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Alberta BearSmart and Alberta’s fire lookouts

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One hundred and twenty-seven wildfire lookout sites are located throughout Alberta’s boreal forest and along the Rocky Mountains. Each site is staffed by a lookout observer whose job is to watch... More ≫

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One hundred and twenty-seven wildfire lookout sites are located throughout Alberta’s boreal forest and along the Rocky Mountains. Each site is staffed by a lookout observer whose job is to watch for wildfire all day, each day, generally from April to October. To help prevent conflict with bears, Wildfire staff with Agriculture and Forestry have adopted a number of Alberta BearSmart recommendations for many of their sites, key amongst them is the installation of electric fencing.

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Report on the Mountain Legacy Project

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The Mountain Legacy Project is the world's largest systematic repeat photography project. From 2006 to 2014 more than 3,500 high-resolution images of the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains have... More ≫

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The Mountain Legacy Project is the world's largest systematic repeat photography project. From 2006 to 2014 more than 3,500 high-resolution images of the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains have been digitized and repeated. This report assesses the accomplishments and deliverables of the Project and looks forward to the next phase of work.

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Tourism in Canadian Rockies tourism destination region : a summary of visitor numbers and characteristics

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Whether to see their friends and relatives, for business, or for pleasure, millions of total visits were made to destinations in the Canadian Rockies tourism region by residents of Alberta, other... More ≫

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Whether to see their friends and relatives, for business, or for pleasure, millions of total visits were made to destinations in the Canadian Rockies tourism region by residents of Alberta, other parts of Canada, the United States and overseas countries. To better understand the volume and characteristics of these visitors, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation has prepared a special analyses of the Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC) and the International Travel Survey (ITS), which are both conducted by Statistics Canada. These consumer surveys provide tourism information for travel in Alberta by Canadians and trips to the province made by U.S. and overseas visitors. Data in this publication includes same-day and overnight trips for Albertans and residents from other parts of Canada, and overnight trips only for U.S. and overseas visitors.

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Tourism works for Alberta: the economic impact of tourism in the Canadian Rockies Tourism Destination Region

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Economic impact analysis is used to determine the effects of additional tourist spending primarily on employment, income (value-added) and government tax revenues in an economy. It provides a... More ≫

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Economic impact analysis is used to determine the effects of additional tourist spending primarily on employment, income (value-added) and government tax revenues in an economy. It provides a snapshot of the economy at a particular point in time based on the initial spending. It is based on the premise that initial or direct effects alone are poor measures of the total impact of tourism on the economy. It is often the case that indirect and induced effects are just as large, if not greater, than direct effects and frequently involve sectors and activities distantly, but importantly, connected to the initial activity. Let's suppose a tourist travels to Alberta and spends $100 at a gas station in Alberta. In an economic impact analysis, the focus is not on the amount of sales (in this case $100), but rather the impact of those sales on the provincial/regional economy.

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Environmentally significant areas inventory of the Rocky Mountain Natural Region of Alberta : final report

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The purpose of this study was to identify, map, and describe environmentally significant areas of the Rocky Mountain Natural Region of Alberta.

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Eastern slopes prehistory : selected papers

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Presents a collection of archaeological studies seeking to understand the characteristics of the prehistory of the mountains and foothills that form the Eastern Slopes along the Rocky Mountains.... More ≫

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Presents a collection of archaeological studies seeking to understand the characteristics of the prehistory of the mountains and foothills that form the Eastern Slopes along the Rocky Mountains. The papers are organized in a geographical cline from south to north, with those having a more region-wide perspective being retained for the latter portions of the volume. Although considerably greater numbers of studies have been conducted in the southern half of the region, this volume contains a roughly equal number of papers based on data generated north of the Bow River valley. In some cases, these constitute the first published record of that work.

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