Adrian Leslie: Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Restoration
The Rossland Museum’s June Speaker Series branched out from our usual topics. On June 23rd, 2021, Adrian Leslie from the Nature Conservancy of Canada came to the Rossland Museum to talk about whitebark pine ecosystem restoration! Adrian Leslie is a biologist with a focus on high elevation whitebark pine ecosystem restoration, and is the manager of the Darkwoods Conservation Area with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). Adrian discussed whitebark pine ecology and restoration in the West Kootenays.
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2024
- Mar. 14, 2024 A Legend Carved in the Slopes: The History of the Grey Mountain Grind Mar. 14, 2024
- Feb. 29, 2024 Speaker Series Replay: “The Ice Man from British Columbia” with Bill Hanlon Feb. 29, 2024
- Jan. 16, 2024 History of the S.S. Rossland Jan. 16, 2024
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2023
- Dec. 6, 2023 Red Mountain Volunteer Ski Patrol Dec. 6, 2023
- Jul. 30, 2023 An Introductory History of Pride in the West Kootenays Jul. 30, 2023
- Feb. 14, 2023 Behind the Curtain: The History of the Rossland Light Opera Players Feb. 14, 2023
- Feb. 8, 2023 James W. Thompson Feb. 8, 2023
- Jan. 18, 2023 Smelter Wars by Ron Verzuh Jan. 18, 2023
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2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Rossland Red Cross: Women's Volunteer Service During the Second World War Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Air Raid Precautions (ARP): Rossland Civilian Defence During the Second World War Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 James "Jimmy" Harper: Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force (WWII) Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Garth "Bunny" Beley: Flight Officer in the Royal Air Force (WWII) Nov. 1, 2022
- Nov. 1, 2022 Benjamin "Ben" Allen: Private in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (WWI) Nov. 1, 2022
- Mar. 30, 2022 Jessie McQueen Mar. 30, 2022
- Mar. 30, 2022 The Rossland Club Mar. 30, 2022
- Feb. 8, 2022 Thor Heyerdahl Feb. 8, 2022
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2021
- Dec. 14, 2021 Mike Wigley - Tales from a Splitboarder: Walking to Glory Dec. 14, 2021
- Nov. 9, 2021 Harry Measure: "Mountain Resorts & Resort Communities: Origins & Future Opportunities." Nov. 9, 2021
- Nov. 5, 2021 William "Spike" Treverton - Signalman for the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division WWII Nov. 5, 2021
- Nov. 5, 2021 Percival Knight Allen - Trooper for the Lord Strathcona's Horse Boer War Nov. 5, 2021
- Oct. 26, 2021 Rossland's Historic Cemeteries Oct. 26, 2021
- Jul. 20, 2021 Adrian Leslie: Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Restoration Jul. 20, 2021
- Jul. 9, 2021 The Gold Fever Follies: A Rossland Tradition for Over 30 Years! Jul. 9, 2021
- May 27, 2021 Cindy Devine: "Ticket to Ride" - Cultivation of a Champion May 27, 2021
- May 13, 2021 Marilyn James: Sinixt Dialect Revitalization, Countermapping, and Resurgence May 13, 2021
- Mar. 31, 2021 The Miners’ Union Hall (circa 1898) + The Rossland Provincial Courthouse (circa 1900)" Mar. 31, 2021
- Feb. 17, 2021 The "Spanish Flu" in Rossland Feb. 17, 2021
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2020
- Nov. 5, 2020 Pte. Alfred Lindsay - Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion WWI Nov. 5, 2020
- Nov. 3, 2020 Edmund "Eddie" Thomas Cox - RCAF Pilot Officer (WWII) Nov. 3, 2020
- Oct. 30, 2020 The Rebekahs Oct. 30, 2020
- Oct. 28, 2020 Phyllis Gregory Turner Ross Oct. 28, 2020
- Oct. 27, 2020 Alice Jesse Weber - "Old Lady Jess" Oct. 27, 2020
- Oct. 21, 2020 "The Girl" - A Memoir by Susie McClung Inghram (1936) Oct. 21, 2020
- Jun. 11, 2020 The Flying Steamshovel Jun. 11, 2020
- May 22, 2020 Quarantine and Isolation in Early Rossland May 22, 2020
- May 21, 2020 British Columbia Firefighters’ Museum May 21, 2020
- May 5, 2020 The Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe (V-E) Day - May 1945 May 5, 2020
- Mar. 30, 2020 #MuseumAlphabet Mar. 30, 2020
- Feb. 25, 2020 Rossland Range Plane Crash Feb. 25, 2020
- Jan. 10, 2020 Music City: The Rossland City Band Jan. 10, 2020
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2019
- Jul. 8, 2019 Was Rossland built on a dormant volcano? Jul. 8, 2019
- Jul. 5, 2019 Inventing the Walkie Talkie Jul. 5, 2019
- Jan. 25, 2019 Agnew & Co. Jan. 25, 2019
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2018
- Oct. 10, 2018 Some Little Known Incidents And Characters From Rossland's Golden Age Oct. 10, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Ross Thompson Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Yes, There Was Skiing Before We Built The Chairlift Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Mid-Winter Mardi Gras: Rossland's Winter Carnival Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 The Chinese and Chinatown of Rossland Aug. 14, 2018
- Aug. 14, 2018 Olaus Jeldness by Ron Shearer Aug. 14, 2018