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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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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
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- 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
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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The beaver manifesto
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2011
- Author
- Hood, Glynnis
- Publisher
- Victoria [B.C.] : RMB
- Call Number
- 04 H76 c.1
- 04 H76 c.2
- Author
- Hood, Glynnis
- Responsibility
- Glynnis Hood
- Publisher
- Victoria [B.C.] : RMB
- Published Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- ix, 130 p
- ISBN
- 9781926855585
- Accession Number
- 13-2-1 70,500
- P2015-03-31
- Call Number
- 04 H76 c.1
- 04 H76 c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25269
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Forkey, Neil S.
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 04 F74c
1 website
- Author
- Forkey, Neil S.
- Responsibility
- Neil S. Forkey
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 157 pages
- Abstract
- Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780802090225
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 04 F74c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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Gap Peak Summit Records
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Gap Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between around 2006 to 2016. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred …
- Date Range
- ca. 2006-2016
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 61 to 62
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 2023.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 61 to 62
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- ca. 2006-2016
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records 2 volumes
- History / Biographical
- Gap Peak is located in Kananaskis near Mount Fable, AB. Gap Peak is within the Grotto Mountain Provincial Recreation Area. Grotto Mountain, Mount Fable, and Anklebiter Ridge are in the surrounding area of Gap Peak.
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Gap Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between around 2006 to 2016. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 61: Gap Peak [ca. 2006 -2015] M200 / V / A / 62: GAP PEAK [2016]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Climbing
- Conservation
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Ski mountaineering
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Kananaskis
- Grotto Mountain Provincial Recreation Area
- Mount Fable
- Gap Peak
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some registers are loose pages and some registers contain water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Gap Peak All Trails https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/alberta/gap-peak-trail
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The grizzly manifesto : in defence of the great bear
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Gailus, Jeff
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 04.2 G12
- Author
- Gailus, Jeff
- Responsibility
- Jeff Gailus
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- xi, 153 p. : ill.
- Subjects
- Conservation
- Parks Canada
- ISBN
- 9781897522837
- Accession Number
- 70,000 12-07-16
- Call Number
- 04.2 G12
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Last of the Buffalo
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two copies of book "The Last of the Buffalo" by Henry Locke, dated 1908 and 1909.
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1909
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 14
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1909
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 33.5 x 14 cm and 33.5 x 13 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two copies of book "The Last of the Buffalo" by Henry Locke, dated 1908 and 1909.
- Name Access
- Locke, Henry
- Subject Access
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Animals
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Banff National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution as contents are fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Covers of both volumes are frail and may tear easily, handle with caution
- Related Material
- Collection of 12 postcards in file LUX / II / F2 / 1 depict same image of Howard Douglas, Alexander Ayotte and Charles Allard used in both volumes in LUX / II / F1 / 14 [last page in 1909 volume, sixth-last page in 1908 volume]
- Category
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The National Collection of Heads and Horns
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 volumes of "The National Collection of Heads and Horns" [Part I and II] published by the New York Zoological Park in 1907 and 1908. Pertains to antler, horn and skull specimens from various animals which were held in the Zoological Park's collection.
- Date Range
- 1907-1908
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 37
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 37
- Date Range
- 1907-1908
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 24 x 30.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 volumes of "The National Collection of Heads and Horns" [Part I and II] published by the New York Zoological Park in 1907 and 1908. Pertains to antler, horn and skull specimens from various animals which were held in the Zoological Park's collection.
- Notes
- 1908 volume in file has large curved, handle-shaped pencil tracings on back cover
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bison
- Caribou
- Moose
- Bighorn Sheep
- Education
- Museums
- Natural history
- Conservation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Environment
- Title Source
- Original title of publications used for file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Medium
- 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
1 website
- 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
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Personal Interest Files
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural hist…
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C
- V810 / I / C
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Digital image
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Series
- Series I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Sub-Series
- Subseries C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C
- V810 / I / C
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- ca.180 cm of textual records -- 5 CDs with digital image files -- 1 floppy disk -- ca.122 photograph prints : b&w and col. -- 2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7.5 cm -- 26 film strips : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural history; and conservation.
- Notes
- Subjects are arranged alphabetically by title. Original titles and arrangement of materials by Ben Gadd has been preserved. See file-level descriptions for content details.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Boats
- Climbing
- Columbia Icefield
- Community events
- Community life
- Conservation
- Dams
- Environment
- Events
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Government
- Geography
- Geology
- Hiking
- History
- Ice climbing
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Landscapes
- Laws and legislation
- Membership
- Mining
- Mountaineering
- Municipal views
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Parks Canada
- Politics and government
- Property
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Recreation
- Rivers
- Science and technology
- Settlement
- Skiing
- Snakes, Insects
- Sports
- Tourism
- Townsite development
- Trails
- Transportation
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- United States of America
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Law and justice
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
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