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Book Synopsis Alberta Nature Set by : James Kavanagh
Download or read book Alberta Nature Set written by James Kavanagh and published by Waterford Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alberta Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for this spectacular Canadian province. Our three popular Pocket Naturalist Guides to British Columbia - Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife - are attractively packaged and value-priced for savings when purchased as a set. Highlighting over 300 species of animals and plants, these beautifully illustrated guides include ecoregion maps that feature prominent wildlife-viewing areas and botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, Pocket Naturalist Guides are lightweight, pocket-sized sources of information and ideal for field use by natural science and outdoor recreation professionals, nature lovers, and visitors to Alberta.
Download or read book Birds of Alberta written by Chris Fisher and published by Lone Pine Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated field guide helps readers identify, understand and appreciate the birds of Alberta. It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 388 species, with each account including information on: * Size * Status * Habitat * Nesting * Feeding * Voice * Similar species cross-referenced * Best sites for viewing * Range maps showing seasonal occurrences of the bird and migration routes. * Colour-coded header bars and a quick reference guide make finding information fast and easy. Also includes a glossary of terms and a birder's checklist.
Book Synopsis Trees and Shrubs of Alberta by : Kathleen Wilkinson
Download or read book Trees and Shrubs of Alberta written by Kathleen Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy-seven of Alberta's native and naturalized trees and shrubs are described and illustrated in this comprehensive pictorial field guide. Featuring such common coniferous species as spruces, pines and junipers, it also reveals the wide range of Alberta's deciduous trees. Trees and Shrubs of Alberta includes: * 180 colour photos and line drawings showing each plant's bark, leaves, flowers, fruits and cones * Descriptions of edible fruits and berries * Medicinal, aboriginal, historical and current uses * Clear, non-technical descriptions to aid identification * Habitat keys and distribution maps * Name origins and alternate names * comprehensive glossary. * Trees and Shrubs of Alberta is an invaluable resource for professional and amateur naturalists alike.
Book Synopsis British Columbia Nature Set by : James Kavanagh
Download or read book British Columbia Nature Set written by James Kavanagh and published by Nature Set. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Columbia Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for this scenic Canadian province. Our three popular Pocket Naturalist Guides to British Columbia - Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife - are attractively packaged and value-priced for savings when purchased as a set. Highlighting over 300 species of animals and plants, these beautifully illustrated guides include ecoregion maps that feature prominent wildlife-viewing areas and botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, Pocket Naturalist Guides are lightweight, pocket-sized sources of information and ideal for field use by natural science and outdoor recreation professionals, nature lovers, and visitors to British Columbia.
Book Synopsis 125 Nature Hot Spots in Alberta by : Leigh McAdam
Download or read book 125 Nature Hot Spots in Alberta written by Leigh McAdam and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This guidebook explores the natural splendour and diversity of Alberta by selecting 125 important places that are especially significant. Organized into four regions, each hot spot entry includes a descriptive destination profile, color photographs and a sidebar of at-a-glance information about special features and the location of the entry."--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Found in Alberta by : Robert Boschman
Download or read book Found in Alberta written by Robert Boschman and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Found in Alberta: Environmental Themes for the Anthropocene is a collection of essays about the natural environment in a province rich in natural resources and aggressive in development goals. This is a casebook on Alberta from which emerges a far wider set of implications for North America and for the biosphere in general. The writers come from an array of disciplinary backgrounds within the environmental humanities. The essays examine the oil/tar sands, climate change, provincial government policy, food production, industry practices, legal frameworks, wilderness spaces, hunting, Indigenous perspectives, and nuclear power. Contributions from an ecocritical perspective provide insight into environmentally themed poetry, photography, and biography. Since the actions of Alberta’s industries and government are currently at the heart of a global environmental debate, this collection is valuable to those wishing to understand the natural and commercial forces in play. The editors present an introductory argument that frames these interests inside a call for a rethinking of our assumptions about the natural world and our place within it.
