Troubled Tributaries
Anglers knee-deep in Alberta's mountain streams after the First World War understood that there was something wrong. Coal mining, forestry, and irrigation were industrializing landscapes. Roads and railways brought unprecedented numbers of people to remote fishing grounds. Once home to abundant runs...
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2026
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| description | Anglers knee-deep in Alberta's mountain streams after the First World War understood that there was something wrong. Coal mining, forestry, and irrigation were industrializing landscapes. Roads and railways brought unprecedented numbers of people to remote fishing grounds. Once home to abundant runs of cutthroat, mountain whitefish, and bull trout, the Bow, Highwood, and Oldman Rivers, and their many high mountain tributaries, were in crises. Up and down the Eastern Slopes, anglers rallied to defend their watersheds. The ensuing fish fights were not peaceful. Deep disagreement on tributary closures, open season dates, environmental protection, regulation and enforcement raged among fishers. But despite their disputed viewpoints, Alberta's anglers agreed to advocate fiercely for the conservation of their rivers and streams. Troubled Tributaries reveals for the first time the work—and the controversy—of fisheries conservation in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains from 1900 to 1930. It is a story of passion and commitment, of the struggle to balance nature’s use and preservation, and of people coming together even when divergent viewpoints threatened to break them apart. This is the story of the first round in the great fight to save Alberta's western trout kingdoms. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1770192026-06-04T05:55:32Z Troubled Tributaries Colpitts, George Fishing Fly fishing Angling Fish Trout Cutthroat Bull Westslope Rainbow Athabasca Wildlife Streams Rivers Moutnains Habitat Conservation Preservation Protection Parks Alberta Canada thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment::RNKH Conservation of wildlife and habitats thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography and topography::RGBG Rivers and lakes thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SV Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting::SVF Fishing, angling::SVFF Fly fishing thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest::WNCS Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SV Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting::SVF Fishing, angling Anglers knee-deep in Alberta's mountain streams after the First World War understood that there was something wrong. Coal mining, forestry, and irrigation were industrializing landscapes. Roads and railways brought unprecedented numbers of people to remote fishing grounds. Once home to abundant runs of cutthroat, mountain whitefish, and bull trout, the Bow, Highwood, and Oldman Rivers, and their many high mountain tributaries, were in crises. Up and down the Eastern Slopes, anglers rallied to defend their watersheds. The ensuing fish fights were not peaceful. Deep disagreement on tributary closures, open season dates, environmental protection, regulation and enforcement raged among fishers. But despite their disputed viewpoints, Alberta's anglers agreed to advocate fiercely for the conservation of their rivers and streams. Troubled Tributaries reveals for the first time the work—and the controversy—of fisheries conservation in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains from 1900 to 1930. It is a story of passion and commitment, of the struggle to balance nature’s use and preservation, and of people coming together even when divergent viewpoints threatened to break them apart. This is the story of the first round in the great fight to save Alberta's western trout kingdoms. 2026-05-30T05:09:58Z 2026-05-30T05:09:58Z 2026-05-29T11:05:08Z 2026 book ONIX_20260529T115620_9781773856896_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/113768 9781773856896 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177019 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/113768/1/9781773856896.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/113768/1/9781773856896.pdf University of Calgary Press Bighorn Books 388fac32-9167-49a8-bb2b-bc9412a7d937 9781773856896 Bighorn Books 228 Calgary open access |
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