Fieldwork in a Time of COVID-19 Part 3: Jasper National Park

by Alina Fisher | Feb 15, 2021 | MLP News, Notes from the Field

by James Tricker, February 15, 2021 After a wonderful week in Kananaskis Country, the field crew arrived in Jasper National Park (JNP) for the final leg of the shortened field season. JNP is where it all began for the Mountain Legacy Project. Back in the summer of...

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

by Alina Fisher | 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

by Alina Fisher | 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...

Fieldwork in a time of COVID-19 Part 1: Crowsnest Pass

by Alina Fisher | Nov 24, 2020 | Historic photos, MLP News, Notes from the Field

by Sonia Voicescu, November 24, 2020 With the arrival of the first COVID-19 cases in Canada in late January, and ensuing months of self-isolation and restrictions, a dark cloud of uncertainty reigned over the MLP’s summer fieldwork plans. Our expectations quickly...

Black Rock Fire Lookout: Legacies and Looking Ahead

by Alina Fisher | 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...