Book Synopsis Amanda in Alberta by : Darlene Foster
Download or read book Amanda in Alberta written by Darlene Foster and published by Central Avenue Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Be prepared to learn a lot about the culture while you follow Amanda on her adventure.”—Laura Best, author of Bitter, Sweet “What a great way for a young person to learn about a culture and to be inspired to experience other countries themselves."—Irene Butler, author of Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps Amanda is delighted to show Leah around Alberta during her visit from England. They take in the Calgary Stampede, go on a cattle drive, visit Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, spend time with the dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum and explore the crazy Hoodoos. When Amanda finds a stone with a unique mark on it, she doesn't think it's important until everyone seems to want it - including a very ornery cowboy. Is this stone worth ruining Leah’s holiday and placing them both in danger? Spend time with Amanda as she explores her own country while attempting to decipher the mysterious writing on the stone and keep it from those determined to take it from her. Be sure to read all the books in this exciting Amanda Travels series! 1. Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask 2. Amanda in Spain: The Girl in the Painting 3. Amanda in England: The Missing Novel 4. Amanda in Alberta: The Writing on the Stone 5. Amanda on the Danube: The Sounds of Music 6. Amanda in New Mexico: Ghosts in the Wind 7. Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action 8. Amanda in Malta: The Sleeping Lady
Book Synopsis Stupid to the Last Drop by : William Marsden
Download or read book Stupid to the Last Drop written by William Marsden and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bestselling investigative journalist takes a tour of the Alberta oil and gas industry, revealing how Canada’s richest province is squandering our chance for a sustainable future. In its desperate search for oil and gas riches, Alberta is destroying itself. As the world teeters on the edge of catastrophic climate change, Alberta plunges ahead with uncontrolled development of its fossil fuels, levelling its northern Boreal forest to get at the oil sands, and carpet-bombing its southern half with tens of thousands of gas wells. In so doing, it is running out of water, destroying its range land, wiping out its forests and wildlife and spewing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, adding to global warming at a rate that is unrivalled in Canada or almost anywhere else in the world. It’s digging, drilling and blasting its way to oblivion, becoming the ultimate symbol of Canada’s – and the world’s – pathological will to self-destruct. Nowhere has the world seen such colossal environmental destruction as is being wreaked on Alberta. At one point the province even went so far as to consider a scientist’s idea of nuking its underbelly to get at the tar sands.Stupid to the Last Droplooks at the increasingly violent geopolitical forces that are gathering as the world’s gas and oil dwindle and the Age of Oil begins its inevitable slide towards oblivion. As Canadians deplete their energy reserves, selling them off to Americans at bargain-basement prices, no thought is given to conservation or the long-term needs of the nation. In this powerful polemic, William Marsden journeys across the heart of a province seized by the destructive forces of greed, power and the energy business, and envisions a very bleak future.
Book Synopsis Northern California Nature Guide by : Erin Mccloskey
Download or read book Northern California Nature Guide written by Erin Mccloskey and published by Lone Pine Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use field guide will help even the novice birder identify the species encountered in backyards and along wilderness trails across North Carolina. Over 80 different birds are featured, complete with color illustrations, photographs of eggs, and extensive natural history. The author is the mountain area biologist for the Audubon Society in North Carolina and a life-long birder.
Download or read book Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Popular Wildflowers of Alberta and the Canadian Rockies by : Neil L. Jennings
Download or read book Popular Wildflowers of Alberta and the Canadian Rockies written by Neil L. Jennings and published by Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil Jennings's new series of colourful and easy-to-use wildflower guides introduces amateur naturalists to some of the more commonly found wildflowers in western Canada. Along with hundreds of colour photos and informative descriptions containing both common and scientific flower names, the blossoms profiled are arranged by their predominant colour, and the books themselves are designed to be small and lightweight enough to encourage the user to take them into the field. Whether hiking, walking, camping, or adventuring in the great outdoors, these charming books are packed with useful information for anyone interested in enhancing their enjoyment of the natural world by learning about the flora encountered. Indeed, the ability to make an accurate identification of various wild plants is satisfying in and of itself, and the user will also become better equipped to avoid certain plants that should not be tampered with owing to their toxicity, scarcity, or sharp spines or edges.
