Resources & Links

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​Grow Native Plants at Home

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[1] https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex6123/$FILE/580_3.pdf

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[2] Alberta’s Hardy Native Plants

https://wwf.ca/stories/celebrating-albertas-native-plants/

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[3] Native Flowers Guide

https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/uep/water/documents/water-documents/native-wildflower-plants-guide.pdf

 

[4] Native Plant Garden Challenge Workshop

https://anpc.ab.ca/?page_id=7244

 

[5] Wild About Flowers

https://www.wildaboutflowers.ca/browse_common_plant_name.php?page=9

 

[6] www.abinvasives.ca

http://www.abinvasives.ca

 

[7] Weed Identification Booklet

https://www.edmonton.ca/public-files/assets/document?path=pdf/weed_identification_book.pdf

 

[8] https://friendsoffishcreek.org/programs/invasives/

https://friendsoffishcreek.org/programs/invasives/

 

Wilderness Outing Preparation Tips

[9] https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph2968440de/ios​

 

Brief Historical Evolution of Fish Creek Park

 

[10] The History Of Fish Creek Park

https://issuu.com/experiencetravelguides/docs/2019experiencecalgarykananaskis/s/10122983

 

[11] A Timeline of Alberta’s Indigenous History

https://legacy.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/ATA/For%20Members/ProfessionalDevelopment/Walking%20Together/PD-WT-16e%20-%20Timeline.pdf

 

[12] Alberta Parks

https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/fish-creek-pp/information-facilities/history/european-settlers-industrial-developments/

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[13] Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Center

https://www.albertaparks.ca/media/2493340/bvrmap.pdf

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[14] BVR Restaurant

https://bvrrestaurant.com/

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[15] Bow Valley Ranche

http://www.bowvalleyranche.com

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[16] Nature Calgary

http://www.naturecalgary.com

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[17] Archaeology and Calgary Parks
https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/csps/parks/documents/history/archaeology-and-calgary-parks.pdf

 

Traditional Plants and Indigenous Peoples

 

[18] this website

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/plants-native-uses

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Friends of Fish Creek Park and iiststii’ik Garden

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[19] Grow With Us

https://friendsoffishcreek.org/grow-with-us/#:~:text=To%20reintroduce%20native%20plants%20into,grow%20their%20own%20native%20plants.

 

[20] What Do You know … About Fish Creek Park

https://friendsoffishcreek.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/eBook2021.pdf

 

[21] Bowvalley Ranch iiststiiik

https://www.bowvalleyranche.com/iiststiiik

 

Chapter 2: Plants Tolerant of Dry Conditions and Varied Soils

 

Canadian Buffalo Berry

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[22] Journal of Food Science

https://www.businessinsider.com/buffaloberry-is-the-new-superfruit-2013-11

 

Yarrow

 

[23] Yarrow Plant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=vRYe7G8bTnWHfXRc&v=CE6LnLoAeRo&feature=youtu.be

 

Burdock

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[24] Burdock Flower Stalks (aka Arctium lappa) - Backyard Forager

https://backyardforager.com/burdock-flower-stalks-aka-arctium-lappa/

 

[25] Real Food Encyclopedia - Burdock - FoodPrint

https://foodprint.org/real-food/burdock/

 

Common Plantain

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[26] Herbal Bandaid

https://youtu.be/S8rBYuLJiew?si=M5lBhRYEPrAXakgW

 

Wild Bergamot

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[27] Susun Weed Show ~ Marvelous Mints: Bee Balm  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwZd4ZSIqxk

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Chapter 5: Protecting Parks And Other Green Spaces Together

Getting Involved

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[28] The Friends

https://friendsoffishcreek.org/event/parkpickup/

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Glossary References

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1. Hoffmann, David Medical Herbalism

2. http://swsbm.henriettesherbal.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGloss2.txt

3. https://www.herbalreality.com/herbalism/western-herbal-medicine/western-herbal-glossary/

4. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/word-lists/plant-parts-of-plants

5. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fibonacci

6. https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/comfrey

7.https://study.com/learn/lesson/plant-stem-parts-diagram-node.html#:~:text=The%20area%20of%20the%20stem,nodes%20is%20called%20the%20internode.

8.https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/invasive-plants/#:~:text=Invasive%20plants%20are%20harmful%20non,native%20vegetation%2C%20and%20native%20wildlife.

