of Heart -- Ghosts -- The Last Refuge -- Blood Memory -- Big Medicine.
- Notes
- Dayton Duncan ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by Emily Mosher and Susan Shumaker ; design by Maggie Hinders.
- Whyte Museum archival collections utilized.
- ISBN
- 9780593537343
- Accession Number
- P2023.25
- Call Number
- 08 D91b
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- Archives Library
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Rare air : endangered birds, bats, butterflies, & bees
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26220
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Kaizar, Sarah and Meiser, A. Scott
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Skipstone
- Call Number
- 04.2 K12r
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Skipstone
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- 149 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Zoology
- Birds
- Insects
- Ecology
- Environment
- Abstract
- Rare Air, the culmination of artist Sarah Kaizar's dedication to illustrating endangered fauna, features 66 endangered species of flight--33 birds, 5 bats, 12 bees, and 16 butterflies--presented in her scientifically accurate and utterly engaging pen-and-ink style. Complementing the art are informative and story-driven natural histories of each species by writer A. Scott Meiser, as well as interviews with biologists who are working to sustain some of the same species. An introduction highlights how Kaizar developed this project, while the "How to Get Involved" appendix provides helpful tips on actions readers can take to help these creatures. Kaizar's work informs readers about the world around them in a way that is beautiful and engaging, while also examining the environmental conditions that put these species at risk. Rare Air broadens the conversation about environmental study and inspires readers across the country to care for our winged creatures. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction : conservation on the wing -- Rare air species. Field feature : bird data : counts, migrations, trends -- Field feature : indigenous resource managements -- Field feature : bat conservation international -- Field feature : nurdle patrol -- Acknowledgments -- References -- How to get involved -- Species index.
- ISBN
- 9781680515510
- Accession Number
- P2024.01
- Call Number
- 04.2 K12r
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- Archives Library
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The Canadian mountain assessment : walking together to enhance the understanding of mountains in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26222
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Calgary, AB : University of Calgary Press
- Edition
- 2023
- Call Number
- 04 M14c
- Responsibility
- Graham McDowell (Project Lead), Madison Stevens, Shawn Marshall [and 70 others]
- Edition
- 2023
- Publisher
- Calgary, AB : University of Calgary Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- xvii, 355 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), color maps ; 28 cm
- Subjects
- Mountains
- Ecology
- Science
- Indigenous People
- Environment
- Abstract
- The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as findings from an extensive assessment of pertinent academic literature. Its inclusive knowledge co-creation approach brings these multiple forms of evidence together in ways that enhance our collective understanding of mountains in Canada, while also respecting and maintaining the integrity of different knowledge systems. The Canadian Mountain Assessment is a text-based document, but also includes a variety of visual materials as well as access to video recordings of oral knowledges shared by Indigenous individuals from mountain areas in Canada. The assessment is the result of over three years of work, during which time the initiative played an important role in connecting and cultivating relationships between mountain knowledge holders from across Canada. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mountain environments -- 3. Mountains as homelands -- 4. Gifts of the mountains -- 5. Mountains under pressure -- 6. Desirable mountain futures.
- Notes
- Staff member Dawn Saunders Dahl contributed to this publication.
- 2022-2023 Lillian Agnes Jones Scholarship Recipient, Kate Hanly contributed to this publication.
- Publication utilized Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections materials.
