Changing Prairie Landscapes

Author : Patrick Douaud,Todd A. Radenbaugh
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 0889771464

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Changing Prairie Landscapes by Patrick Douaud,Todd A. Radenbaugh Pdf

Landscapes of the Northern Great Plains have been constantly changing, but never so rapidly as under modern conditions of economic affluence and technological development. This change is multifaceted and has an impact not only on the fabric of culture and its perception of landscape, but also on the ecology and physical landforms. Multidisciplinary research has therefore become an important tool in identifying the influences that human activities have, not only on cultural landscapes but on biophysical ones as well. This collection of articles, originating in a conference held at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in April 2000, focuses on just such an integration of research concerning the Great Plains of North America and involving the disciplines of geology, archaeology, biology, geography, sociology, and agriculture.

Author : University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0889771774

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Managing Changing Prairie Landscapes by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

Author : Victor Howard
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0889770379

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"We Were the Salt of the Earth!" by Victor Howard Pdf

"The Regina Riot, which erupted in that city's Market Square on July 1, 1935, was the climax of a strike by relief camp workers which had begun in British Columbia on April 4. After lingering two months in Vancouver, the participants struck out east by freight train, on to Ottawa, where they intended to tell the Government of Canada that the situation of the unemployed had become intolerable. The origins of the Strike, the Trek, and the Riot -- the character of those events -- are what this book is all about. It is a narrative, composed from federal, provincial and municipal records, from news reports, from interviews with participants, from sworn testimony, from photographs, from maps, from sawn-off baseball bats. It is the story of an event which figured prominently, at the same instant, in the history of the Canadian worker, in the history of the Canadian radical, in the histories of two Canadian cities and in the history of R. B. Bennet's Depression years government." --

Author : University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0889771634

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Saskatchewan Writers by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

The more than 175 biographies in this volume together tell the story of writing in Saskatchewan. As David Carpenter notes in his introduction to the volume: "The writers whose lives are told in these pages are part of an extraordinary cultural community that has touched and been touched by the people and landscape of this province."

Author : Jim William Warren,Harry P. Diaz
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780889772946

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Defying Palliser by Jim William Warren,Harry P. Diaz Pdf

After travelling through the Canadian prairies in 1857 and 1858, British adventurer John Palliser deemed a large portion of the region to be a near desert and unfit for agriculture. That reportedly disadvantaged area became known famously as Palliser's Triangle. In Defying Palliser, farmers and ranchers from southwest Saskatchewan and southeast Alberta--residents in the Palliser Triangle--tell how they have challenged Palliser's prediction. Incorporating the latest research on adaptive capacity and climate change, these stories of self-reliance, inventiveness and community solidarity reveal a remarkably resilient people who have adapted and survived in the driest, most drought-prone climate on the Canadian Prairies.

Author : Larry Weaner,Thomas Christopher
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604696165

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Garden Revolution by Larry Weaner,Thomas Christopher Pdf

AHS Book Award winner This lushly-photographed reference is an important moment in horticulture that will be embraced by anyone looking for a better, smarter way to garden. Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape design, and now his revolutionary approach is available to all gardeners. Garden Revolution shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful gardens that buck much of conventional gardening’s counter-productive, time-consuming practices. Instead of picking the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing, Weaner advocates for choosing plants that are adapted to the soil and climate of a specific site and letting them naturally evolve over time. Allowing the plants to find their own niches, to spread their seed around until they find the microclimate and spot that suits them best, creates a landscape that is vibrant, dynamic, and gorgeous year after year.

Author : Gay A. Bradshaw,Pablo Marquet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540436979

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How Landscapes Change by Gay A. Bradshaw,Pablo Marquet Pdf

North and South America share similar human and ecological histories and, increasingly, economic and social linkages. As such, issues of ecosystem functions and disruptions form a common thread among these cultures. This volume synthesizes the perspectives of several disciplines, such as ecology, anthropology, economy, and conservation biology. The chief goal is to gain an understanding of how human and ecological processes interact to affect ecosystem functions and species in the Americas. Throughout the text the emphasis is placed on habitat fragmentation. At the same time, the book provides an overview of current theory, methods, and approaches used in the analysis of ecosystem disruptions and fragmentation.