9.https://www.treehugger.com/trees-leaves-lobed-unlobed-leaf-key-1343485#:~:text=Lobes%20are%20projections%20of%20the,rounded%20shapes%20without%20any%20projections.

10. Sam Thayer, Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America.

11.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiral#:~:text=%3A%20winding%20around%20a%20center%20or,%3A%20helical

12. https://planetherbs.com/blogs/lesleys-blog/the-second-stagnation-blood-stasis-part-1/

13. https://www.herbalreality.com/condition/candida/

14.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibrous%20root#:~:text=Kids%20Definition-,fibrous%20root,of%20a%20plant%20compare%20taproot

15. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/smudging

 

References:

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1 Popham, Sajah, Evolutionary Herbalism, 2019.

2 Wood, Matthew, The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism, 2004.

3 Eagle Lake Nurseries, www.eaglelakenurseries.com

4 Flowery Prose https://floweryprose.com/2011/07/02/wild-rose-extravaganza/

5 The Herbarium, https://herbarium.theherbalacademy.com/home-2/

6 Gladstar, Rosemary, Herbal Medicine for Men, 2017.

7 Wood, Matthew, The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism, North Atlantic Books, 2004.

8. Expel, Thomas. J., Botany In A Day, HOPS Press, LLC 6th Edition, 2018

9. Kershaw, Linda, Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Rockies, Partners Publishing, 2016 

10. Gray, Beverley, The Boreal Herbal Wild Food and Medicine Plants of the North, Aroma Borealis Press, 2011.

11. Alberta Plant Watch www.plantwatch.naturealberta.ca

12. Willard, Terry Willard, Ph.D.,Textbook Of Advanced Herbology, Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Ltd., 1992.

13. Plant Database www.wildflower.org

14. Weed, Susun, Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, 2008

http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/February08/childbearing.htm

15. Southern Living Poison Hemlock vs Queens Annes Lace

www.southernliving.com/garden/flowers/poison-hemlock-vs-queen-annes-lace

16. Friends of Kananaskis Country, https://kananaskis.org/cow-parsnip/

17. Beef Research, Cow Parsnip  www.beefresearch.ca 

18. Froehlich, Shirley, BSA Wild Bergamot http://www.prairieoriginals.com/WILD_BERGAMOT.pdf

19. Prairie Pollination

https://prairiepollination.ca/plante-plant/monarde_fistuleuse-wild_bergamot/

20. Natural Resource Conservation Service Wild Bergamot

https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_mofi.pdf

21. Time Monk Radio’s interview with Herbalist Susun Weed on Wild Bergamot:

Marvelous Mints Bee Balm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwZd4ZSIqxk

22. Acorn School of Herbal Medicine https://www.acornherbschool.com/bee-balm-monarda

23. Weed, Susun S., Down There Sexual and Reproductive Health, Ash Tree Publishing, 2011

24. Weed, Susun S., Abundantly Well, Ash Tree Publishing, 2020

25. Maier, Kat, Energetic Herbalism: A Guide to Sacred Plant Traditions Integrating Elements, of Vitalism, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2021

26. Wise Woman Herbal Ezine Weed, Susun S. Bladder Infections http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/February08/childbearing.htm

27. Buhner, Stephen Harrod, Herbal Antibiotics, Storey Publishing, 2012

28. Rogers, Robert, RH (AHG), Herbal Allies, North Atlantic Books, 2017

29. First We Eat website from the Yukon, www.firstweeat.ca 

30. Friends Kananaskis Country (Shepherdia) www.kananaskis.org/shepherdia

31. Native Plant Trust Go Botany https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/shepherdia/canadensis/

32. Duke, James A. Duke, Ph.D., The Green Pharmacy, Rodale Press, 1997

33. Natural website www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/s/shepherdia-canadensis=buffalo-berry.php

34. Edmonton & Area Land Trust www.ealt.ca

35. Almanac https://www.almanac.com/plant/mint

36. Communities Economic Development Fund https://cedf.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/wild-mint-brochure.pdf

