topic:"Rocky Mountains" found 5 records - Research Collections

Abstract: In a North American rainforest, that few people even know exists, about a dozen dwindling herds of caribou are struggling to survive. Caribou Rainforest doesn’t tell an easy story, ask easy questions, or pretend that there are easy solutions to the possible extinction of the last mountain caribou herds found in Canada and the United States. There are fewer than twenty animals left in the last US herd. Yet what Caribou Rainforest does—with photographs, words, and science—is explain why this is happening, so that as a community we don’t repeat our mistakes, even when our intentions are good. Author and photographer David Moskowitz has studied and photographed these caribou extensively in order to understand their plight. He hasn’t found villains, but rather climate change, predators, recreationists, settler colonialism, industrial logging, mineral extraction, and a perfect confluence of factors that have worked against this fragile species and the fragile environment upon which it relies. The story of this iconic animal and stunning landscape provides an example of shifting conservation challenges and tactics in the twenty-first century. Mountain caribou have been identified as an “umbrella species” by conservationists, meaning that protecting their habitat also helps preserve many other species who depend on the same ecosystem. The discussion topics are controversial and wrenching—upending the forestry economy of the region, exterminating wolves (who also struggle to survive) to protect the caribou, limiting recreational access to critical habitat, respecting the rights of indigenous peoples. The issues are contentious, but the opportunity to craft solutions still exists. If we do in fact lose the caribou, the task then pivots to how can we protect what remains of this rare rainforest ecosystem. In Caribou Rainforest, the author searches for lessons that can turn despair into hope: their story can become the inspiration and catalyst for committed change. (from Caribou Rainforest website)

Contents: North America's hidden rainforest. Map: Mountain caribou range : historical and current -- The mountains : our playground, their last refuge. Map: Overview of the Caribou Rainforest -- The Caribou Rainforest : a forest like none other. Map: Northwest inland temperate rainforest -- Mountain caribou : ghosts of the rainforest. Map: Historical and current caribou populations -- Wildlife of these mountains : a laboratory of evolution -- Human dimensions : the language of a landscape -- The path ahead : reflections on grief and hope -- Acknowledgments -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Photographer's notes -- Get involved.

Notes: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival finalist for Mountain Environment and Natural History

ISBN: 9781680511284

Accession Number: P2020-1

Call Number: 04.2 M85c

Location: Reading Room

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Website for Caribou Rainforest project

Websites

https://caribourainforest.org/the-book

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A climber’s guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25079

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

Published Date: 1953

Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Publisher: [New York] : The American Alpine Club

Edition: Revised Edition, 5th printing

Call Number: 01.4 C61 1953

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Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Responsibility: J. Monroe Thorington

Edition: Revised Edition, 5th printing

Publisher: [New York] : The American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1953

Physical Description: xx, 323 pages

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

Subjects: Mountaineering; Guide; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: A guide for mountaineers for the Canadian Rocky Mountains arranged geographically including map references.

Contents: Introduction Preface Part One - International Boundary to Kicking Horse Pass Part Two - Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass Yellowhead Pass to Jarvis Pass List of authorites Principle maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Huts of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada

Notes: First ed., by Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington, published in 1921.

Accession Number: 8062

Call Number: 01.4 C61 1953

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publication information on the American Alpine Club website

Websites

http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195353201/A-Climbers-Guide-to-the-Rocky-Mountains-of-Canada

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High-altitude inhabitants - the mountain summits we strive for are, at first glance, barren. Yet high-altitude species of the Rockies call these steep slopes "home". We tapped into the knowledge of naturalist Ben Gadd to spotlight six alpine dwellers that thrive where it seems nothing could survive

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25138

Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2020

Author: Recompsat, Juliette

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Call Number: P

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Author: Recompsat, Juliette

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Published Date: May 2020

Physical Description: p.28 - 29

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Rocky Mountains; Altitude; Marmots; Wolverines; Wildlife; Flora; Lichens; Snow fleas

Abstract: Pertains to six high-altitude species in Alberta - hoary marmot, wolverine, dwarf alpine hawksbeard, thamnolia lichen, snow flea and boulderfield spider

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

Websites

https://crowfootmedia.com/canadian-rockies-annual/

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Out of sight out of mind : lifting the lid on waste removal in the Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20023

Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2015

Author: Covey, Bob

Call Number: P

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Author: Covey, Bob

Responsibility: Bob Covey

Published Date: 2015

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Garbage; Wildlife; Recycling; Rocky Mountains; Alberta

Abstract: Pertians to waste management in Rocky Mountain towns including Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper

Notes: In Highline Magazine, Vol. 7, Iss. 1, Winter 2014 / 2015, p. 34 - 41

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Highline website

Websites

http://highlineonline.ca/

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

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25263

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

ISBN: 9780995908208

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 03.2 L46r

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

https://brokenpoplars.ca/

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