Author: Ruth Oltmann
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780921102403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Relates the fascinating history of the valley from Neolithic peoples to present-day tourists. The area was controlled by the Stoney Indians in the mid-1800's when James Sinclair and Captain John Palliser travelled the valley in search of a pass across the Rocky Mountains. In the early 1900's trapper, surveyors and gold seekers set the stage for the commercial exploitation of the 1940's and '50's when the valley became a source of lumber, coal and power for the rapidly-growing City of Calgary. Nowadays the Kananaskis Valley is the heart of Kananaskis Country, a multi-use recreation area developed for Albertans in 1977.
My Valley the Kananaskis
Author: Ruth Oltmann
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780921102403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Relates the fascinating history of the valley from Neolithic peoples to present-day tourists. The area was controlled by the Stoney Indians in the mid-1800's when James Sinclair and Captain John Palliser travelled the valley in search of a pass across the Rocky Mountains. In the early 1900's trapper, surveyors and gold seekers set the stage for the commercial exploitation of the 1940's and '50's when the valley became a source of lumber, coal and power for the rapidly-growing City of Calgary. Nowadays the Kananaskis Valley is the heart of Kananaskis Country, a multi-use recreation area developed for Albertans in 1977.
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780921102403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Relates the fascinating history of the valley from Neolithic peoples to present-day tourists. The area was controlled by the Stoney Indians in the mid-1800's when James Sinclair and Captain John Palliser travelled the valley in search of a pass across the Rocky Mountains. In the early 1900's trapper, surveyors and gold seekers set the stage for the commercial exploitation of the 1940's and '50's when the valley became a source of lumber, coal and power for the rapidly-growing City of Calgary. Nowadays the Kananaskis Valley is the heart of Kananaskis Country, a multi-use recreation area developed for Albertans in 1977.
Plants of Kananaskis Country
Author: Beryl Hallworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Parks and Protected Areas
Author: Glen Hvenegaard
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3036510729
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Parks and protected areas provide important services to nature and society. Park managers make difficult decisions to achieve their diverse mandates, and need current, relevant, and rigorous information. However, effective use of research provided by social scientists, natural scientists, local people, or Indigenous people is an ongoing challenge. Through case studies, this book examines knowledge mobilization in parks and protected areas, with a focus on successes and failures, barriers and enablers, diverse theoretical frameworks, and structural innovations. This book embraces the generation and use of knowledge, especially natural science, social science, local knowledge, and Indigenous knowledge, in relation to policy, planning, and management of parks and protected areas.
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3036510729
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Parks and protected areas provide important services to nature and society. Park managers make difficult decisions to achieve their diverse mandates, and need current, relevant, and rigorous information. However, effective use of research provided by social scientists, natural scientists, local people, or Indigenous people is an ongoing challenge. Through case studies, this book examines knowledge mobilization in parks and protected areas, with a focus on successes and failures, barriers and enablers, diverse theoretical frameworks, and structural innovations. This book embraces the generation and use of knowledge, especially natural science, social science, local knowledge, and Indigenous knowledge, in relation to policy, planning, and management of parks and protected areas.
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide
Author: Gillean Daffern
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1927330033
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
DUE TO CURRENT TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, WATCH FOR VOLUME 3 IN JUNE 2013!!
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1927330033
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
DUE TO CURRENT TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, WATCH FOR VOLUME 3 IN JUNE 2013!!
The River Returns
Author: Christopher Armstrong
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773576797
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Millions of tourists and residents know the Bow River as it tumbles through Banff's spectacular scenery or carves an elegant arc through the city of Calgary. Fewer people know the Bow as a heavily engineered, hard-working river.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773576797
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Millions of tourists and residents know the Bow River as it tumbles through Banff's spectacular scenery or carves an elegant arc through the city of Calgary. Fewer people know the Bow as a heavily engineered, hard-working river.
The Buffalo Head
Author: R. M. Patterson
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
ISBN: 9781894898164
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The wildest, loveliest and least-travelled region of Alberta was R.M. Patterson's home territory in the 1930s and '40s. The Buffalo Head ranch was located in the foothills of the majestic Canadian Rockies. With the mountains as a backdrop, this dude ranch hosted visitors from around the world. Patterson bought it from its founder, a wild Italian named George Pocaterra, and explored the steep valleys and high mountain passes. Patterson's tales of the ranch in The Buffalo Headculminate with a fantastic story of meeting a growling grizzly while crossing the Continental Divide in an October snowstorm.
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
ISBN: 9781894898164
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The wildest, loveliest and least-travelled region of Alberta was R.M. Patterson's home territory in the 1930s and '40s. The Buffalo Head ranch was located in the foothills of the majestic Canadian Rockies. With the mountains as a backdrop, this dude ranch hosted visitors from around the world. Patterson bought it from its founder, a wild Italian named George Pocaterra, and explored the steep valleys and high mountain passes. Patterson's tales of the ranch in The Buffalo Headculminate with a fantastic story of meeting a growling grizzly while crossing the Continental Divide in an October snowstorm.
