A literary field guide of art, poetry, and natural history for 128 of the Beings that live in the thirteen biogregions that make up Cascadia, a region that ranges from southeast Alaska to northern California and from the Pacific coast to the Continental Divide"-- Provided by publisher."Through engaging natural history, poetry, and art, Cascadia Field Guide celebrates [more than 120 beings in the Cascadia region], exploring how they interconnect. It's a useful guide to understanding behavior, appearance, and adaptation, as well as an inspirational anthology - a book that embraces science, while appealing to the mind and heart. This is a guide to be savored and treasured, bringing an imaginative perspective to our "known" natural world"....Also featured is a diverse community of regional voices - more than 100 poets and writers, along with fourteen artists, who speak for, and with, the natural world: Colleen J. McElroy, Theodore Roethke, Rena Priest, David James Duncan, Claudia Castro Luna, Tess Gallgher, Ursula K. Le Guin, Brian Doyle, Chris Dombrowski, Kim Heacox, Claire Emery, Joe Feddersen, Raya Friday, and more. -- From interior
The Irish naturalist Gerald E.H. Barrett-Hamilton : his life and contributions to science -- Descriptions of mammals from Barrett-Hamilton's A history of British mammals, paired with drawings and paintings by Edward Adrian Wilson -- Edward Adrian Wilson : his outstanding career as a naturalist and artist -- The naturalists and the advances of science -- Appendix I. Gerald Barrett-Hamilton's South Georgia journal -- Appendix II. Letters from South Georgia from G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton to Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer -- Appendix III. Selected remembrances.
Notes
Card from author removed from book and added to AC637 archival materials
Hinterland Who’s Who published by the Canadian Wildlife service - two-page pamphlet with summary of various animals in Canada including photographs, range maps, footprint drawings
Contents
Wolf
Snowshoe hare
Chipmunk
Bat
Beaver
White-tailed deer
Mountain sheep
Moose
Caribou
Cougar
Muskrat
Notes
These are separate publications catalogued together
Issued under the authority of the Minister of the Environment
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
04.2 C16h PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Canadian Wildlife Federation website with additional Hinterland Who’s Who information including video
Pertains to the comprehensive analysis and annotated list of the mammal species present in Banff National Park. The book explores topics such as climate, vegetation, geology and zoogeography in an effort to provide both context and critical information regarding animal life. Additionally, the book contains an annotated list pertaining to each mammal, their scientific name, and additional relevant information. Upon reading this book, the reader is granted a complete understanding of the wildlife presence in Banff National Park at the time of publication (1958).
Contents
Introduction (pg. 1)
Geology (pg. 1)
Climate (pg. 2)
Vegetation (pg. 2)
History of exploration (pg. 3)
Present investigation (pg. 4)
Zoogeography (pg. 5)
Treatment (pg. 8)
Annotated list (pg. 9)
References (pg. 49)
Index (pg. 53)
Maps:
Distribution of Chipmunks in the Park (pg. 16)
Winter distribution of Wapiti in the Park (pg. 32)
Summer distribution of White-tailed Deer in the Park (pg. 37)
Distribution of Mountain Goats in the Park (pg. 40)
Summer and winter distribution of Mounain Sheep in the Park (pg. 44)
Rare Air, the culmination of artist Sarah Kaizar's dedication to illustrating endangered fauna, features 66 endangered species of flight--33 birds, 5 bats, 12 bees, and 16 butterflies--presented in her scientifically accurate and utterly engaging pen-and-ink style. Complementing the art are informative and story-driven natural histories of each species by writer A. Scott Meiser, as well as interviews with biologists who are working to sustain some of the same species. An introduction highlights how Kaizar developed this project, while the "How to Get Involved" appendix provides helpful tips on actions readers can take to help these creatures. Kaizar's work informs readers about the world around them in a way that is beautiful and engaging, while also examining the environmental conditions that put these species at risk. Rare Air broadens the conversation about environmental study and inspires readers across the country to care for our winged creatures. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction : conservation on the wing -- Rare air species. Field feature : bird data : counts, migrations, trends -- Field feature : indigenous resource managements -- Field feature : bat conservation international -- Field feature : nurdle patrol -- Acknowledgments -- References -- How to get involved -- Species index.
Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1921. Published in 1922, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
Contents
Objects (pg. 7)
Admission (pg. 7)
Visitors (pg. 7)
Activities (pg. 7)
Loan Collection of Lepidoptera (pg. 8)
Mammals (pg. 8)
List of Chipmunks in the Province of British Columbia (pg. 8)
A Remarkable Case of External Hind Limbs in a Humpback Whale (pg. 9)
Ornithology (pg. 11)
Notes on the Occurrence of the White-winged Dove (Melopelia asiatica) (pg. 11)
Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1922. Published in 1923, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
Contents
Staff of the Museum (pg. 6)
Objects (pg. 7)
Admission (pg. 7)
Visitors (pg. 7)
Activities (pg. 7)
Anthropology (pg. 8)
Accessions (pg. 10)
Botany (pg. 13)
Ornithology (pg. 16)
Notes on the occurrence of the Plumed Egret (pg. 16)
Notes on the Iceland Gull (pg. 17)
Notes on the occurrence of the White Pelican (pg. 18)
Notes on the occurrence of the Brown Pelican (pg. 18)
Entomology (pg. 18)
British Columbia insects new to science (pg. 19)
Lepidoptera not previously recorded from British Columbia (pg. 22)
Rare and uncommon Lepidoptera taken in British Columbia during 1922 (pg. 23)