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NiCHE brings together historians, geographers, and other researchers who study nature and humans in Canada's past. We offer a forum for the field, support collaboration among scholars, and ensure that this research is shared with policymakers, scientists, and the Canadian public. Read more About NiCHE

Upcoming Activities
Book LaunchJoy Parr "Sensing Changes"Mar 11 2010
Book LaunchArmstrong, Evenden, Nelles, "The River Returns"Mar 12 2010
CFPEnvironmental Histories of the North: Stockholm, SwedenMar 22 2010
WorkshopReaching a Popular Audience Workshop: VancouverMar 26 2010
CFPWHEATS 2010Apr 15 2010
ContestSigns of the Season Photo ContestMay 1 2010
CFPSpecial Issue on Culture and Sustainable CommunitiesMay 1 2010
ContestBest Essay in Canadian Historical Geography AwardMay 3 2010
CFPSixth ESEH ConferenceMay 3 2010
Workshop Field School in the GaspéMay 17 2010 - Jun 4 2010
ConferenceSSAC-SEAC ConferenceMay 26 2010 - May 29 2010
WorkshopCHESS 2010 (Montreal)May 27 2010 - May 29 2010
Workshop"Time and a Place" - PEIJun 13 2010 - Jun 18 2010
ConferenceAnimals and Animality Across the Humanities and Social SciencesJun 26 2010 - Jun 27 2010
ConferenceSixth ESEH ConferenceJun 28 2010 - Jul 2 2010

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Snowdrops in Kingston
"Snowdrops in Kingston" by "Laura Cameron"
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Signs of the Season Photo Contest
By: Laura Cameron

Send us your photographs of your signs of seasonal change. Transnational Ecologies offers 3 prizes of $50 each for the best of three categories

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Fieldschool in the Gaspé

The Summer Field School in Built Heritage and Cultural Landscapes, to be held in the Gaspe Peninsula, Québec, Canada from 17 May to 4 June 2010, is now accepting registrations.

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Two Book Launches at ASEH in Portland

Events: March 11 & 12, 2010
Two new books will be launched at the upcoming American Society for Environmental History (ASEH) conference in Portland.

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Native Plant Society of British Columbia: March 4, 2010
By: David Brownstein

Learn a few rules of "sex" nomenclature and how to recognize if a plant is named after a male or female. Then, hear stories about some of the earliest and most known North American female botanists such as Kate Brandegee, Alice Eastwood and Lilia Leech, their plant discoveries and how they changed our understanding of the botanical world.

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Deadline for CHESS is approaching
By: Anya Zilberstein

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2010
Le thème de l’école d’été de NiCHE, qui aura lieu du 27 au 29 mai 2010, se trouve à l’intersection de l’histoire alimentaire et environnementale à l’échelle locale et globale.

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Call for Papers: Environmental Histories of the North: Landscapes, Voices, Traditions
By: Finn Arne Jørgensen

Deadline: March 22, 2010
Event: October 14-15, 2010
What makes places northern? NiCHE is funding up to two Canadian participants to present at this international conference in Stockholm, Sweden.



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Online Submission Form for ESEH Conference
By: Timo Myllyntaus

An online submission form for proposals to the 6th ESEH Conference has been opened at: http://eseh2011.utu.fi/cfp

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Lucier and the Migratory Potential of Sound
By: Laura Cameron

Alvin Lucier is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations. Since the mid-1960s, Lucier has been a pioneering force in music and sound art, whether working with a brainwave-activated percussion orchestra, traditional chamber ensembles or the migratory potential of recorded environments.

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Nature's Past, Episode 13 available
By: Sean Kheraj

Next week the American Society for Environmental History will hold its annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. Environmental historians will gather from March 10-13 to share new research and ideas, roughly surrounding the theme of "Currents of Change".

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First European Summer School in Environmental History - Versailles
By: Stephane Castonguay

This first ESEH summer school is not focused only on risks and disasters but rather on how to inscribe them within the writing of environmental history. [Learn about funding options].

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Best Essay in Canadian Historical Geography Award
By: David Rossiter

Deadline: May 3, 2010.
The Best Essay in Canadian Historical Geography Award is awarded annually for the best essay in Canadian historical geography written by an undergraduate student, Masters student, or recently graduated undergraduate or Masters student.