Wilderness Ontario

Author : Doug Bennet,Tim Tiner
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781551993706

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The Complete Up North by Doug Bennet,Tim Tiner Pdf

A newly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Up North books, this is an entertaining guide to Ontario's north for every cottager, camper, and nature lover. Have you ever wondered how porcupines procreate? Or where you can best see the northern lights? Or how many fireflies it takes to equal the light of a 40-watt bulb? The answers to these questions — and many, many more — are in this lively and indispensable field guide to the plants and animals of Ontario's wilderness. Filled with amusing trivia, easy-to-understand natural history, and little-known folklore, The Complete Up North is the perfect introduction and companion to Ontario's great outdoors. Naturalists Doug Bennet and Tim Tiner answer those questions we have always wanted to ask — and many others we wish we'd thought to ask — about plants, mammals, birds, fish, insects, reptiles, clouds, the night sky, the weather, and the ground we walk on. Their infectious curiosity makes Up North as fun and interesting to read as it is useful to pack for a hike into the woods.

Author : Gary McGuffin,Joanie McGuffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Ontario
ISBN : 155046504X

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Wilderness Ontario by Gary McGuffin,Joanie McGuffin Pdf

A pictorial celebration of Ontario's vast wilderness areas that features 240 color photographs that are the favorite places from over two decades of travels by the McGuffins. The book includes an introductory essay and short captions.

Author : Wildlands League
Publisher : Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D00894713W

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Islands of Hope by Wildlands League Pdf

The breathtaking wilderness next door Located above the dense population centers of northern Michigan and New York, the province of Ontario hosts vast areas of primal wilderness. Islands of Hope celebrates the preservation of the raw nature of these areas in word and picture. The book features 130 spectacular photographs that capture the spirit and essence of the northern wilderness. The photographs are by such first rate nature photographers as Freeman Patterson and Courtney Milne. Forty-three contributions by writers describe the magic and beauty of specific sites, such as Algonquin Park and Temagami. Other essays detail the efforts to protect the wilderness for future generations. Among the contributing writers are Margaret Atwood, Loraine Monk and Alec Ross. The book is organized in six major sections, each with a number of essays: History and attitudes Regional introduction The Canadian Shield The Hudson Bay Lowland Youth and nature Thoughts for the future Compelling essays and riveting photography make Islands of Hope an exceptional addition to the libraries of nature lovers, photography buffs, environmentalists and travelers.

Author : Doug Bennet,Tim Tiner
Publisher : M&S
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020714577

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Up North Again by Doug Bennet,Tim Tiner Pdf

Everything you wanted to know about Ontario's great outdoors.

Author : Doug Bennet,Tim Tiner
Publisher : M & S
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Natural history
ISBN : 0771011164

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Up North by Doug Bennet,Tim Tiner Pdf

An indispensable guide to learning about things that go bump in the night and are forever sucking your blood in the wilderness. Easily carried in a knapsack or coat pocket, "Up North" provides fascinating facts about the flora, fauna and other natural phenomena readers are likely to encounter outdoors in Ontario. Illustrations. color photos.

Author : Robert Burley
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781773050386

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An Enduring Wilderness by Robert Burley Pdf

Featuring tributes from award-winning writers In a city sometimes referred to as “The Big Smoke,” Toronto’s extensive network of sunken rivers, forested vales, and expansive shoreline has been too often overlooked, neglected, or forgotten. However, the last 25 years has seen these distinctive landscapes rediscovered and even embraced as great civic spaces. Commissioned by the City of Toronto to chronicle the wonders of these wilderness parks, renowned photographer Robert Burley looks at these sites as integral parts of urban life, from breathtaking lake views of the Scarborough Bluffs to glimpses of the densely wooded trails in the Carolinian forests of Rouge Park, Canada’s first and only urban national park. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Times; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Burley’s photos are augmented with selections of poetry and prose by some of Toronto’s best-known writers, including Anne Michaels, George Elliott Clarke, Alissa York, and Michael Mitchell. A historical essay and an appendix highlight the history, the biodiversity, and the priceless cultural value of these urban parklands. Though confined to the city limits, An Enduring Wilderness is full of surprising ecological and urban discoveries that know no limits themselves.