- ISBN
- 9781773855097
- Accession Number
- P2024.01
- Call Number
- 04 M14c
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- Archives Library
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Transformative politics of nature : overcoming barriers to conservation in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26252
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 04 Ol4t
- Responsibility
- Edited by Andrea Olive, Chance Finegan, and Karen F. Beazley
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- x, 310 pages : illustrations (black and white), map ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Environment
- Environmentalism
- Conservation
- Politics
- Indigenous
- Indigenous Peoples
- Law
- Canada
- Abstract
- Transformative Politics of Nature highlights the most significant barriers to conservation in Canada and discusses strategies to confront and overcome them. Featuring contributions from academics as well as practitioners, the volume brings together the perspectives of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts on land and wildlife conservation, in a way that honours and respects all peoples and nature. Contributors provide insights that enhance understanding of key barriers, important actors, and strategies for shaping policy at multiple levels of government across Canada. The chapters engage academics, environmental conservation organizations, and Indigenous communities in dialogues and explorations of the politics of wildlife conservation. They address broad and interrelated themes, organized into three parts: barriers to conservation, transformation through reconciliation, and transformation through policy and governance. Together, they demonstrate and highlight the need for increased social-political awareness of biodiversity and conservation in Canada, enhanced wildlife conservation collaborative networks, and increased scholarly attention to the principle, policies, and practices of maintaining and restoring nature for the benefit of all peoples, other species, and ecologies. Transformative Politics of Nature presents a vision of profound change in the way humans relate to each other and with the natural world. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- OPENING CEREMONY -- Beginning / Shalan Joudry -- PART A: INTRODUCTION -- 1. From politics to transformative politics in Canada / Karen F. Beazley, Andrea Olive, and Chance Finegan -- INTRODUCING DISRUPTIONS / Chance Finegan -- PART B: BARRIERS TO CONSERVATION IN CANADA -- 2. A pathological examination of conservation failure in Canada / Christopher J. Lemieux, Mark W. Groulx, Trevor Swerdfager, and Shannon Hagerman -- 3. Who should govern wildlife? Examining attitudes across the country / Matthew A. Williamson, Stacy Lischka, Andrea Olive, Jeremy Pitman, and Adam T. Ford -- 4. In a rut: barriers to caribou recovery / Julee Boan and Rachel Plotkin -- 5. Enacting a reciprocal ethic of care: (finally) fulfilling treaty obligations / Larry McDermott and Robin Roth -- DISRUPTIONS, PART B -- Disrupting dominant narratives for a mainstream conservation issue: a case study on "saving the bees" / Sheila R. Colla -- The national parks in disrupting heritage interpretation on Turtle Island / Chance Finegan -- PART C: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH VALUES -- 6. Reconciliation or Apiksitaultimik? indigenous relationality for conservation / Sherry Pictou -- 7. "etuaptmumk / two-eyed seeing and reconciliation with Earth" / Deborah McGregor, Jesse Popp, Andrea Reid, Elder Albert Marshall, Jacquelyn Miller, and Mahisha Sritharan -- 8. Beacons of teachings / Lisa Young -- DISRUPTIONS, PART C -- Indigenous knowledge as a disruption to state-led conservation / Natasha Myhal -- The Misipawistik Cree Nation kanawenihcikew guardians program / Heidi Cook -- PART D: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH ACTION -- 9. Transforming university cirriculum and student experiences through collaboration and land-based learning / Melanie Zurba, James Doucette, and Bridget Graham -- 10. Ecological networks and corridors in the context of global initiatives / Jodi A. Hilty and Stephen Woodley -- 11. The imperative for transformative change to address biodiversity loss in Canada / Justina C. Ray -- DISRUPTIONS, PART D. -- Conservation bright spots: focusing on solutions instead reacting to problems / Barbara Frei -- Disrupting current approaches to biodiversity conservation through innovative knowledge mobilization / Vivian Nguyen -- PART E: CONCLUSION -- 12. Achieving transformative change: conservation in Canada, 2023 and beyond / Andrea Olive and Karen F. Beazley -- CLOSING CEREMONY -- Onward / Shalan Joudry
- ISBN
- 9781487550516
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 04 Ol4t
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Capturing glaciers : a history of repeat photography and global warming
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26254
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Inkpen, Dani
- Publisher
- Seattle : University of Washington Press
- Call Number
- 04 In5c
- Author
- Inkpen, Dani
- Publisher
- Seattle : University of Washington Press
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- In Capturing Glaciers, Dani Inkpen examines the many ways scientists have made and used photographs of receding glaciers and how the meanings and evidential value of such images evolved over time. This project sheds light on the challenges of conducting research about climate change, the challenges of enacting social change around environmental problems, and the ways that well-intentioned scientists can still replicate social inequalities"-- Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Glaciers
- glaciology
- Global warming
- Climate change
- Photography
- Repeat photography
- Environment
- Nature
- Abstract
- In Capturing Glaciers, Dani Inkpen examines the many ways scientists have made and used photographs of receding glaciers and how the meanings and evidential value of such images evolved over time. This project sheds light on the challenges of conducting research about climate change, the challenges of enacting social change around environmental problems, and the ways that well-intentioned scientists can still replicate social inequalities. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction : thinking historically about photos of ice -- Documenting : glacier naturalism -- Transitions : the limits of photography -- Measuring : geophysical glaciology -- Monitoring : environmental glaciology -- Witnessing : the iconography of ice -- Conclusion : people and glaciers.
