Fieldwork in a Time of COVID-19 Part 2: Kananaskis Country

Jan 21, 2021 | MLP News, Notes from the Field

by Kristyn Lang, January 21st, 2021 Following our days spent exploring coal mining history in the Crowsnest Pass, our field crew headed North to Kananaskis Country. We spent three days working in lower elevation foothills before moving further west to spend our...

Mountains on Fire: Growth, Renewal and Hope

Jan 5, 2021 | MLP News, MLP research

Smoky view south over regenerating forest from the 2003 Lost Creek Fire. Courtesy: Kristen Walsh Kristen Walsh, January 5 2021 To mark the dawning of the new year, we draw your attention to wildfires in mountain landscapes and signs of renewal in Waterton Lakes...

Black Rock Fire Lookout: Legacies and Looking Ahead

Nov 4, 2020 | Historic photos, MLP News

Photo taken by Surveyor J. J. McArthur in 1889. View west from Black Rock Fire Lookout towards Devil’s Head Mountain (centre of photo). By Kristen Walsh, November 4 2020 In 1889, as part of the Rocky Mountains Park and Coalfields Survey, Surveyor J. J. McArthur...

Athabasca Glacier and the Visualization Power of Photography

Sep 15, 2020 | MLP News

By Jess Duncan, Sept 15 2020 In the mid 1950s, two young women in their twenties from the UK came to Canada to embark on a cross country road trip. They travelled across Canada, down through the States and into Mexico. The pair encountered many characters on their...

When the cat’s away: Wildlife’s response to human self-isolation due to the pandemic

Jun 17, 2020 | MLP News

Alina C. Fisher and Tanya Samman, originally published on Science Borealis, reposted with permission Currently, self-isolation is the norm for people all over the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While you’ve been staying home, you’ve been justifiably...