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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
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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ecology
Politics
History
Canada
Environment
Environmental conservation
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
Websites
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Treasures of the trail : a nature guide to Edworthy Park, Lawrey Gardens and the Douglas Fir Trail

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20078
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2002
Author
Osborn, Jerry
The Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Publisher
Calgary : Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Call Number
04 O1t
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Author
Osborn, Jerry
The Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Responsibility
Jerry Osborn
The Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Publisher
Calgary : Edworthy Park Heritage Society
Published Date
2002
Physical Description
164 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Botany
Wildlife
Archaeology
History
History of Alberta
Maps
Ecology
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Walking
Tours
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Trails
Abstract
Pertains to Edworthy Park in Calgary, Alberta, including the geology, paleontology, plant life, animal life, insect life, archaeology, Indigenous Peoples history, settler history and maps of walks which include plant and bird checklists. The three brick plants that operated in what is now Edworthy Park: Burnvale, Brickburn, Tregillus Clay Products were used to construct many buildings in Banff.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Geology and Paleontology
Plant Life
Animal Life
Butterflies
Archaeology and Native Culture
History
Park Map
Walk One - Wester Plateau of Edworthy Park
Walk Two - Brickburn and the Pond Lookout Trail
Walk Three - Edworthy Park Riverside
Walk Four - Douglas Fire Trail West
Walk Five - Quarry Road Trail, Lawrey Gardens, and Douglas Fire Trail East
Appendix One - Plant Checklist
Appendix Two - Bird Checklist
Contributors
Further Reading
Index of Photos
Notes
Brick information as per Ann Jones conversation with Lena Goon.
ISBN
0973176105
Accession Number
2014.8268
Call Number
04 O1t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
City of Calgary website re: Edworthy Park location and trail maps
Websites
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