Author : Linda C. K. Shane,Edward J. Cushing,National Science Foundation (U.S.). Climate Dynamics Program,University of Minnesota
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816619433

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Quaternary Landscapes by Linda C. K. Shane,Edward J. Cushing,National Science Foundation (U.S.). Climate Dynamics Program,University of Minnesota Pdf

Author : Candace Savage
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771003216

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A Geography of Blood by Candace Savage Pdf

When Candace Savage and her partner buy a house in the romantic little town of Eastend, she has no idea what awaits her. At first she enjoys exploring the area around their new home, including the boyhood haunts of the celebrated American writer Wallace Stegner, the backroads of the Cypress Hills, the dinosaur skeletons at the T. Rex Discovery Centre, the fossils to be found in the dust-dry hills. She also revels in her encounters with the wild inhabitants of this mysterious land -- two coyotes in a ditch at night, their eyes glinting in the dark; a deer at the window; a cougar pussy-footing it through a gully a few minutes' walk from town. But as Savage explores further, she uncovers a darker reality -- a story of cruelty and survival set in the still-recent past -- and finds that she must reassess the story she grew up with as the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of prairie homesteaders.

Author : Benjamin Vogt
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781771422451

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A New Garden Ethic by Benjamin Vogt Pdf

In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever: “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.

Author : Thomas A. Rumney
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780810867185

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Canadian Geography by Thomas A. Rumney Pdf

Canadian Geography: A Scholarly Bibliography is a compendium of published works on geographical studies of Canada and its various provinces. It includes works on geographical studies of Canada as a whole, on multiple provinces, and on individual provinces. Works covered include books, monographs, atlases, book chapters, scholarly articles, dissertations, and theses. The contents are organized first by region into main chapters, and then each chapter is divided into sections: General Studies, Cultural and Social Geography, Economic Geography, Historical Geography, Physical Geography, Political Geography, and Urban Geography. Each section is further sub-divided into specific topics within each main subject. All known publications on the geographical studies of Canada—in English, French, and other languages—covering all types of geography are included in this bibliography. It is an essential resource for all researchers, students, teachers, and government officials needing information and references on the varied aspects of the environments and human geographies of Canada.

Author : B. A. Nicholson
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780889772540

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Human Ecology of the Canadian Prairie Ecozone by B. A. Nicholson Pdf

The Canadian Prairie Ecozone (CPE) is spatially defined by the foothills of Alberta on the west and the boreal forest/parkland interface on the north and the east. As members of the multidisciplinary SCAPE (Study of Cultural Adaptations in the Canadian Prairie Ecozone) Project, the authors have synthesized a comprehensive account of the successive cultural lifeways and social practices of precontact groups that have succeeded one another over time and space in this region over the past 11,000 years.

Author : Anthony Joern,Kathleen H. Keeler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Prairie conservation
ISBN : 0197700535

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The Changing Prairie by Anthony Joern,Kathleen H. Keeler Pdf

This text describes the ecology of the North American prairie, and urges conservation measures to protect the remaining North American grasslands. It summarizes the various conservation management issues relevant to prairies, pointing out the costs and benefits of alternative action.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Agricultural conservation
ISBN : MINN:31951D02855013R

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Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife by Anonim Pdf

"The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes (e.g., water quality improvement), affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna"--Abstract.

Author : William Wyckoff
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295802329

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On the Road Again by William Wyckoff Pdf

In On the Road Again, William Wyckoff explores Montana’s changing physical and cultural landscape by pairing photographs taken by state highway engineers in the 1920s and 1930s with photographs taken at the same sites today. The older photographs, preserved in the archives of the Montana Historical Society, were intended to document the expenditure of federal highway funds. Because it is nearly impossible to photograph a road without also photographing the landscape through which that road passes, these images contain a wealth of information about the state’s environment during the early decades of the twentieth century. To highlight landscape changes -- and continuities -- over more than eighty years, Wyckoff chose fifty-eight documented locations and traveled to each to photograph the exact same view. The pairs of old and new photos and accompanying interpretive essays presented here tell a vivid story of physical, cultural, and economic change. Wyckoff has grouped his selections to cover a fairly even mix of views from the eastern and western parts of the state, including a wide assortment of land use settings and rural and urban landscapes. The photo pairs are organized in thirteen “visual themes,” such as forested areas, open spaces, and sacred spaces, which parallel landscape change across the entire American West. A close, thoughtful look at these photographs reveals how crops, fences, trees, and houses shape the everyday landscape, both in the first quarter of the twentieth century and in the present. The photographs offer an intimate view into Montana, into how Montana has changed in the past eighty years and how it may continue to change in the twenty-first century. This is a book that will captivate readers who have, or hope to have, a tie to the Montana countryside, whether as resident or visitor. Regional and agricultural historians, geographers and geologists, and rural and urban planners will all find it fascinating.