- Notes
- Whyte Museum collections utilized for research purposes and imagery.
- ISBN
- 9780295752020
- Accession Number
- 2024.27
- Call Number
- 04 In5c
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- Archives Library
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The wind and the sky and everything else
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26199
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- Klevgaard, Annette
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Annette Klevgaard
- Call Number
- 05.1 K67a
- Author
- Klevgaard, Annette
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta : Annette Klevgaard
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- 121 pages
- Subjects
- Poetry
- Canadian Rockies
- Nature
- Environment
- Abstract
- Coloured by the magnificience of the Western Canadian landscape, The Wind and The Sky and everything else is a stark exploration of our connection and disconnection to the Earth, ourselves, and each other. -- From Backcover
- ISBN
- 9781778135309
- Accession Number
- P2023.23
- Call Number
- 05.1 K67a
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- Archives Library
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The secret life of flies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26215
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- McAlister, Erica
- Publisher
- Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books
- Call Number
- 04.2 M11t
- Author
- McAlister, Erica
- Publisher
- Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- 248 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Subjects
- Insects
- Flies
- Entomology
- Zoology
- Environment
- Abstract
- The Secret Life of Flies takes readers into the hidden world of snail killers, con artists, crazy sex and a great many silly names. It dispels common misconceptions about flies and reveals how truly extraordinary, exotic and important are these misunderstood creatures. In clear language, McAlister explains Diptera taxonomy and forensic entomology, and describes the potential of flies to transform their relationship with humans from one of disease vector to partner in environmental preservation. She has a wonderful knack for storytelling, deftly transforming what could be dry descriptions of biology, reproduction and morphology into entertainment. She takes readers to piles of poo in Ethiopia by way of underground caves, latrines and backyard gardens, and opens the drawers at the Natural History Museum to rhapsodize over her favorite flies. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The immature ones -- The pollinators -- The detritivores -- The coprophages -- The necrophages -- The vegetarians -- The fungivores -- The predators -- The parasites -- The sanguivores -- The end -- Further reading -- Index -- Picture credits -- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Previously published: Richmond Hill, Ontario; Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books Ltd., 2017.
- ISBN
- 9780228103929
- Accession Number
- P2024.01
- Call Number
- 04.2 M11t
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Dark days at noon : the future of fire
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26239
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- Struzik, Edward
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
- Call Number
- 04 St8d
- Author
- Struzik, Edward
- Publisher
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- ix, 291 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map ; 27 cm
- Abstract
- The catastrophic runaway wildfires advancing through North America and other parts of the world are not unprecedented. Fires loomed large once human activity began to warm the climate in the 1820s, leading to an aggressive firefighting strategy that has left many of the continent's forests too old and vulnerable to the fires that many tree species need to regenerate. Dark Days at Noon provides a broad history of wildfire in North America, from pre-European contact to the present, in the hopes that we may learn from how we managed fire in the past, and apply those lessons in the future. As people continue to move into forested landscapes to work, play, live, and ignite fires--intentionally or unintentionally--fire has begun to take its toll, burning entire towns, knocking out utilities, closing roads, and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Fire management in North America requires attention and cooperation from both sides of the border, and many of the most significant fires have taken place at the boundary line. Despite a clear lack of political urgency among political leaders, Edward Struzik argues that wildfire science needs to guide the future of fire management, and that those same leaders need to shape public perception accordingly. By explaining how society's misguided response to fire has led to our current situation, Dark Days at Noon warns of what may happen in the future if we do not learn to live with fire as the continent's Indigenous Peoples once did. -- Provided by publisher.
