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Vascular Flora of Alberta: An Illustrated Guide
This book contains illustrated keys to all of the native and naturalized vascular plant species known to grow wild in Alberta. The keys begin with large groups, based on form and taxonomy, and continue through families and genera, eventually guiding the user to the species name.The guide includes: - Diagnostic features for vascular plants in 123 families, 657 genera and 2,008 species.- Over 3000 illustrations focused on key characteristics.- Labeled drawings illustrating the main features of most families.- Currently accepted scientific names, along with alternate names used in recent local references.- The current status of all rare native species & exotic weeds.- An illustrated glossary defining technical terms.
Trees of Ontario, Including Tall Shrubs
TREES OF ONTARIO is a comprehensive guide to all native and naturalized trees and tall shrubs in the province. Includes 213 species from 31 families: * Notes of interest on edible fruits and on human and wildlife use of the trees * 574 colour photos and illustrations show each tree's bark, leaves, flowers, fruits or cones, and overall shape * Identification is easy with tips for distinguishing similar species * Range maps and habitat descriptions * Illustrated keys based on leaf, flower, fruit and winter characteristics * Name origins and French names * Illustrated glossary. * Keep this handy book in your backpack for easy reference on hikes and walks, or put it on your cottage bookshelf.
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies
Throughout human history, plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. The Rocky Mountains are home to a diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and settlers survive through the centuries. EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE ROCKIES describes 333 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to the present. This comprehensive guide contains: * More than 700 color photographs and illustrations * An introduction explaining the use of wild plants, including gathering, preparing and cooking * Food, medicinal and other uses for each species * Clear descriptions of the plants and where to find them * Warnings about plant allergies, poisons and digestive upsets * A special section at the end detailing 46 of the more common poisonous plants in the Rockies region.
Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta
This exhaustively researched project brings together for the first time a complete listing of Alberta's rare vascular plants with detailed plant descriptions, habitat information and notes of special interest. Accompanied by numerous colour photographs, B&W illustrations and frequency maps, this text is essential for naturalists, botanists, students, and others interested in the flora of Alberta.
Plants of the Rocky Mountains
This outstanding field guide features 1,362 plants. Highlights of each account include edible plants, native uses of plants, habitat and ecology, similar species and origin of the plant's name. The book also includes a wildflower photo chart, over 900 color photographs, and more than 700 line drawings.
Wetland Plants of Ontario
Wetlands--lakes, rivers, marshes, swamps, bogs and fens--are an integral part of the Ontario landscape. They slow and sustain local water flow, and they contribute significantly to the diversity of life and ecosystems by providing habitat for plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and countless invertebrates. This handy field guide features detailed plant species descriptiosn combined with precise drawings and excellent colour photographs. Most of the more than 475 species of wetland plants described in this book grow in wetlands across eastern North America, and the ranges of many extend west to British Columbia and Alaska. WETLAND PLANTS OF ONTARIO includes edible plants, native uses of plants, a colour photo guide to flowers, ovber 450 colour photographs and 300 line drawings.
Wisdom Engaged
"I listened to my mum, my dad, my gramma, that is why I am still here. That is how you stay alive." —Mida Donnessey Wisdom Engaged demonstrates how traditional knowledge, Indigenous approaches to healing, and the insights of Western bio-medicine can complement each other when all voices are heard in a collaborative effort to address changes to Indigenous communities’ well-being. In this collection, voices of Elders, healers, physicians, and scholars are gathered in an attempt to find viable ways to move forward while facing new challenges. Bringing these varied voices together provides a critical conversation about the nature of medicine; a demonstration of ethical commitment; and an exa...
Before Language There Was Song
Have you ever thought about walking in a jungle, but were too afraid to do so? In Before Language There Was Song, poet Nicole McGrath takes you there, safely, on a journey of discovery, of the generosity, music, and colours of Nature, her jungles and forests, as if curated by Mother Nature herself. Guiding you along a trail, poem by poem, she builds and shares a new and positive outlook toward Nature, where animals, trees, and plants communicate and depend upon each other to live, as human friends and families do. Rendered in thirty-eight clear and concise poems, this collection evokes the beauty and intelligence of Nature, in all her forms. There is so much pleasure, surprise, and joy in th...
Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada
Throughout human history plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Canada is a huge country with diverse habitats that are home to an incredible diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and early settlers survive through the centuries. This book describes nearly 600 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to the present. More than 800 color photographs and illustrations.
The Obit Writer
Alwin Kershaw was always either fighting for people’s rights or telling their stories. While in college in the 1950s, he fought for the admittance of Blacks to Ole Miss and went on to tell their stories at Newsweek and the New York Times, eventually becoming the lead feature obituary writer at the Times. He may have told and shared others’ stories, but he was rarely true to his own. This is the story of a man’s lifelong journey through war zones, riots, and love to find the self-acceptance he so desperately needs.
