EPL Guest Picks: CPAWS Northern Alberta Summer Reads 2022Like this list

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• CPAWS 2021 Summer Reading List

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  Looking for more reading recommendations from CPAWS? Check out our reading list from last summer!

• Finding the Mother Tree

  Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

  Simard, S. (Suzanne)

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  Part autobiography, part ode to her academic research, Suzanne Simard takes us through her life growing up in rural BC in a logging town where her love of trees and the forest began. Through 'Finding the Mother Tree', Suzanne takes us through her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fresh Banana Leaves

  Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science

  Hernandez, Jessica, 1990-

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  CPAWS Northern Alberta staff are keen to dive into this book that showcases Indigenous environmental science across the continent. This summer read will be an enlightening break down of the ways in which western science has failed to protect nature…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Intersectional Environmentalist

  How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet

  Thomas, Leah

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  Author Leah Thomas’s Instagram account is a plethora of information and inspiration on how to help people, and the planet, with a focus on the unequal impacts of environmental damage on Black Indigenous, and People of colour. It has deepened…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Swamplands

  Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat

  Struzik, Edward, 1954-

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  Frankly, swamps are cool, why wouldn’t we want to learn more about them? Moreover, northern Alberta is full of them! Alberta’s swamps and peatlands are teeming with biodiversity and are some of the globe’s most important and dense carbon stores.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There and Back

  Photographs From the Edge

  Chin, Jimmy

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  Not only is Jimmy Chin a world class mountaineer and outfitter, but he does it all fully equipped with camera gear. Known for his work in the climbing film Free Solo and many features in National Geographic, it is no surprise that this collection of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reindeer Reflections

  Lessons From An Ancient Culture

  Haigh, J. C. (Jerry C.)

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  CPAWS Northern Alberta has been working to reverse the decline of Alberta’s caribou population (the same animal as reindeer) for years. The loss of caribou across Alberta has negative implications for biodiversity as well as the people and cultures…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trout Tracks

  Essays on Fly Fishing

  McLennan, Jim, 1953-

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  Alberta is native trout country! From Jim McLennan, an essayist with years of obsession over water, fish, and flies. The sport and art of fly fishing drives a huge sense of community and engagement among its membership. While this is not a practical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ecological Buffalo

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  Wes Olson is an artist, author, and buffalo runner. As a retired Parks Canada warden, he has a plethora of stories, knowledge, and experience with buffalo and their reintroduction to our landscapes. With beautiful photographs from Johane Janelle,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Split Tooth

  Tagaq, 1975-

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  Described as unique, haunting, and poetic - 'Split Tooth' is not a light read. It combines Tanya Tagaq's, a renowned Inuit throat singer, personal experiences with rich depictions of the natural world in the north. In her lyrical prose, you'll be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

  The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside

  Offerman, Nick

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  Nick Offerman is well known for his beloved character Ron Swanson from the series 'Parks and Recreation'. Based on his own observations and adventures in nature, Offerman explores the history and our current relationship with nature and parks. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wild Robot

  Brown, Peter, 1979-

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  Classified as young adult fiction, this is a read for everyone. A robot wakes up stranded on a remote island. As Roz the robot regains her memory from her past, she must adapt and survive in the wild, where the elements are unwelcoming. If you enjoy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Old Women

  An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival

  Wallis, Velma

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  This is a thrilling, award winning story about two elderly women forced to find their way through an Alaskan winter after being left behind their tribe. Based on Athabascan Indian knowledge, passed on through generation of mothers and daughters,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Generation Dread

  Finding Purpose in An Age of Climate Crisis

  Wray, Britt

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  Britt Wray effortlessly elaborates on feelings of dread and hopelessness as people across generations worry about the impacts of the climate crisis. She weaves science, history, and brings forward powerful emotions to show we can face the twin…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fungipedia

  a Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore

  Millman, Lawrence

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  We just can't get enough of shrooms... mushrooms that is! Filled with beautiful, bright illustrations this book that is part guide, part storytelling will give you a new appreciation for mushroom. Lawrence Millman makes it clear that fungi is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Prairie

  a Natural History

  Savage, Candace Sherk, 1949-

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  Get rid of any notion you have that flat means boring – the prairies are bursting with entertainment. Home to a multitude of critters big and small, and land of the living skies our prairies are an oft overlooked gem in this country. Unfortunately,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bird Way

  a New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think

  Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959-

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  Calling all bird lovers! Whether you are a pandemic newbie, a dabbling backyard recreationist, or a hardcore birder this book is for you. Opening our eyes to the world of birds is just one more way to enjoy nature wherever you are – but not all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Buffalo Is the New Buffalo

  Stories

  Vowel, Chelsea

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  We all gain a deeper understanding through story telling rather than reading a list of facts, and fortunately for this summer’s readers Chelsea Vowel has woven plains Metis and Indigenous knowledge into an exciting collection of sci-fi-esque stories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Teardown

  Rebuilding Democracy From the Ground Up

  Meslin, Dave

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  This title is not as radical as it seems. Dave Meslin explores how regular people interact with the systems and rules that govern us. Along the way he makes observations on the ways the system, purposefully or accidentally keep us from effectively…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Teardown

  Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up

  Meslin, Dave

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