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- Introduction -- 1. Prelude to the dark days at noon -- 2. The fire triangle -- 3. More dark days coming -- 4. The big burn -- 5. Big burns in Canada -- 6. Paiute forestry -- 7. Fire suppression -- 8. The Civilian Conservation Corps -- 9. Canada's Conservation Corps -- 10. The fall of the Dominion Forest Service -- 11. The royal commission into wildfire -- 12. White man's fire -- 13. International co-operation -- 14. Blue moon and blue sun -- 15. Nuclear winter -- 16. Yellowstone: A turning point -- 17. Big and small grizzlies -- 18. Climate and the age of megafire -- 19. The holy shit fire -- 20. The Pyrocene -- 21. Nuclear winter: Part two -- 22. Owls and clear-cuts -- 23. Water on fire -- 24. The Arctic on fire -- 25. The big smoke -- 26. Fire news -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780228012092
- Accession Number
- P2024.02
- Call Number
- 04 St8d
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Aloft : Canadian Rockies aerial photography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25493
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Zizka, Paul
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 06.4 Z7a
- Author
- Zizka, Paul
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Abstract
- An astounding, unique collection of some of the most stunning mountain landscapes in North America. There is a reason why the Canadian Rockies are some of the most photographed mountains in the world. Rugged peaks encircle glacier-fed lakes, rise up like protective walls around tree-filled valleys, and offer a stunning backdrop to open alpine meadows. They have been photographed from the valley bottoms, from the shores of famous lakes, and from the summits of prominent peaks. They are accessible by vehicle, boat, gondola, skis and hiking boots. But a lucky few have photographed the Rockies from the air. In the most comprehensive collection of aerial photos to date, Aloft: Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography by Paul Zizka gives the reader a unique bird's-eye view of this prized mountain range. From vast glaciers to winding rivers, animal overpasses to lakes that look like brilliant spills of turquoise paint on the landscape, these images provide a rare look at mountains that are as grandiose from the skies as they are from their better-known vantage points.
- ISBN
- 9781771603973
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 06.4 Z7a
- Location
- Reading Room
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- Archives Library
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Hope matters : why changing the way we think is critical to solving the environmental crisis
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25274
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Kelsey, Elin
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books
- Call Number
- 04 K27h
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- Author
- Kelsey, Elin
- Responsibility
- Elin Kelsey
- Publisher
- Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 229 pages
- Subjects
- Environment
- Conservation
- Climate change
- Abstract
- We are at an inflection point: today, more people than ever before recognize that climate change and biodiversity loss are urgent and existential threats. Yet constant reports of climate doom are fueling an epidemic of eco-anxiety, leaving many of us feeling hopeless and powerless—and hampering our ability to address the very real challenges we face. Hope Matters boldly breaks through the narrative of doom and gloom that has overtaken conversations about our future to show why hope, not fear, is our most powerful tool for tackling the planetary crisis. Award-winning author, scholar, and educator Elin Kelsey reveals the collateral damage of despair—from young people who honestly believe they have no future to the link between climate anxiety and hyper-consumerism—and argues that the catastrophic environmental news that dominates the media tells only part of the story. She describes effective campaigns to support ocean conservation, species resilience, and rewilding, demonstrating how digital conservation is helping scientists target specific problems with impressive results. And she shows how we can build on these positive trends and harness all our emotions about the changing environment—anger and sadness as well as hope—into effective personal and political action. Timely, evidence-based, and persuasive, Hope Matters is an argument for the place of hope in our lives and a celebration of the turn toward solutions in the face of the environmental crisis. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- The power of expectation and belief -- The collateral damage of doom and gloom -- Hope is contagious -- Stories change -- The age of personalization -- We are not the only ones actively responding -- The strength of empathy, kindness, and compassion -- Trending hopeful.
