Glacier National Park
The Call of the Mountains by Call Number: F737.G5 .P46 2002ISBN: 0963564277Publication Date: 2002This book features a collection of prints, paintings, photographs, and other artist renderings of Glacier National Park, all produced before 1930. Artist backgrounds and full-page color reproductions are included.
Glacier National Park [videorecording] by Call Number: DVD F737.G5 L68 2010Publication Date: 2010Through this documentary, discover the changing environment of Glacier, as the glaciers which gave the park its name melt away and create a new landscape (adapted from a description by National Geographic).
Lakes
Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park, photograph by Andrew Kalat. Obtained on flickr via Creative Commons.
Indigenous Peoples
Spirits of the Rockies: reasserting an indigenous presence in Banff National Park by Call Number: E99.A84 M38 2014ISBN: 9781442649309Publication Date: 2014A detailed account of the Nakoda people, drawn from oral testimonies, when their communities were denied access to Banff National Park.
Imagining Head-Smashed-In: Aboriginal Buffalo Hunting on the Northern Plains by ISBN: 189742504XPublication Date: 2008A study of mass buffalo hunts and the culture they supported before and after European contact (from the publisher).
Jasper, and Banff
- Eighty years of Change: Vegetation in the Montane Ecoregion of Jasper National Park, Alberta, CanadaFile is openly accessible. Abstract from article: Repeat ground photographs (taken in 1915 and 1997) from a series of topographical survey stations and repeat aerial photographs (flown in 1949 and 1991) were analysed to assess changes in vegetation composition and distributionin the montane ecoregion of Jasper National Park, in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada ....Implications of observed changes include decreased habitat diversity, increased possibility of insect outbreaks, and potential for future high-intensity fire events. Results of the study increase ... may help to establish restoration goals for the montane ecoregion of the park.
Of Rocks, Mountains and Jasper by Call Number: Limited view available via Google Books. Scroll to see more.ISBN: 9781459736122Publication Date: 2017A resource for understanding the regions geology and seeing the evidence of important processes typical of the unique geological system in Jasper National Park.
Fully available through Hathitrust.org Banff in the Canadian Rockies and the Glaciers of the Selkirks: Reached by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Scroll to see more.
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson, 8th Ed. 2007. Scroll through this embedded copy.
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Wildlife
Bison, photograph by Lee Coursey. Obtained on flickr via Creative Commons.
Canadian Rockies
Waterton National Park, photograph by Gord McKenna. Obtained on flickr via Creative Commons.
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Banff National Park, Peyto Lake in June. Photograph by Pascal. Obtained on flickr via Creative Commons.
National Parks
The Hour of Land by Call Number: E160 .W54 2016ISBN: 9780374280093Publication Date: 2016A recent bestseller, The Hour of the Land is a collection of poetic essays themed on several of North America's National Parks. Williams discusses the natural history of the parks and offers a social critique of their use.
Fiction
Blood Lure by Call Number: PS3552.A73184 B64 2001ISBN: 0399147020Publication Date: 2001A suspense novel starring park ranger Anna Pigeon, who has been assigned to work on a scientific project in Glacier National Park, baiting and studying grizzly bears. The novel provides detailed views of Glacier's endangered wildlife and scenic beauty, intertwined with the plot of an exciting murder mystery.
Lake Louise
Lake Louise, photograph by Nate Eagleson. Obtained on flickr with Creative Commons.
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Environmental Topics
Glacier National Park: A Culmination of Giants by Call Number: Van Pelt Library. F737.G5 B73 2017ISBN: 9781943859481Publication Date: 2017Bristol takes readers on a journey through the history of Glacier National Park, beginning over a billion years ago from the formation of the Belt Sea, to the present day climate-changing extinction of the very glaciers that sculpted most of the wonders of its landscapes.
The Melting World by Call Number: GB2425.M9 W47 2013ISBN: 0312546289Publication Date: 2013While global temperatures are rising, Rocky Mountain ice is melting. Chris White writes about the work of Dan Farge, a climate scientist and ecologist who is studying the vanishing glaciers.
Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems by Call Number: Van Pelt Library. QC903.2.R63 C58 2018ISBN: 9783319569277Publication Date: 2017A team of approximately 100 scientists and resource managers worked together for two years to understand the effects of climatic variability and change on water resources, fisheries, forest vegetation, non-forest vegetation, wildlife, recreation, cultural resources and ecosystem services. Each chapter also looks at adaptations taking place.
National Parks Beyond the Nation by Call Number: Van Pelt Library. SB481 .N324 2016ISBN: 9780806152257Publication Date: 2016National Parks beyond the Nation brings together the work of fifteen scholars and writers to reveal the tremendous diversity of the global national park experience.
Engineering Eden by Call Number: F722 .S643 2016ISBN: 9780307454263Publication Date: 2016This book focuses on the problem of trying to maintain the wildness of National Parks, while also catering them to people. Smith cites examples of park management from Glacier, Yosemite, and Yellowstone National Parks.
Mountains
Glacier National Park, photograph by Jessica Merz. Obtained on flickr via Creative Commons.
Wildlife
Moose at Vermillion Lakes, photograph by Russ Osborne. Obtained on flickr via Creative Commons.
Field Guides
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by Call Number: QL681 .S494 2003ISBN: B00N4E5DF6Publication Date: 2003This field guide to the birds of Western North America provides hundreds of color illustrations, range maps, and detailed species descriptions. Sibley's guide is an informative companion for any visit to the Rockies.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals by ISBN: 0679446311Publication Date: 1996The color photographs, range maps, and species descriptions in this Audubon Society field guide will help you identify large and small mammals found in the Rockies. A must have for any trip to a national park.
