Heather Green
Heather Green
Projects
The Great Upheaval: Gold Mining and Environmental Change in the Klondike, 1890-1940
This is my first book, based on my doctoral research, forthcoming with UBC Press's Nature, History, Society series.
Coal Mining and Energy in Northeastern Arizona
My Fulbright research project at the University of Arizona examines the history of coal mining and power generation in Northeastern Arizona and the tenuous relationships formed between Indigenous locals, environmental groups, coal companies, and state government.
Sport Hunting and Conservation in the Yukon
Photo: Man with Moose Head, c1901, DCMA 2006.33.1.120.
My Wilson Institute postdoctoral fellowship project investigated the rise of international sport hunting tourism in the Yukon and the varied ways in which the sport influenced Yukon conservation policies and game regulations. This research has been published in the Journal of Tourism History.
The Northern Borders Project
This collaborative project with Dr. Jonathan Luedee and Dr. Glenn Iceton resulted in a 2021 workshop focused on rethinking current scholarly understandings of borders and boundaries in Northern North America with an emphasis on inter-species interactions. You can watch a recording of the keynote and roundtable discussion here. It has also resulted in a curated series with NiCHE Canada.
Coal Mining and Reclamation in Alberta
This collaborative project with Dr. Liza Piper examines the shift from underground coal mining to strip/surface mining in Alberta in the mid-20th century and the subsequent resurgence in coal production in the province, quickly leading to the need for mine reclamation legislation to address the environmental concerns and consequences of increased extraction.
We published one article in the Canadian Historical Review from this project with a second forthcoming.
Mining Danger: Industrial Disease, Accidents, and Pollution in Canada’s Mines and Mining Communities, 1870-1990
Photo: 'Rescuing Party in the Mine," C.H. Flewwelling, 1891. Nova Scotia Archives Library: Micro: M883 S769.
This SSHRC IDG project collaborates with scholars at Memorial University of Newfoundland and McMaster University to explore the dengerous and harmful effects of mining across Canada. We address several themes of danger including black lung, silicosis, pollution, accidents, injuries, and disasters. You can find the project website here.
Sights from the Field
