Conservation

Coyote: From Western Resident to All-American Species

Submitted by Noel on Sat, 04/27/2013 - 10:39am

Charles L. Cadieux. Coyotes: Predators & Survivors. Harrisburg, PA: Stonewall Press Inc., 1983. Front Cover

Coyote Pelts. Z-1569. http://cdm16079.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/65870

Trapped Coyote. Z-1570. http://cdm16079.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/65871

This may be unpopular opinion among farmers and ranchers where I’m from (including some in my own family), but I like coyotes.

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Howard Zahniser: Conservation Pioneer

Submitted by Katie on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 5:03pm

Zahniser (right) with U.S. map of wilderness areas prepared in Wilderness Bill legislative effort.

Howard Zahniser on horseback, circa 1956.

The Howard Zahniser Papers (CONS 238) are now available for research in DPL’s Western History and Genealogy Department.

Next year, the Wilderness Act—the law that created the means to protect nearly 110 million acres of wilderness area in the United States—turns 50.

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Digital Archiving in the 21st Century! (or at least in the early part of it...)

Submitted by bdmiller on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 11:15am

Digital Transitions--RCam, with Phase One P65+ digital back

Ability to capture incredible detail! (We promise we're not counterfeiting!)

Detail from Robinson's Atlas of Denver 1887, Plate 13

After nearly three years of research, planning and developing strategy-- (alongside a strenuous attempt to stay on pace with sprinting technology) the Imaging Services Lab of DPL's Western History and Genealogy department is at long last moving into the next phase of its evolution, and the 21st Century.

When our program began not-so-long-ago in 1996-- I doubt very much that those involved could have conceived of the changes-- and new sets of challenges-- that technology would deliver in ten years'

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The American Rivers Collection: Archive of an Important Conservation Organization

Submitted by Noel on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 2:52pm

"Colorado, Mississippi, Columbia Rivers Most Endangered." 17 April 1991. Athens News Courier. Athens, Alabama

Susquehanna River Celebration. 1985, 1986. Pennsylvania. Dwayne Forsythe, photographer.

State of Iowa Proclamation of June 1983 as Rivers Month.

In 1973, thirty-three river enthusiasts met in Denver, Colorado, where they founded the American Rivers Conservation Council (now known as American Rivers).

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Manuscript Mondays: Civic Center Park

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 5:02pm

Rediscover Civic Center Park in the heart of downtown Denver.

While you’re enjoying the tasty food truck cuisine at Civic Center Eats this summer take

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Come Celebrate Preservation Week! April 25th from 10:30-3pm

Submitted by jseemill on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 10:58am

To celebrate Preservation Week, the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists and the Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department are providing short consultations for your family treasures with conservation experts.* Archivists at the “Ask an Archivist” table will be able to talk about organizing and storing your family materials at home.

Staff from the Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department will be on hand to digitize your artifacts as part of the new Colorado social archive Creating Your Community.

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Rocky Mountain Land Library Profiled

Submitted by j_wendel_cox on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 7:31pm

Conservation

The Rocky Mountain Land Library, a unique Colorado library created as a labor of love by Jeff Lee and Ann Martin, recently was profiled by the Los Angeles Times Jacky Copy books blog.

Writing for Jacket Copy, Carolyn Kellogg's post includes background on the library and its purpo

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Michael Wise: Recipient, 2009 Fellowship in Environmental History

Submitted by lauriekm on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 11:14am

The Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2009 Fellowship in Environmental History, Michael Wise, a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a degree in History at the University of Minnesota.

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