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Medium
Library - Periodical
Publisher
Waterloo (Ont.) : University of Waterloo Faculty of Environmental Studies.
Call Number
P
Publisher
Waterloo (Ont.) : University of Waterloo Faculty of Environmental Studies.
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Conservation
Environment
Notes
Library has: vol.16, no.1, Mar-Apr 1989-vol.16, no.4, Mar- Apr 1990
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Background for assessing the status of the Banff/Central Rockies Grizzly Bear population

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11425
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
January 15, 2001
Author
Leighton, Doug
Publisher
Banff
Call Number
04.2 L53b 2001 Pam
Author
Leighton, Doug
Responsibility
Douglas Leighton
Publisher
Banff
Published Date
January 15, 2001
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Citizen's report no. 1
Subjects
Conservation
Environment
Surveys
Accession Number
7323
Call Number
04.2 L53b 2001 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Blood memory : the tragic decline and improbable resurrection of the American Buffalo

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26204
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Duncan, Dayton and Burns, Ken
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf
Call Number
08 D91b
Author
Duncan, Dayton and Burns, Ken
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
xvi, 329 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Buffalo
Pablo-Allard buffalo round-up
Conservation
Indigenous
Colonialism
Environment
Ecology
Abstract
The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today--a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history. The American buffalo--our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals. Newcomers to the continent found the buffalo fascinating at first, but in time they came to consider them a hindrance to a young nation's expansion. And in the space of only a decade they were slaughtered by the millions for their hides, with their carcasses left to rot on the prairies. Then, teetering on the brink of disappearing from the face of the earth, they would be rescued by a motley collection of Americans, each of them driven by different--and sometimes competing--impulses. This is the rich and complicated story of a young republic's heedless rush to conquer a continent, but also of the dawn of the conservation era--a story of America at its very best and worst -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Part 1: The Trail to Extinction -- The Buffalo and the People -- Strangers -- Omen in the Skies -- The Iron Horse -- Kills Tomorrow -- Part 2: Back From the Brink -- A Death Wind for My People -- Just in the Nick of Time -- Changes of Heart -- Ghosts -- The Last Refuge -- Blood Memory -- Big Medicine.
Notes
Dayton Duncan ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by Emily Mosher and Susan Shumaker ; design by Maggie Hinders.
Whyte Museum archival collections utilized.
ISBN
9780593537343
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
08 D91b
Collection
Archives Library
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Canada's energy opportunities

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5769
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1975
Author
Science Council of Canada
Call Number
03.6 Sci2
Author
Science Council of Canada
Published Date
c1975
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Coal
Conservation
Environment
Mining
Notes
Summary report in pamphlet section
Call Number
03.6 Sci2
Collection
Archives Library
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Canada's energy opportunities : summary

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7353
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1975
Author
Science Council of Canada
Call Number
03.6 Sci2 Pam
Author
Science Council of Canada
Published Date
c1975
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Conservation
Environment
Power development
Notes
Full report also in Library (03.6/Sci2)
Call Number
03.6 Sci2 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Converging global trade-offs - water, agriculture and cities

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13615
Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Sandford, Robert W
Call Number
P
Author
Sandford, Robert W
Responsibility
Bob Sandford
Physical Description
p.8-10 : ill
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Conservation
Development
Environment
Hydrology
Notes
In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.16, no.5 (October 2008)
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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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
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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
Websites
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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
Publisher's website
Websites
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Taking a break from saving the world : a conservation activist's journey from burnout to balance

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26197
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Author
Legault, Stephen
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
04 L52t
Author
Legault, Stephen
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
166 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Self-Help
Conservation
Activism
Environment
Abstract
A veteran of burnout himself, Legault looks at the culture of self-sacrifice that permeates the work done by volunteers and paid staff in the environmental conservation movement, and dissects how to manage our own time, energy, and commitment to our causes. Following a river-running metaphor, and proposing a variety of techniques to help with various states of anxiety resulting from burnout, including clarity of purpose, recognition of limits, fitness and diet, mediation and yoga, as well as organizational structural changes such as leave-of-absence policies, Legault encourages readers to find time to 'eddy out'--to rest a moment in quieter waters and scout downriver--to ensure our lifetime of engagement is fulfilling, effective, and self-sustaining. -- From Backcover
ISBN
9781771603638
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
04 L52t
Collection
Archives Library
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Time to revisit the Water Act

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13616
Medium
Library - Periodical
Author
Unger, Jason
Call Number
P
Author
Unger, Jason
Physical Description
p. 11
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Conservation
Environment
Government
Hydrology
Notes
In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.16, no.5 (October 2008)
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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