Ecology and Wonder in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Heritage Site

A must-read for anyone who appreciates Western Canada’sbreathtaking landscape, Ecology and Wonder looks at how preserving theRocky Mountains may be an important defence against climate change.

Examining the ecology of the Western Canadian mountain region, this book argues that preserving the Rocky Mountains may be an important defence against future climate change impacts on the Canadian west.Ecology and Wonder makes several remarkable claims:

The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadianmountain region is what has been preserved, not what has beendeveloped.

Protecting the spine of the Rocky Mountains will preservecrucial ecological functions.

Because the process of ecosystem diminishment and species losshas been slowed, an ecological thermostat has been kept alive. This maywell be an important defence against future climate change impacts onthe Canadian west.

Ecology and Wonder is a must-read for those who appreciateWestern Canada’s breathtaking landscape.