- Notes
- Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
- ISBN
- 9781771647779
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 04 K27h
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- Archives Library
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Taking a break from saving the world : a conservation activist's journey from burnout to balance
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26197
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Legault, Stephen
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 04 L52t
- Author
- Legault, Stephen
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 166 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Subjects
- Self-Help
- Conservation
- Activism
- Environment
- Abstract
- A veteran of burnout himself, Legault looks at the culture of self-sacrifice that permeates the work done by volunteers and paid staff in the environmental conservation movement, and dissects how to manage our own time, energy, and commitment to our causes. Following a river-running metaphor, and proposing a variety of techniques to help with various states of anxiety resulting from burnout, including clarity of purpose, recognition of limits, fitness and diet, mediation and yoga, as well as organizational structural changes such as leave-of-absence policies, Legault encourages readers to find time to 'eddy out'--to rest a moment in quieter waters and scout downriver--to ensure our lifetime of engagement is fulfilling, effective, and self-sustaining. -- From Backcover
- ISBN
- 9781771603638
- Accession Number
- P2023.25
- Call Number
- 04 L52t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Some stories : lessons from the edge of business and sport
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25029
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Chouinard, Yvon
- Publisher
- Ventura, CA : Patagonia Books
- Call Number
- SK S66 C46
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- Author
- Chouinard, Yvon
- Publisher
- Ventura, CA : Patagonia Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 464 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Subjects
- Autobiography
- Essays
- Environment
- Environmental conservation
- Equipment
- Businesses
- Rock climbing
- Abstract
- This collection of stories, articles, reflections and more offers insight into the life of an iconoclastic business leader and itinerant adventurer. Like sitting around the campfire, sharing a bottle of wine while telling stories, Some Stories is an eclectic portrait of a unique life well lived. (from Patagonia website)
- Contents
- North America Wall, Yosemite Valley -- Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley -- Yosemite Valley, California -- Patagonia -- Doug Tompkins -- Flamingos, Patagonia -- Sandhill cranes, Nebraska -- Fiordo de las Montan~as, Chile -- Headwaters of Lago Inexplorado, Chile -- Bonefishing in the Bahamas -- Hatchery fish being released into San Francisco Bay -- Coastal wolves, British Columbia -- 12,000 young voters, Washington, DC.
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
- ISBN
- 9781938340826
- Accession Number
- AC638
- Call Number
- SK S66 C46
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Patagonia website
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Anthropocene : Burtynsky, Baichwal, de Pencier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19825
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Hackett, Sophie (curator), Andrea Kunard (curator), Urs Stahel (curator)
- Publisher
- Toronto : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
- Call Number
- 06.4 H11a
1 website
- Responsibility
- Curated by Sophie Hackett, Andrea Kunard, Urs Stahel
- Publisher
- Toronto : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Photographers
- Photography
- Photography, Aerial
- Art
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogue
- Environment
- Subjects
- Art - Exhibitions
- Art and photography
- Art and society
- Artists
- Color photography
- Design, Industrial - Pictoral works
- Education
- Photographers
- Photographs - Catalogues
- Photography
- Photography - Collections
- Photography - Exhibitions
- Photography - Landscapes
- Photography, Documentary
- Recycling (Waste), etc.
- Video art - Exhibitions
- Abstract
- "A catalogue to accompany the exhibition Anthropocene, a collaboration by the artists and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nicholas de Pencier, including film, photography, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Anthropocene is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada, in partnership with Manifattura di Arti, Sperimentazione e Tecnologia (Fondazione MAST)."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Foreword / Stephan Jost, Marc Mayer, and Isabella Sera`gnaoli -- Far and near : new views of the anthropocene / Sophie Hackett -- The anthropocene and its "golden spike" / Colin Waters & Jan Zalasiewicz -- "How anthropo-scenic!" : concerns and debates about the age of the human / Karla McManus -- Works -- Life in the anthropocene / Edward Burtynsky -- Our embedded signal / Jennifer Baichwal -- Evidence / Nicholas de Pencier -- Adams, Adams, Baltz, Burtynsky : the role of landscape in North America photography / Urs Stahel -- The art museum and the anthropocene / Andrea Kunard.
- ISBN
- 978-1-988788-04-3
- Accession Number
- 2019.36
- Call Number
- 06.4 H11a
- Collection
- Art Library
- URL Notes
- Website for the Anthropocene multidisciplinary work by Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier
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The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25271
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Wohlleeben, Peter
- Billinghurst, Jane
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada : David Suzuki Institute ; Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Berkeley : Greystone Books Ltd
- Call Number
- 04.1 W81t
1 website
- Responsibility
- Peter Wohlleeben (author)
- Jane Billinghurst (translator)
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC, Canada : David Suzuki Institute ; Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Berkeley : Greystone Books Ltd
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- xv, 272 pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- Are trees social beings? In The Hidden Life of Trees forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. After learning about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again. Includes a Note From a Forest Scientist, by Dr.Suzanne Simard (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Foreword / by Tim Flannery -- Introduction to the English edition -- Introduction -- Friendships -- The language of trees -- Social security -- Love -- The tree lottery -- Slowly does it -- Forest etiquette -- Tree school -- United we stand, divided we fall -- The mysteries of moving water -- Trees aging gracefully -- Mighty oak or mighty wimp? -- Specialists -- Tree or not tree? -- In the realm of darkness -- Carbon dioxide vacuums -- Woody climate control -- The forest as water pump -- Yours or mine? -- Community housing projects -- Mother ships of biodiversity -- Hibernation -- A sense of time -- A question of character -- The sick tree -- Let there be light -- Street kids -- Burnout -- Destination north! -- Tough customers -- Turbulent times -- Immigrants -- Healthy forest air -- Why is the forest green? -- Set free -- More than just a commodity -- Note from a forest scientist / by Dr. Suzanne Simard.
