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Awful splendour : a fire history of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13795
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2007
- Author
- Pyne, Stephen J
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 04.1 P99a
- Author
- Pyne, Stephen J
- Responsibility
- Stephen J. Pyne ; foreword by Graeme Wynn
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2007
- Physical Description
- xxix, 549 p. : ill., maps, ports
- Subjects
- Climate
- Ecology
- Fire ecology
- Forest fires
- Man and nature
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 978-0-7748-1392-1
- Accession Number
- 60000 2010-03-25
- Call Number
- 04.1 P99a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Is Aspen doomed?
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14484
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- May 1997
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Journal of Forestry
- Call Number
- 04 K18i Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Journal of Forestry
- Published Date
- May 1997
- Physical Description
- 11 pages and illustrations
- Subjects
- Ecology
- Fire ecology
- Ungulates
- United States
- Notes
- Photocopied from the Journal of Forestry - includes bibliographical references - the decline of aspen in the western United States -
- Call Number
- 04 K18i Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Aboriginal overkill and native burning: implications for modern ecosystem management
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14495
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- October 1995
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 10, No. 4
- Call Number
- 04 K18ab Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 10, No. 4
- Published Date
- October 1995
- Physical Description
- 7 pages and illustrations
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references - photocopy - discusses traditional First Nations hunting practices and fire ecology
- Call Number
- 04 K18ab Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Long-term ecosystem states and processes in the central Canadian Rockies: a new perspective on ecological integrity and ecosystem management
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14496
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1995
- Author
- Kay, Charles E. and Clifford A. White
- Publisher
- The George Wright Society, Hancock, Michigan
- Call Number
- 04 K18l Pam
- Publisher
- The George Wright Society, Hancock, Michigan
- Published Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 8 pages and illustrations
- Subjects
- Ecology
- Fire ecology
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references - contributing paper (photocopy) from the Sustainable Society and Protected Areas 8th Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands April 17-21, 1995 in Portland Oregon - discusses changes to ecosystem in Banff National Park
- Call Number
- 04 K18l Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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"Natural" or "healthy" ecosystems: are U.S. National Parks providing them?
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14510
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- Wagner, Frederic H. and Charles E. Kay
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Call Number
- 04 W11n Pam
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 8 pages
- Notes
- Includes recommended readings - photocopy of article from "Humans as Components of Ecosystems: The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas" - discusses differing interpretations of ecological terminology - vegetation changes in areas outside western hemisphere - general park management protocols
- Call Number
- 04 W11n Pam
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- Archives Library
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Native burning in Western North America : implications for hardwood forest management
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14697
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2000
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Kentucky : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Call Number
- 04 K18n Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Responsibility
- Charles E. Kay
- Publisher
- Kentucky : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Published Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- pages 19-27
- Subjects
- Ecology
- Fire ecology
- Forest fires
- Forests
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- United States
- Yellowstone National Park
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references
- Photocopy from a section of the Proceedings: workshop on fire, people, and the central hardwood landscape held in Richmond, Kentucky on March 12-14, 2000
- Call Number
- 04 K18n Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Aboriginal overkill and native burning: the role of Native Americans in structuring the Yellowstone ecosystem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14698
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1997
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Logan, Utah : Utah State University
- Call Number
- 04 K18abor Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Responsibility
- by Charles E. Kay and Steve Simms
- Publisher
- Logan, Utah : Utah State University
- Published Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 10 pages
- Notes
- Photocopy
- Contains a letter written to Congressman Rick Hill by Charles E. Kay about letters-to-the-editor inclduing charts. The second letter is asking the congressman to present at an upcoming conference. Ulitmately the request is rejected
- Call Number
- 04 K18abor Pam
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- Archives Library
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Eating dirt : deep forests, big timber, and life with the tree-planting tribe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25247
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2011
- Author
- Gill, Charlotte
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Greystone Books
- Call Number
- 03.6 G41e
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- Author
- Gill, Charlotte
- Responsibility
- Charlotte Gill
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Greystone Books
- Published Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 247 pages
- Abstract
- A tree planter's vivid story of a unique subculture and the magical life of the forest. Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in the forests of Canada. During her million-tree career, she encountered hundreds of clearcuts, each one a collision site between human civilization and the natural world, a complicated landscape presenting geographic evidence of our appetites. Charged with sowing the new forest in these clearcuts, tree planters are a tribe caught between the stumps and the virgin timber, between environmentalists and loggers. In Eating Dirt, Gill offers up a slice of tree planting life in all of its soggy, gritty exuberance, while questioning the ability of conifer plantations to replace original forests that evolved over millennia into complex ecosystems. She looks at logging's environmental impact and its boom-and-bust history, and touches on the versatility of wood, from which we have devised countless creations as diverse as textiles and airplane parts. Eating Dirt also eloquently evokes the wonder of trees, which grow from tiny seeds into one of the world's largest organisms, our slowest-growing ""renewable"" resource. Most of all, the book joyously celebrates the priceless value of forests and the ancient, ever-changing relationship between humans and trees. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- The last place on Earth -- A kind of tribe -- Rookie Years -- Green fluorescent protein -- A furious way of being -- The town that logging made -- At the end of the reach -- Extremophiles -- Sunset -- Exit lines.
