2019, ISBN: 9781987915587

For thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lakes shor… Mehr…

For thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lakes shores stood four miles across and six miles long. During yearly high water, the lake spilled onto the surrounding prairies; during high flood years, it reached from Chilliwack into Washington State. Then, through the 1920s, a network of dykes, canals, dams and pumphouses was erected and the lake drained -- reclaimed in the words of projects supporters. A new landscape was created, a seemingly natural prairie carved up into productive farmland. Today, few people are aware that Sumas Lake ever existed. The only reminder is a plaque erected on the old lakeshore, at a rest-stop along the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Whatcom Road, on the historic trail blazed to BCs gold fields. Yet for millenniums, Sumas Lake was a dynamic, integral part of the regions natural and human landscape. In his new book, Before We Lost the Lake, Chad Reimer sets out to truly reclaim Sumas Lake, to restore it to its proper place in the history of the Fraser Valley, BC and the Northwest Coast. Drawing on extensive primary material, Reimer reconstructs the life history of Sumas Lake from the glacial age through the lakes demise and after. Before We Lost the Lake examines the lakes natural history and ecology, its occupation and use by the Sema:th and other First Nations, its colonisation by White immigrants, the environmental changes brought about by introduced plants and animals, and the campaign to drain it. Drainage proponents had their way and gradually the promised benefits were realised. But these benefits came at a heavy cost to the environment and for the Sema:th, whose traditional way of life was irretrievably lost. Buch (fremdspr.) Chad Reimer Taschenbuch, Caitlin Pr Inc, 11.01.2019, Caitlin Pr Inc, 2019<

2019, ISBN: 9781987915587

For thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lakes shor… Mehr…

For thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lakes shores stood four miles across and six miles long. During yearly high water, the lake spilled onto the surrounding prairies; during high flood years, it reached from Chilliwack into Washington State. Then, through the 1920s, a network of dykes, canals, dams and pumphouses was erected and the lake drained -- reclaimed in the words of projects supporters. A new landscape was created, a seemingly natural prairie carved up into productive farmland. Today, few people are aware that Sumas Lake ever existed. The only reminder is a plaque erected on the old lakeshore, at a rest-stop along the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Whatcom Road, on the historic trail blazed to BCs gold fields. Yet for millenniums, Sumas Lake was a dynamic, integral part of the regions natural and human landscape. In his new book, Before We Lost the Lake, Chad Reimer sets out to truly reclaim Sumas Lake, to restore it to its proper place in the history of the Fraser Valley, BC and the Northwest Coast. Drawing on extensive primary material, Reimer reconstructs the life history of Sumas Lake from the glacial age through the lakes demise and after. Before We Lost the Lake examines the lakes natural history and ecology, its occupation and use by the Sema:th and other First Nations, its colonisation by White immigrants, the environmental changes brought about by introduced plants and animals, and the campaign to drain it. Drainage proponents had their way and gradually the promised benefits were realised. But these benefits came at a heavy cost to the environment and for the Sema:th, whose traditional way of life was irretrievably lost. Buch (fremdspr.) Chad Reimer Taschenbuch, Caitlin Press, 11.01.2019, Caitlin Press, 2019<

2019, ISBN: 9781987915587

For thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lakes shor… Mehr…

For thousands of years, the broad expanse between Sumas and Vedder Mountains east of Vancouver lay under water, forming the bed of Sumas Lake. As recently as a century ago, the lakes shores stood four miles across and six miles long. During yearly high water, the lake spilled onto the surrounding prairies; during high flood years, it reached from Chilliwack into Washington State. Then, through the 1920s, a network of dykes, canals, dams and pumphouses was erected and the lake drained -- reclaimed in the words of projects supporters. A new landscape was created, a seemingly natural prairie carved up into productive farmland. Today, few people are aware that Sumas Lake ever existed. The only reminder is a plaque erected on the old lakeshore, at a rest-stop along the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Whatcom Road, on the historic trail blazed to BCs gold fields. Yet for millenniums, Sumas Lake was a dynamic, integral part of the regions natural and human landscape. In his new book, Before We Lost the Lake, Chad Reimer sets out to truly reclaim Sumas Lake, to restore it to its proper place in the history of the Fraser Valley, BC and the Northwest Coast. Drawing on extensive primary material, Reimer reconstructs the life history of Sumas Lake from the glacial age through the lakes demise and after. Before We Lost the Lake examines the lakes natural history and ecology, its occupation and use by the Sema:th and other First Nations, its colonisation by White immigrants, the environmental changes brought about by introduced plants and animals, and the campaign to drain it. Drainage proponents had their way and gradually the promised benefits were realised. But these benefits came at a heavy cost to the environment and for the Sema:th, whose traditional way of life was irretrievably lost. Buch (fremdspr.) Chad Reimer Taschenbuch, Caitlin Pr, 11.01.2019, Caitlin Pr, 2019<

ISBN: 9781987915587

Paperback, [PU: Caitlin Press], By examining the brutal death of Sumas Lake, historian Chad Reimer revives aspects of Sto: lo culture and emboldens the cause for environmental conservatio… Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Caitlin Press], By examining the brutal death of Sumas Lake, historian Chad Reimer revives aspects of Sto: lo culture and emboldens the cause for environmental conservation. In his new book, Before We Lost the Lake, Chad Reimer sets out to truly reclaim Sumas Lake, to restore it to its proper place in the history of the Fraser Valley, BC and the Northwest Coast. Drawing on extensive primary material, Reimer reconstructs the life history of Sumas Lake from the glacial age through the lake's demise and after. Before We Lost the Lake examines the lake's natural history and ecology, its occupation and use by the Sema: th and other First Nations, its colonization by White immigrants, the environmental changes brought about by introduced plants and animals, and the campaign to drain it. Drainage proponents had their way and gradually the promised benefits were realized. But these benefits came at a heavy cost to the environment and for the Sema: th, whose traditional way of life was irretrievably lost., History Of The Americas<

ISBN: 9781987915587

Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley Buch (fremdspr.) Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Eng… Mehr…

Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley Buch (fremdspr.) Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Englische Bücher, Caitlin Pr<