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All-time high - an unprecedented number of visitors are heading to Banff National Park, with a million more tourists passing through the gates in just the last five years. Has the beloved park reached its limits?

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25147
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
May 2020
Author
Stewart, Ryan
Odynski, Taylor
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Stewart, Ryan
Odynski, Taylor
Responsibility
Ryan Stewart (author)
Taylor Odynski (illustrator)
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Published Date
May 2020
Physical Description
p.70 - 75
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Tourism
Ecology
Environment
Banff National Park
Wildlife
Town of Banff
Parks Canada
Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to the rise in visitation to Banff National Park
Notes
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.05, May 2020
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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Be(e)autiful - putting a price on pollinators

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25151
Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Uniat, Elize Holmwood, Tara
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Conservation Association
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Uniat, Elize Holmwood, Tara
Responsibility
Elize Uniat
Tara Holmwood
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Conservation Association
Physical Description
p. 14 - 17
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Biodiversity
Environment
Environmental conservation
Abstract
Pertains to the native bees in Alberta and their dependancy on the PPR (Prairie Pothole Region) biodiversity for survial due to pesticides, parasites, climate change, and habitat loss.
Notes
In Conservation, Spring / Summer 2020
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Can be viewed online via Alberta Conservation Association website under "Conservation Magazine"
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Fish stocking in Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25152
Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Bailey, Ken
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Conservation Association
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Bailey, Ken
Responsibility
Ken Bailey
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Conservation Association
Physical Description
p. 30 - 35
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Biodiversity
Environment
Environmental conservation
Fish
Fish hatchery, Banff
Fishing
Fishing - Banff National Park
History
Abstract
Pertains to the history of fish stocking in Alberta with a focus on fish hatcheries, facility upgrades, stocking programs, and stocking vs. restoration, diseases, economic benefit, and environmental issues - specifically various types of trout
Notes
In Conservation, Spring / Summer 2020
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Can be viewed online via Alberta Conservation Association website under "Conservation Magazine"
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Making sense of recent shifts in environmental policy - and what to do about it

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25211
Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Schneider, Richard R.
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Schneider, Richard R.
Responsibility
Richard R. Schneider
Physical Description
p. 18 - 23
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Environment
Environmental conservation
Politics
Government
Alberta
Land use
Forestry
Coal
Coal and coal mines
Birds
Birds--Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to changes in environmental policy in Alberta including: removing parks, selling public lands, increasing forest harvesting, rescinding the coal policy, reducing environmental oversight, hunting cranes and swans. Includes a breakdown of land use policy changes into three phases and a call out to write to Premier Jason Kenny and Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon to express opposition to these new policies.
Notes
In Nature Alberta, vol.50, no.2 (Summer 2020)
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Article can be viewed online via Nature Alberta
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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
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
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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Environment
Environmental conservation
Pollution
Politics
Industry
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
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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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  
Author
Wohlleeben, Peter
Billinghurst, Jane
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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Environment
Environmental conservation
Trees
Conservation
Conservation areas
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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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
  1 website  
Author
Legault, Stephen
Responsibility
Stephen Legault (editor)
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
303 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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Thinking like a mountain

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25273
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2000
Author
Bateman, Robert
Publisher
Toronto : Viking
Call Number
05.5 B31t
  1 website  
Author
Bateman, Robert
Responsibility
Robert Bateman
Publisher
Toronto : Viking
Published Date
2000
Physical Description
xi, 130 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Environment
Literature
Essays
Authors
Bateman, Robert
Abstract
Thinking Like a Mountain is the result of many years of thinking, talking and writing about the world's growing environmental crisis. Beautifully designed and illustrated with original drawings, it is a gathering of questions, observations and ideas Robert Bateman has drawn from his own life experiences and gleaned from the writings of some of the visionaries who have influenced him. As Einstein said, "We cannot solve the problems of today with the same thinking that gave us the problems in the first place."Only a profound shift in philosophy, Bateman believes, can save our species from extinction. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Preface
Part One : Getting to know the neighbours
Part Two : Message in the bones
Part Three : Signs of hope
More food for thought
Acknowledgements
ISBN
9780670893034
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
05.5 B31t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Author
Kelsey, Elin
Publisher
Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books
Call Number
04 K27h
  1 website  
Author
Kelsey, Elin
Responsibility
Elin Kelsey
Publisher
Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
229 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
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