- Notes
- Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation.
- ISBN
- 9781553657927
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 03.6 G41e
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- Archives Library
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What bears teach us
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25253
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Elmeligi, Sarah
- Marriott, John E.
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Edition
- First
- Call Number
- 04.2 El6w
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- Author
- Elmeligi, Sarah
- Marriott, John E.
- Responsibility
- Sarah Elmeligi (author)
- John E. Marriott (photographer)
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 223 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Bears
- Bears, Grizzly
- Ecology
- Abstract
- A lavishly illustrated book that explores the complex behavioural characteristics of North America’s largest land carnivores by examining the bear–human relationship from the bear’s perspective. From the first moment Sarah Elmeligi came eye to eye with a grizzly bear, her life changed. In a moment that lasted mere seconds, she began to question everything she thought she knew about bears. How could this docile creature be the same one with a fearsome reputation for vicious attacks? Through years of research, Elmeligi grew to appreciate that bears are so much more than data points, stunning photos, and sensational online stories. Elmeligi expertly weaves the science of bear behaviour with her passionate account of personal encounters. Dive into the life of a bear biologist as Sarah’s colleagues recount their own “stories from the field” – intimate moments with bears where they were connected to an animal with personality, decision-making capabilities, and a host of engaging behaviours. Join Elmeligi and Marriott on a journey that examines and shares the behaviour of black, grizzly, and polar bears in North America in a way you’ve never seen before. What Bears Teach Us will surprise you, inspire you, foster your curiosity, and teach you something new about bears and maybe even yourself. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Bears and People in North America: An Ever-Evolving Dynamic -- Chapter 1: Patience and Tolerance -- Seafood or Berries for Dinner? -- Life on the British Columbia Coast -- Life in Alberta's Mountains -- Management Conundrums -- Stories from the Field: Mating Season in the Khutz -- Chapter 2: Adaptation and Coexistence -- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bear? It Depends... -- Predictability as the Mother of Adaptation -- Coexistence -- Stories from the Field: There's a Bear in My Parking Lot! A Human Perspective by Courtney Hughes, PhD -- Chapter 3: Knowing When to Walk Away -- Bears That Stand Their Ground -- The Role People Play -- What We Learn -- Stories from the Field: A Quiet Run-In by Dan Rafla -- Chapter 4: Resilience -- Arctic Living -- Resilience in the Face of Climate Change -- What, Where and When to Eat -- Human-Bear Conflict -- A Future for Polar Bears -- Stories from the Field: Arctic Non-Adventures by Andrew Derocher -- Chapter 5: Living in the Present Based on Lessons from the Past -- How Bears Learn -- Lessons Learned From and Around People -- The Story of Bear 148 Stories from the Field: Personality Shapes Who You Are by Sydney R. Stephens -- Chapter 6: Just Being Yourself -- Stories from the Field: Swimming is for the Birds, not the Bears -- Being Born Different -The Story of Booboo and Yogi by Julia McKay -- Bibliography -- Notes
- ISBN
- 9781771603935
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 04.2 El6w
- Location
- Reading Room
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- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25269
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Forkey, Neil S.
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 04 F74c
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- 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
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- Archives Library
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- Publisher's website
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