Nature, Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Outdoor Magic
The Power of Nature Connection by Grant Douglas Linney
In Outdoor Magic: The Power of Nature Connection, Grant Linney inspires us to connect deeply with the natural world. Through a wide array of personal stories, both as a nature enthusiast and as an outdoor environmental educator, Linney shows that...
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High Cols and Deep Canyons
Ordinary Adventures in Extraordinary Places by Stephen Legault
"I am drawn to the empty quarter, to open country, to the place on the map where there are dragons and giants, and the vast open spaces of mountains, canyons, rivers, prairies, and oceans. However, as the subtitle of this book declares, I am...
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One Cell, The World
Climate Action Art & Research Catalogue by Pauline Sameshima
Around the world, individuals and groups are rallying to draw attention to the climate emergency. Lakehead University culminated a Year Of Climate Action (YOCA) in a showcase of events at their 2022 Research and Innovation Week. One Cell, The...
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A Portrait of Astonishing Nature
by Chris Buddle
In A Portrait of Astonishing Nature, 53 works of original poetry and watercolour paintings come together to celebrate the animals and plant life that surround us in our everyday lives. From the elusive Alces alces (moose) to the colour-changing...
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Stikine Odyssey
From Adventure to Activism with The Great River by Peter Rowlands
September 1979. When thirty-something Peter Rowlands loaded up his Landcruiser and took canoe Dimples to join his friend Hal Marsden on a paddling adventure in northern BC’s backcountry, he never expected one river—Stikine—would radically change...
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One Is Too Many
War on the North: When Mike Harris Killed Ontario’s Spring Bear Hunt by T. E. Quinney
In 1999, fuelled by a multi-million dollar propaganda campaign, Premier Mike Harris, without warning, ignited a firestorm across northern Ontario by terminating the spring bear hunt. One Is Too Many chronicles the twenty-year struggle to restore...
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The Balance
A Channeled Manuscript by Claire, Dluuwiixwaay and Jesus of Nazareth
The sixth Chosen One of ancient prophesy is now walking earth as an unknown woman living a normal life. When her channel opens, however, Varahn suddenly faces the reality that heaven exists, and her ordinary life is upended. Varahn is told she’s...
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Hunter Green
An Introduction to Hunting for the Eco-Aware Who Think Hunting is Weird But Are Kind of Considering It by Thomas Hudson
Hunter Green is an essential primer for the urban, eco-conscious non-hunter who is curious about the idea of harvesting natural, organic, cruelty-free food from the natural world. These pages give even the ‘greenest’ novice a set of facts, tips...
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Reflections for the Twenty-First Century
by Jean Pi Lee
Can you name a few habitats that are being destroyed? How is mitigation being done there? What would you do? What is your individual carbon footprint? Reflections for the Twenty-First Century explores the present state of Earth and Homo sapiens,...
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The Wildfire Twenty
A Firefighter Memoir by Harold R. Larson
In the spring of 2011, a devastating wildfire almost destroyed the town of Slave Lake. From the aftermath, a new type of Alberta firefighting crew was created to fight wildfires that could threaten entire communities. These 20-person crews would...