Environmental Sciences

"Environmental science brings together the fields of ecology, biology, zoology, oceanography, atmospheric science, soil science, geology, chemistry and more in an interdisciplinary study of how natural and man-made processes interact with one another and ultimately affect the various biomes of Earth." from Environmental Science.org

Here at the University of Calgary, our Environmental Science program has six major focuses which include the fields of biological sciences, chemistry, geography, geology, physics, and statistics. As such, the archival collections housed in Archives and Special Collections reflects the fields above because we collect the material from professors and research groups associated with the Environmental Science program and the Faculty of Science. Additionally, you will also find materials created by individuals and organizations from Calgary and the surrounding area related to their efforts to lobby and advocate on the topics of climate change, environmental protection, remediation, management and environmental policies.

Left image: "Image of University of Calgary botanist Darwyn Coxson studying mat-forming lichens at the Kananaskis Centre for Environmental Research." (CU15117218)
Right image: "Image of members of the Environmental Campus Organization displaying one day's worth of garbage outside MacEwan Student Centre to encourage people to reduce the amount they throw away." (CU15117218).
Both images courtesy of University Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.