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Subject List of Pre-written Columns and Articles by Ward Cameron

The columns in the following list vary from 500-700 words in length, and can be rapidly e-mailed or faxed to you. Let us know if you are interested in publishing any of them and we will get them to you as soon as possible. Full text articles are included for reference purposes only. All rights are retained by Ward Cameron. Articles must not be published, or reproduced in any way without the express permission of Ward Cameron.

Feature Articles

  1. The Legend of the Lost Lemon Mine

Tourism Based Articles

  1. Calgary's Southern Neighbours
  2. Alberta's Not So Badlands
  3. Fort Calgary
  4. Dinosaur Country
  5. Spring Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
  6. Kananaskis' Eastern Valley
  7. Famous Fall Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
  8. Hostel Experiences
  9. Backwoods Theatre
  10. Southbound Skidooing
  11. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  12. Land of the Spray
  13. Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park
  14. Calgary's Wildlife Wonders

History

  1. Bankhead Coal
  2. Historical Spruce
  3. End Of An Era
  4. Palliser
  5. Native Remedies
  6. Mountain Man
  7. Martin Nordegg
  8. Early Climber
  9. Hot Springs
  10. Hot Pool Heritage
  11. Man and Nature
  12. Happy Birthday Canada
  13. Project Habakuk
  14. The Brewster Years
  15. George Pocaterra
  16. Columbus’ Killer Diseases
  17. James Sinclair
  18. The Iceman Cometh
  19. Rivers Of Life
  20. Cave Stories
  21. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  22. Riding The Rails
  23. Alpine Prisoners
  24. Van Horne’s Line
  25. Bear That Stole Chinook

Geology

General

  1. Earthquakes
  2. Caves
  3. Black Rocks
  4. Fossils
  5. Ammonites
  6. Burgess Wonders
  7. Burgess Take Two
  8. Badlands & Bones

Mountain Building and Structure

  1. Birth Of The Mountains
  2. Changes Through The Ranges
  3. Layers In The Rocks
  4. The Shrinking Mountains
  5. Flattened Mountains

Glaciation

  1. Glacier Cooled
  2. Glacial Scouring
  3. Glacial Waters

Climate

  1. It’s Raining—It’s Pouring
  2. Winter Wonderland
  3. Avalanche
  4. So Long Winter
  5. Signs Of Spring
  6. When It Rains It Pours
  7. Alpine Air
  8. Snowflakes
  9. Warm Winter Winds
  10. Spring Has Sprung
  11. Spring Is In The Air
  12. Mountain Weather
  13. It’s Warm Up Here

The Sky

  1. Colours In The Sky
  2. Northern Lights

Astronomy

  1. It’s In The Stars
  2. Stars That Don’t Twinkle
  3. Orion
  4. Mars
  5. Permanently Moonless
  6. Lifegiving Moon
  7. Hubble
  8. Evening Sky
  9. Olber’s Paradox
  10. The Big Planet
  11. Jupiter’s Big Bang

Flora

  1. Wildflowers On High
  2. Autumn Glory
  3. Plants In Winter
  4. Plants And Man
  5. Pine Problems
  6. Douglas fir
  7. Autumn Leaves
  8. Wheat
  9. Our Poplars
  10. Forest Succession
  11. Community Life
  12. Timberline

Fauna

General

  1. Animal Clocks
  2. The Heat Is On
  3. Adapting To Winter
  4. Wild Hunters
  5. Escape
  6. Changing Colours
  7. Life Above The Snow Layer
  8. Adaptation To Winter
  9. Strategies of Various Sizes

Birds

  1. Camp Robbers
  2. The Raven
  3. Alberta’s Owl
  4. Returning Geese
  5. Cowbirds
  6. Dippers
  7. Bird Watching
  8. Ptarmigans
  9. Cold Ducks
  10. Nesting
  11. Migration
  12. Feeding Birds
  13. Chickadees & Nuthatches
  14. Eagles

Mammals

  1. Life In A Rock Pile
  2. Life In A Rut
  3. Tracks In The Snow
  4. Animals On The Road
  5. Our Big Cat
  6. Elk Study
  7. Igloo Invasion
  8. Ground Squirrels—Not Gophers
  9. Going Batty
  10. Bears
  11. Beavers
  12. Moose
  13. Shedding Antlers
  14. Winter Kill
  15. Winter Feeding
  16. Sleeping It Off
  17. Buffalo
  18. Under The Snows
  19. Squirrels
  20. Bunnies
  21. Porcupines
  22. Little Fellas
  23. More On Mice
  24. Antlers
  25. Charging Elk
  26. Antler Removal
  27. Winter’s Here
  28. Winter Wonderland
  29. Sleeping It Off (different than other one of same name)
  30. Return of the Wolves
  31. Hunting Buffalo
  32. Season Of The Bear

Other Wildlife Subjects

  1. Underwater Aliens
  2. Biting The Hand That Feeds
  3. Tick Talk
  4. The New Dinosaurs
  5. Winter Insects
  6. Gall Moths
  7. Avian Enemies

The Rockies Environment

General

  1. Diversity—The Spice Of Life
  2. Animal Occupations
  3. Light
  4. Community Life

Forest Fires

  1. Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
  2. Bambi—After The Great Fire
  3. Fire On The Mountain
  4. Yellowstone—After the Flames
  5. More Fires
  6. Fires Take Two

The Environment

  1. Thinking Green
  2. Energy
  3. Saving Energy
  4. Dams
  5. Dams And Wildlife
  6. Rising Seas
  7. Gulf War
  8. Water, Water Everywhere
  9. A Bleak Future
  10. Growth—At What Cost?
  11. The Life Of A River
  12. It’s A Small World
  13. Warming World
  14. New Years Resolutions
  15. Rivers of Life
  16. Greener Computers
  17. Golf Wars

Man and the Mountains

  1. Mountain Bike Ecology
  2. Games

Other

  1. Don’t Blame It On The Beavers
  2. Scientific Names
  3. Time Passes
  4. Could Jurassic Park Happen
  5. Alberta’s Jurassic Park