37. Thayer, Samuel, Field Guide To Edible Wild Plants Of Eastern & Central North America, Foragers Harvest, 2023

38. Great YouTube video for Prickly Lettuce identification: https://youtu.be/6D6B7TLtoYU?si=fdQ9fgL-l4jHVO-B

39. Plantain Dr. Christopher Hobbs, www.christopherhobbs.com

40. Yarrow Dr. Christopher Hobbs, www.christopherhobbs.com

41. Dandelion Dr. Christopher Hobbs, www.christopherhobbs.com

42. Roger’s, Robert Dale RH, Medicinal Plants of Calgary’s River Valleys, Prairie Deva Press, 2021

43. Willard, Yarrow The Healing Powers of Goldenrod video https://youtu.be/Lbq3T3ZDvbQ?si=0lpxtank8qVWCkT_

44. WebMD, Written by WebMD Editorial Contributors https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-is-wild-lettuce

45. Buhner, Stephen Harrod, Sacred Plant Medicine, Bear & Company Rochester, Vermont, 2006

46. https://phytomedicine.ejournals.ca/index.php/phytomedicine/article/download/16/pdf_4/0

Get the author etc above

47. Pharmacological Effects of Lactuca serriola L. in Experimental Model of Gastrointestinal, Respiratory, and Vascular Ailments, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638630/

48. Mills, Simon Y., The Essential Book of Herbal Medicine, Arkana, 1991

49. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.56652

50. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.1079/cabicompendium.41814

51. https://courses.washington.edu/esrm412/protocols/2021/ARUV.pdf

52. https://npn.rngr.net/renderNPNProtocolDetails?selectedProtocolIds=elaeagnaceae-shepherdia-82

53. https://backyardforager.com/burdock-flower-stalks-aka-arctium-lappa/

54. https://earthnotes.tripod.com/yarrow.htm

55. https://www.microphotonics.com/biomimicry-burr-invention-velcro/

56. https://www.edmonton.ca/public-files/assets/document?path=pdf/weed_identification_book.pdf

57. https://www.matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism.com/pages/blog?p=the-indispensable-oil-remedy-burdock

60. https://foragerchef.com/cow-parsnip/

61. https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/csps/parks/documents/history/archaeology-and-calgary-parks.pdf

62. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/achillea/millefolium/

63. https://www.bowvalleyranche.com/iiststiiik

64. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2014/aac-aafc/agrhist/A53-900-1961-eng.pdf

65. http://www.northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=1004531

66. Weed, Susun S., Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way: Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90, Ash Tree Publishing, 1992

67. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/plants-native-uses

68. https://www.buildingbrains.ca/blog/traditional-land-based-teachings

69. https://albertametis.com/app/uploads/2021/09/Youth-Department-Traditional-Plant-Flashcards.pdf

70. 

https://anpc.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ANPC-Native-Plant-Source-Updated-March-10-2023-Jill-Shearer-LH_3-1.xlsx

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Illustration References:

 

Figure 1. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=482977

Figure 2. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=408145

Figure 3. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=396703

Figure 4. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=152403

Figure 5. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=212170

Figure 6. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=177796

Figure 7. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=125307

Figure 8. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=266677

Figure 9. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=353152

Figure 10. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=17595

Figure 11. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=195784

Figure 12. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=163122

Figure 13. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=348256

Figure 14. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=13985

Figure 15. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=359098

Figure 16. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=352976

Figure 17. http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=206425

 

Resources:

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• Julie Walker, Full Circle Adventures: About Full Circle Adventures

• Foraging for Flavours with Malcolm Saunders https://lightcellar.ca/products/foraging-for-flavours-a-wild-food-plant-medicine-expedition

• Friends of Fish Creek: https://friendsoffishcreek.org/programs/invasives/

• Friends Of Fish Creek Calgary booklet: What Do You Know… about Fish Creek?

• Doctrine of Signatures Matthew Wood: The Doctrine of Signatures - Natura Sophia

• Listen Garden in the heart of Fish Creek Park. The iiststii’ik (Listen) Garden is a place dedicated to healing. Celebrating the Healing Power of Plantsiiststii'ik (Listen) Garden | bowvalleyranche

• Wilderness First Aid Courses: Wilderness First Aid

• Les Stroud's Wild Harvest: https://wildharvestfilms.com

• Plant Illustrations: http://www.plantillustrations.org

• Indigenous-led Nature Walks: https://cpaws-southernalberta.org/indigenous-led-nature-walks-fall-2023/

• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society: https://cpaws-southernalberta.org

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