{"product_id":"our-place-changing-the-nature-of-alberta-paperback","title":"Our Place: Changing the Nature of Alberta - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Van Tighem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaturalist, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreviously 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Van Tighem\u003c\/b\u003e, a former superintendent of Banff National Park, has written more than 200 articles, stories, and essays on conservation and wildlife which have garnered him many awards, including Western Magazine Awards, Outdoor Writers of Canada book and magazine awards, and the Journey Award for Fiction. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBears Without Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Homeward Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeart Waters: Sources of the Bow River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Place: Changing the Nature of Alberta\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWild Roses Are Worth It: Reimagining the Alberta Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife, Gail, in Canmore, Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770240139552,"sku":"9781771602037","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31f1bf282ba623cd142c057faec3e5c5.webp?v=1780367611","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/our-place-changing-the-nature-of-alberta-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}