- ISBN
- 9781771642484
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 04.1 W81t
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- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Imagine this valley : essays and stories celebrating the Bow Valley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25272
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Legault, Stephen
- Publisher
- Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 05.5 L46i
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- Author
- Legault, Stephen
- Responsibility
- Stephen Legault (editor)
- Publisher
- Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 303 pages
- Subjects
- Environment
- Bow Valley
- Literature
- Essays
- Authors
- Abstract
- Featuring essays from some of the area's most beloved personalities, this exceptional literary anthology celebrates the landscape, culture, community and natural history of Alberta's Bow Valley. Canmore and Banff are collectively renowned for their mountain culture, diverse wildlife and scenes of breathtaking natural splendour. These vibrant mountain communities are also home to exceptional adventurers, artists, thinkers and writers. For the first time, some of the area's best-known personalities have contributed essays to a collection of work that promotes this remarkable area like no other book has before (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Preface
- Part One : A sense of place
- Part Two : Coming and going
- Part Three : The politics of place
- Part Four : The wild side
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- ISBN
- 9781771601764
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 05.5 L46i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Legacy in time : three generations of mountain photography in the Canadian West
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14441
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Vaux, Henry
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 06.4 V46l c.1
- 06 V46l c.2
- Author
- Vaux, Henry
- Responsibility
- Henry Vaux Jr.
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 125 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits, maps ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Climatology
- Environment
- Glaciers
- Hydrology
- Photographers
- Photography
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Vaux family
- Notes
- Includes bibliography references
- Repeat photography of glacier formations in the mountains of Western Canada, comparing the photographs taken by Vaux family members in the late 19th and early 20th century with photographs taken by Henry Vaux Jr. of in the early 21st century
- ISBN
- 9781771600606
- Accession Number
- P2015-01-20
- tbd
- Call Number
- 06.4 V46l c.1
- 06 V46l c.2
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Legacy in ice : three generations of mountain photography in the Canadian West
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue368
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Vaux, Henry, Jr.
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 06.4 V46v
- Author
- Vaux, Henry, Jr.
- Responsibility
- Dr. Henry Vaux Jr.
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 125p : illl, ports
- Subjects
- Environment
- Glaciers
- Hydrology
- Notes
- Repeat photography comparing photographs taken by the Vaux family (George IX, William and Mary) in the late 19th and early 20th century to contemporary photographs by Henry Vaux Jr.
- ISBN
- 978-1-77160-060-6
- Accession Number
- P2015-01-20
- Call Number
- 06.4 V46v
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Lane, C. Alexia
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 03.6 L24o
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- Author
- Lane, C. Alexia
- Responsibility
- C. Alexia Lane
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 127 pages
- Abstract
- Around the world, a significant shift from conventional to unconventional energy extraction is occurring like never before. As traditional energy sources dwindle and the demand for fossil fuels continues to increase, civilization seems to be taking greater and greater risks in order to fuel our consumption and over-use of this planet’s natural resources. Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, has emerged as a lightning rod of controversy as engaged citizens grow more and more concerned with the threats facing fresh water resources, local geology and sensitive landscapes. C. Alexia Lane’s first RMB Manifesto introduces readers to the practice of “fracking” and makes it clear that there is an urgent need for current policies to be reformed in order to alleviate ever-growing community, ecological and environmental concerns. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- That was then ... -- This is now ... -- The wild wests : governance of water and energy in North America -- Environmental and health concerns -- Groundwater -- Future focus.
- ISBN
- 9781927330807
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 03.6 L24o
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- Archives Library
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