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Romancing the Stone
Excavate the storied history of jade through the ages with Cathy
Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy's The
Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green
Jade (Back Bay Books, 2003).
Chip away at the mining history in Stan Leaming and Rick Hudson's Jade
Fever, Hunting the Stone of Heaven (Heritage House 2005)
and dig into the B.C. jade trade by visiting Jade
West.
Or search for your own stone of heaven using Fred and Charlotte Ward's
illustrated rockhound's reference Jade (Gem Guides Book
Company,2001)
For an artist's perspective, browse through Lyle
Sopel's wildife work or Deobrah
Wilson's abstract shapes and green peppers.
Wildwood Childhood
Visit the University of Manitoba's analysis of the urban
wildlife and flood management in Wildwood where you will also
find a long list of references for further reading and a few pictures
including a couple of interesting archival photos of Wildwood during
the flood of 1950.
Download this document, openspace.eca.ac.uk/conference/proceedings/PDF/Martin.pdf,
for an academic comparison of Wildwood with two other similar North
American communities in California and New Jersey.
Wildwood was inspired by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright's design
for Radburn, New Jersey. Read how Radburn fits into the history
of planned communities or get a more thorough overview
of the town.
For a real guru's insight into urban planning, check out Jane
Jacobs' The
Death and Life of Great American Cities (Vintage, 1992)
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Sage Advice
Get acquainted with the Grouse family with Pheasants, Partridges,
and Grouse : A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse,
Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of the World by Steve
Madge, Phil McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan (Princeton University Press,
2002). Also see Grouse and Quails of North America by
Paul A. Johnsgard (Univ of Nebraska, 1973)
Read up on everything-grouse from status reports, taxonomy, range
maps and more at the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's site where you'll find some photos
and a gaggle of links.
Be witness to the spectacle of the mating display of the Gunnison
and Greater Sage Grouse by scrolling down to the videos at western.edu/bio/young/gunnsg/gunnsg.htm. Or check out researcher Cameron Aldridge's webpage on sage-grouse in Alberta: www.ualberta.ca/~aldridge
Urban Inuit
Drop by the Ontario
Inuit community where you'll find general information and
a listing of Inuit organizations in the province.
Become familiar with some of the projects and events at Inuit
Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada's national Inuit organization where
you can also read up on some of the environmental, health and
socio-economic news and issues in the Inuit community.
Learn more about the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program at http://www.nstraining.ca/
Peruse the collections and exhibitions of prints and sculptures
and meet the artists at the Inuit
Art Centre in Gatineau, Quebec
For brief descriptions of some traditional Inuit games, go to www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/danielle_longhouse/keepers/games.htm or
the 2002
Arctic Winter Games site. To see photos of the games being
played drop by polarnet.ca/~netsilik/Exchange_Site/Inuit_games_night.html
Find more information about traditional
Inuit arts and crafts
Visit Inuit NHL sensation, Jordin
Tootoo's fan club web page
Compiled by Jodi DiMenna
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