Adults need playgrounds. In 1907, the Canadian government designated a vast section of the Rocky Mountains as Jasper Forest Park. Tourists now play where Native

National parks occupy a prominent place in the Canadian imagination, yet we are only beginning to understand how their visual representation has shaped and cont

National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabi

Eleven essays explore the dichotomy of "civilizing" and "wilderness" in 1850s Euro-British North America.

Tenacious activism of the Alpine Club of Canada leads to mountain recreation and conservation.