Proceedings of the Fire History Workshop, October 20-24, 1980, Tucson, Arizona
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dendrochronology
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The purpose of the workshop was to exchange information on sampling procedures, research methodologies, preparation and interpretation of specimen material, terminology, and the application and significance of findings, emphasizing the relationship of dendrochronology procedures to fire history interpretations.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dendrochronology
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The purpose of the workshop was to exchange information on sampling procedures, research methodologies, preparation and interpretation of specimen material, terminology, and the application and significance of findings, emphasizing the relationship of dendrochronology procedures to fire history interpretations.
Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta
Author: Beryl Hallworth
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888642974
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The flora of the Rocky Mountains is spectacular, displaying its changing aspects throughout the growing season. As the snow cover melts back up the mountain slopes, the wildflowers spread their carpet through the forests, across the subalpine meadows and into the alpine regions. Kananaskis Country was established primarily for nature conservation and recreation. It contains three provincial parks with facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, and the general enjoyment of nature. The southernmost park, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, includes several lakes and a large section of mountain wilderness with snow-covered peaks and glaciers. It is a "multi-use recreation area," offering the visitor a choice of hiking and interpretive trails. Sprawling across Alberta's prairies and foothills to the heights of the Rockies, Kananaskis Country is home to a particularly rich diversity of plant life. Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta describes in detail 423 of the most significant, identifiable or characteristic species of this region and refers to many other species. Beryl Hallworth and C.C. Chinnappa also provide an authoritative overview of this region, including information on its climate, geology, and vegetation zones and important notes on the history of human use of these plants.
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 9780888642974
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The flora of the Rocky Mountains is spectacular, displaying its changing aspects throughout the growing season. As the snow cover melts back up the mountain slopes, the wildflowers spread their carpet through the forests, across the subalpine meadows and into the alpine regions. Kananaskis Country was established primarily for nature conservation and recreation. It contains three provincial parks with facilities for swimming, fishing, camping, hiking, and the general enjoyment of nature. The southernmost park, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, includes several lakes and a large section of mountain wilderness with snow-covered peaks and glaciers. It is a "multi-use recreation area," offering the visitor a choice of hiking and interpretive trails. Sprawling across Alberta's prairies and foothills to the heights of the Rockies, Kananaskis Country is home to a particularly rich diversity of plant life. Plants of Kananaskis Country in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta describes in detail 423 of the most significant, identifiable or characteristic species of this region and refers to many other species. Beryl Hallworth and C.C. Chinnappa also provide an authoritative overview of this region, including information on its climate, geology, and vegetation zones and important notes on the history of human use of these plants.
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition
Author: Gillean Daffern
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1926855876
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern’s bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they novice or experienced hikers, scramblers or backpackers. Gillean’s clear and detailed text, enhanced with colour photos and maps, enables everyone to navigate safely through this complex and beautiful area. NEW! The previous two volumes have been extended into five exhaustively researched books. NEW! Each new volume includes exciting and previously unpublished trails and routes. NEW! All maps have been completely redrawn and enhanced. NEW! Full-colour photographs throughout do justice to the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1926855876
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern’s bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they novice or experienced hikers, scramblers or backpackers. Gillean’s clear and detailed text, enhanced with colour photos and maps, enables everyone to navigate safely through this complex and beautiful area. NEW! The previous two volumes have been extended into five exhaustively researched books. NEW! Each new volume includes exciting and previously unpublished trails and routes. NEW! All maps have been completely redrawn and enhanced. NEW! Full-colour photographs throughout do justice to the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide: Kananaskis Valley
Author: Gillean Daffern
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1897522762
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern's bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they novice or experienced hikers, scramblers or backpackers. Gillean's clear and detailed text, enhanced with colour photos and maps, enables everyone to navigate safely through this complex and beautiful area. NEW! The previous two volumes have been extended into five exhaustively researched books. NEW! Each new volume includes exciting and previously unpublished trails and routes. NEW! All maps have been completely redrawn and enhanced. NEW! Full-colour photographs throughout do justice to the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1897522762
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern's bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they novice or experienced hikers, scramblers or backpackers. Gillean's clear and detailed text, enhanced with colour photos and maps, enables everyone to navigate safely through this complex and beautiful area. NEW! The previous two volumes have been extended into five exhaustively researched books. NEW! Each new volume includes exciting and previously unpublished trails and routes. NEW! All maps have been completely redrawn and enhanced. NEW! Full-colour photographs throughout do justice to the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies.