Fonds consists of records pertaining to business, 1967-1982, club activities, 1967-2010; information files, 1968-2010; newsletters, environmental assessments, and miscellaneous. Accompanied by audio tape. Research value relates to the club and its affiliations; natural history activities including …
The Bow Valley Naturalists is a natural history club based in Banff, Alberta. Its objectives are to acquire and disseminate knowledge on natural history, to work for the protection and preservation of natural areas and wildlife and to stimulate interest in the appreciation of nature. Activities include hikes and observations in the Bow Valley and the Canadian Rockies, natural area studies, bird and flower counts, and lobbying of governments on conservation issues. The club conducted intensive natural area studies in the Mount Yamnuska area in 1974, and in the Vermilion Lakes area in 1977-1978.
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Fonds consists of records pertaining to business, 1967-1982, club activities, 1967-2010; information files, 1968-2010; newsletters, environmental assessments, and miscellaneous. Accompanied by audio tape. Research value relates to the club and its affiliations; natural history activities including birding and flower studies; natural areas including Vermilion Lakes; conservation issues such as Village Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and proposed natural parks, the development of national parks, research related to forest management, Middle Springs Development phases, Town of Banff Community plans, National Parks ski areas, Trans-Canada Highway Twinning Phases, transportation and utilities in the National Parks, the Bow Valley east of Banff and Kananaskis Valley, and British Columbia protected areas.
File consists of team reports pertaining to amphibians and reptiles, visitor use, vegetation, mammals, human history, avi-fauna, geology, and recommendations
File consists of team reports pertaining to amphibians and reptiles, visitor use, vegetation, mammals, human history, avi-fauna, geology, and recommendations
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LIST OF ITEMS:
* Amphibians and reptiles, Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park: a preliminary report / compiled by R. B. Dobson, April 1977
* The reptiles and amphibians of Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park / compiled by Ross Dobson, December 1977
* An evaluation and summary of the Visitor Use Survey of the Vermilion Lakes / compiled by David Kraby, December 1977
* Report on the vegetation of the Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park / compiled by Diane McIvor, December 1977
* The mammals of the Vermilion Lakes area, Banff National Park / compiled by M. McDougall, December 1977. -- First and second drafts; includes 2 appendices
* Human history of the Vermilion Lakes area, Banff National Park / compiled by M. McDougall, January 1978
* The avi-fauna of the Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park / compiled by Bruce Gordon and Geoff Holroyd, January 1978. -- Includes 3 appendices
* Vermilion Lakes Project: Geology Team report / compiled by Barry Morrison, [1978]. -- Includes: Geomorphology of the Vermilion Lakes / L. E. Jackson Jr
* Recommendations re: Vermilion Lakes area (drafts), 1978
File pertains to birding and nature trails in Banff National Park and surrounding areas. Includes descriptive reports, sample bird record forms, and map titled “Proposed Yamnuska National Park”
.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 cartographic record
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File pertains to birding and nature trails in Banff National Park and surrounding areas. Includes descriptive reports, sample bird record forms, and map titled “Proposed Yamnuska National Park”
File pertains to protests organized by conservation groups against parks management policies of recreational and resource usage. Records include letters and cards of support, minutes and press clippings
File pertains to protests organized by conservation groups against parks management policies of recreational and resource usage. Records include letters and cards of support, minutes and press clippings
File consists of briefs and newsletters pertaining to the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies, the impact of all terrain vehicles and the Alberta Wilderness Act
File consists of briefs and newsletters pertaining to the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies, the impact of all terrain vehicles and the Alberta Wilderness Act
File includes letters and newspaper clippings pertaining to birding, trail proposals and policies, and all terrain vehicles Poster: "Love me or lose me, Earth Day April 22" held in Oversize "A" Map of Bow Valley Interpretive Unit [annotated], pertains to feeding and nesting areas of birds and water…
.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 cartographic record
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File includes letters and newspaper clippings pertaining to birding, trail proposals and policies, and all terrain vehicles
Poster: "Love me or lose me, Earth Day April 22" held in Oversize "A"
Map of Bow Valley Interpretive Unit [annotated], pertains to feeding and nesting areas of birds and waterfowl; also major wildlife areas along Bow Valley Parkway Held in oversize "F"