Book Synopsis Suitable for the Wilds by : Mary Percy Jackson
Download or read book Suitable for the Wilds written by Mary Percy Jackson and published by University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plea was advertised in the British Medical Journal in February 1929: seeking "strong energetic Medical Women with post-graduate experience in Midwifery" for "country work" in western Canada. A young Dr. Mary Percy was intrigued. After graduating with degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Birmingham in 1927, she had been searching for the kind of opportunity which would offer both adventure and practical experience. She answered the advertisement and set off for the Peace River region of Northern Alberta in June of 1929. Little did she know that her "adventure" in the Canadian north was to last more than seventy years. Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-1931, is a collection of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson's letters written to family and friends in the early years of her practice, from 1929-1931. The letters offer a fascinating glimpse at life in northern Alberta at the beginning of the Depression, when the area was being farmed and settled by new European immigrants. These homesteaders, along with the area's Aboriginal and M tis population, were Dr. Percy's patients, scattered throughout a territory covering nearly 400 square miles. Vigilant about vaccination, nutrition, and preventive medicine, she quickly proved to be a talented physician who was truly ahead of her time, particularly in the area of tuberculosis treatment and prevention. Dr. Percy's dedication, good nature, and unfailing sense of humour shine through in her letters. This delightful and captivating collection is a tribute to her indomitable spirit.
Download or read book Dinosaur Country written by Renie Gross and published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited. This book was released on 1985 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Washington and Oregon Nature Guide by : Erin McCloskey
Download or read book Washington and Oregon Nature Guide written by Erin McCloskey and published by Lone Pine International. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy, all-in-one guide to the most common wildlife and plants found in the Pacific Northwest, with full identification guides and range maps.
Download or read book Prairie Gothic written by and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Webber’s poignant black-and-white photographs transport us into the forgotten, unknowable communities of the Canadian prairies. Throughout the journey, we’re confronted by the mysterious particulars of life, death, landscape and faith. Intimate portraits and the hard facts of the place are woven together to create a body of work that is by turns inspiring, consoling and sometimes achingly sad. Individually, these works startle and challenge. As a collection, they represent a photographer’s decades-long meditation on the ever-changing face of the Canadian West.
Download or read book Nature's Spectacle written by John Sheail and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book, based on original research, delves deeply into their character and significance, and the larger context in which they developed. The book celebrates the deserved attractiveness of the parks as wilderness or 'spectacle' to millions of visitors, but also emphasises how there was nothing inevitable, self-sustaining or without cost in their magnificence and accessibility. Those early parks were a powerful unifying force as national 'playgrounds', especially as motor transport democratised their use. However they also provoked bitter conflict in their dispossession of local communities and perhaps deliberate segregation of people from scenery and wildlife. That first century of national parks, which concluded with the significant break of the Second World War and the subsequent development of more international approaches to conservation, left an uncertain legacy. It was a fragile foundation from which to build what became an integral part of today's conservation movement.
Book Synopsis Alpine Plants of British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest North America by : Andy MacKinnon
Download or read book Alpine Plants of British Columbia, Alberta and Northwest North America written by Andy MacKinnon and published by Lone Pine Media BC. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Spectacular wildflower meadows are among the most beautiful yet extreme ecosystems you will find in alpine habitats of nortwest North America. Best-selling authors Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon provide fascinating, comprehensive information on almost 1200 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ruches, sedges and ferns; indluding descriptions of the leaves, flowers, fruit, bark and sizes; common and scientific names; edibility, and Native and traditional uses; climate and ecology of the regionl; habitat, ecology and similar species; diagnostic keys and charts for easy ID; essays packed with engaging information; more than 2000 colour photos, line drawings and maps" --
