Our Place: Changing the Nature of Alberta (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771602037)

Naturalist, hunter, conservation activist and recovering bureaucrat Kevin Van Tighem explores the landscapes and wildlife of one of Canada's most diverse and beautiful provinces and the ways in which Albertans have often failed -- and sometimes succeeded -- at the challenge of sustaining their home place.

Previously published writings are mixed with current reflections on the streams, forests, grasslands and mountains of a Canadian province whose ambivalence about the nature of place, the responsibilities of citizens and the temptations of resource-based prosperity continues to mar the landscape and raise questions about the future. Challenging, eye-opening, instructive and soul-searching, this collection nonetheless delivers an overriding message of hope and possibilities. Alberta is our place now; we can still sustain the best of it, and bring out the best in ourselves, if we choose to know it well and care for it better.

Author: Kevin Van Tighem
ISBN-10: 1771602031
ISBN-13: 9781771602037
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2017
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/02/2017