topic:"Banff National Park" found 434 records - Research Collections

This is now Bow Glacier Falls

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Artist: Kelsey Stephenson

Date: 2019

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StK.04.01

Description: a colour photograph of Bow Glacier falls in 2019, overlaid with a black ink drawing of the Bow Glacier as it was in 1902 filling the foreground of the paper.

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Artist: Kelsey Stephenson

Title: This is now Bow Glacier Falls

Date: 2019

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 31.0 cm

Description: a colour photograph of Bow Glacier falls in 2019, overlaid with a black ink drawing of the Bow Glacier as it was in 1902 filling the foreground of the paper.

Subject: Bow Glacier; Bow Glacier falls; Banff National Park

Credit: Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023

Catalogue Number: StK.04.01

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Saskatchewan glacier, 1917/2019

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Artist: Kelsey Stephenson

Date: 2019

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StK.04.04

Description: A colour photograph of the Saskatchewan glacier and surrounding mountains takes up the top half of the print. The photograph is overlaid with screen printed drawing in red showing the glacial expanse in 1917 from archival photographs. The bottom half of the piece is a collage of glacial detail in c…

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Artist: Kelsey Stephenson

Title: Saskatchewan glacier, 1917/2019

Date: 2019

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 36.0 x 28.0 cm

Description: A colour photograph of the Saskatchewan glacier and surrounding mountains takes up the top half of the print. The photograph is overlaid with screen printed drawing in red showing the glacial expanse in 1917 from archival photographs. The bottom half of the piece is a collage of glacial detail in cyanotype that has been overlaid.

Subject: Saskachewan Glacier; Banff National Park

Credit: Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023

Catalogue Number: StK.04.04

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The language of fire - interview with Parks Canada Gregg Walker

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2018

Author: Wilson, Niki

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018

Call Number: P

Author: Wilson, Niki

Editor: Ward, Meghan J.

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: p.48-53

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Fire ecology; Fire fighting; Fires; Parks Canada; Banff National Park; Kootenay National Park; Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park; Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Abstract: Wildfires play an important role in the landscape. But when they burn out of control, professionals dive in to manage them. Fire expert Gregg Walker explains what's really going on amidst the flames

Language: English

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Extinction triage

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2018

Author: Stuart, Ryan

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018

Call Number: P

Author: Stuart, Ryan

Editor: Ward, Meghan J.

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: p.58-63

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Wildlife; Caribou; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park

Abstract: Caribou numbers are dwindling in the mountain parks despite millions of dollars being allocated to save them. Should we be giving up on one species for the sake of another?

Language: English

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Rockies, Repeated

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2017

Author: McIntyre, Sean

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.01, May 2017

Call Number: P

Author: McIntyre, Sean

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.01, May 2017

Published Date: May 2017

Physical Description: p.25

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Glaciers; Forests; Mountaineering; Photography; Rocky Mountains, Canada

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountain biking sweet spots

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2017

Author: Oprsal, Peter Ward, Megan J

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.01, 2017

Call Number: P

Author: Oprsal, Peter Ward, Megan J

Publisher: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.01, 2017

Published Date: May 2017

Physical Description: p.30-31

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Waterton Lakes National Park; Kootenay National Park; Revelstoke; Golden; Canmore; Crowsnest Pass; Fernie

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers : geological wonders of Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2017

Author: Leckie, Dale

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie

Call Number: 03.2 L46r

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Author: Leckie, Dale

Responsibility: Dale Leckie

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 216 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Geology; Geology - Jasper; Geology - Rocky Mountains, Canada; Geology - The West, Canadian; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park

Abstract: This geological guide will assist tourists to choose and visit easily accessible sites that exemplify the sensational vistas in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks. It was this breathtaking scenery for which the parks were given status as a UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The route is along the principle highways from Canmore to Banff, to Lake Louise, a side trip to Field, BC, back to Lake Louise and then north to Jasper through the Icefields Parkway. Explanations, color photographs, illustrations and maps highlight the geology for 50 sites. Mountains, rivers, glaciers and 500 million year fossils of the Burgess Shale are described. The book will assist travellers on how to arrive at a viewpoint, where to park and where to walk. Travellers interested in natural history such as birding, the vegetation and wildlife will want this book to understand the geological wonders that they are. Dale Leckie is an award-winning geologist who is internationally recognized for his many contributions to geology. Dale has a Ph.D. in Geology from McMaster University (1984), a M.Sc in Geography from McMaster University (1980) and B.Sc. in Geography from University of Alberta (1977). Dale Leckie is a Professional Geologist who has worked as a scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and as Chief Geologist in a large Canadian energy company. He has edited numerous books and published over a 100 refereed papers most of those on the geology of Western Canada. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Geoscience Department at the University of Calgary. Dale has been President of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG). He has been leading geological field trips into the Rocky Mountains throughout his career. (from McNally Robinson website)

Contents: Author's preface; Introduction; Organization of this book; Trip planner; Safety; Setting the stage; Mount Yamnuska to Banff Townsite; Geology of the Banff Townsite area; Banff to Lake Louise; Over the pass: the Field area in Yoho National Park; Along the ridge: the Icefields Parkway; Geology of the Jasper Townsite area; Dissoloving the limestone: canyons, caves and lakes of the Maligne River; Jasper to Jasper National Park Gate; Acknowledgenments; The glossary of terms; The glossary of stratigraphy; Image credits; About the artist; About the author; About the designer