Author : George Warecki
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02027008C

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Protecting Ontario's Wilderness by George Warecki Pdf

While the literature on American wilderness preservation is well-known to environmental historians, the Canadian experience has only begun to be documented. This book is the first full-length history of wilderness protection in Ontario. Drawing on government records, the private files of environmentalists and their organizations, and personal interviews, Protecting Ontario's Wilderness examines the changing idea of wilderness and the politics of preservation from 1927 to 1973. This book traces the evolution of lobbying tactics, and the internal debates that galvanized Ontario's modern wilderness preservation movement. Through their pressure group activity, preservationists became a catalyst for the emergence of environmental politics in Ontario.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : CORNELL:31924087273094

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Proceedings RMRS. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bruce W. Hodgins,Jamie Benidickson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037364844

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The Temagami Experience by Bruce W. Hodgins,Jamie Benidickson Pdf

Gives a historical account of the cultural, economic and political developments of the Temagami Forest Reserve in northern Ontario. Discusses federal-provincial efforts to reconcile conflicts between government land use policy and those of the Temagami Objiway Indians and the conservationists.

Author : George Michael Warecki
Publisher : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature conservation
ISBN : 0315606584

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Protecting Ontario's Wilderness [microform] : a History of Wilderness Conservation in Ontario, 1927-1973 by George Michael Warecki Pdf

Author : Patricia Jasen
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780802076380

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Wild Things by Patricia Jasen Pdf

Europeans in the nineteenth century were fascinated with the wild and the primitive. So compelling was the craving for a first-hand experience of wilderness that it provided a lasting foundation for tourism as a consumer industry. In this book, Patricia Jasen shows how the region now known as Ontario held special appeal for tourists seeking to indulge a passion for wild country or act out their fantasies of primitive life. Niagara Falls, the Thousand Islands, Muskoka, and the far reaches of Lake Superior all offered the experiences tourists valued most: the tranquil pleasures of the picturesque, the excitement of the sublime, and the sensations of nostalgia associated with Canada's disappearing wilderness. Jasen situates her work within the context of recent writings about tourism history and the semiotics of tourism, about landscape perception and images of `wildness' and `wilderness, ' and about the travel narrative as a literary genre. She explores a number of major themes, including the imperialistic appropriation and commercialization of landscape into tourist images, services, and souvenirs. In a study of class, gender, and race, Jasen finds that by the end of the century, most workers still had little opportunity for travel, while the middle classes had come to regard holidays as a right and a duty in light of Social Darwinist concerns about preserving the health of the `race.' Women travellers have been disregarded or marginalized in many studies of the history of tourism, but this book makes their presence known and analyses their experience. It also examines, against the backdrop of nineteenth-century racism and expansionism, the major role played by Native people in the tourist industry. The first book to explore the cultural foundations of tourism in Ontario, Wild Things also makes a major contribution to the literature on the wilderness ideal in North America.

Author : Kevin Callan
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Canoes and canoeing
ISBN : 1550463268

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Gone Canoeing by Kevin Callan Pdf

Wilderness southern Ontario.

Author : Kevin Callan
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1550464159

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A Paddler's Guide to Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario by Kevin Callan Pdf

This book covers the Ontario region closest to the American border and just a couple hours drive from Toronto. Here are 20 perfect quick-getaway canoe routes for one-, two- and three-day paddles. All are easy on the portages, big on the rewards of nature and not too far from your own backyard. These routes offer a variety of experiences, from cushy trips for novice paddlers to more challenging excursions for experienced canoeists. Trips include: Big Creek Thames River Grand River Rockwood Lake Conservation Area Credit River Nonquon River Minesing Swamp Beaver River Rankin and Sauble Rivers Noganosh Lake Big East Lake Silent Lake Provincial Park Crab Lake Wolf Island Provincial Park Bon Echo Provincial Park Crotch Lake Depot Lakes Conservation Area Murphys Point Provincial Park Charleston Lake Provincial Park Grants Creek/Pooh Lake

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Canoes and canoeing
ISBN : OCLC:65194616

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Ontario by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Environment and Land Resources Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112052542211

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Oregon Omnibus Wilderness Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Environment and Land Resources Subcommittee Pdf