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Vegetation and soils of the terrestrial watershed of Pine Marten Brook, Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia : [draft manuscript and other materials]

File contains draft manuscript reports written by Freedman with W. Maass, regarding consultancy work at the Pine Marten Brook in Kejimkujik National Park. Includes data sets, chemical analysis of water samples, maps, correspondence, and the consultancy contract with Environment Canada.

The decorative fruit and flower arrangements

File consists of records related to the planning of an exhibition entitled "The Decorative Fruit and Flower Arrangements," prepared by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie-Mellon University of Pittsburgh. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, insurance files, a loan agreement, and other administrative documents. Also includes a brochure for the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (travel shows) and a pamphlet for the Decorative Fruit and Flower Arrangements.

Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya

File consists of records related to the Nova Scotia Rhododendrons Botanical show "Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya," presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 31 to July 8, 1979.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between the Dalhousie Art Gallery and the National Library of Canada regarding a loan of a copy of an illustrated rare book called "Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya" by Joeseph Dalton Hooker (1849).

Plant diversity meeting summary

File contains a meeting summary between staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia Museum, and Ross Farm Museum held at the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 17 June 1987. The meeting was about how to identify and understand historical crop varieties and educate the public about changes in plant material and the important of genetic diversity.

Plant development

File is a textbook by Gary Hicks entitled “Plant development”, which was published in 1996 by Dalhousie University. Text and illustrations were by Gary Hicks, graphic design was by Rick Janson, and the cover design was by Ingrid Walker. Textbook contains an introduction, a sequence of class presentations, eleven chapters, and four appendices. Chapters include topics such as plant development, zygotic embryos, seed germination, leaf development, and cell differentiation.

Photographs of Voisey's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

File contains 58 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Voisey's Bay, Labrador, in 1996. Photographs show river rapids, aerial surveys of the region, Fraser River Canyon, and some ground vegetation, near the site of the nickel mining operation. Late in 1996, Inco acquired rights to mine nickel from the area, and Freedman's visit involved conducting an environmental assessment (which he had done previously for nickel mining sites in Sudbury, Ontario).

Photographs of vegetation in barrens and bogs of Nova Scotia

File contains 22 photographs taken by Bill Freedman between 1989 and 2001. Photographs show vegetation at the Murchyville bog (near Moose River, Nova Scotia), a Christmas tree lot in Lunenburg County, the barrens at Polly Cove (Halifax County), and examples of the endangered Geum peckii on Brier Island (Digby County).

Photographs of vegetation and trees in central Florida

File contains 65 photographs taken by Bill Freedman in central Florida and North Carolina over multiple visits between 1974 and 1978. Photographs show mangrove, palm, sawgrass, orange groves, hammock, and magnolia, predominantly from the Everglades, but also Okeefenokee, Boca Raton, and the Great Smoky Mountains.

Photographs of the Postville and Michelin Lake areas of Labrador

File contains 51 photographs taken by Bill Freedman in the Postville area of Labrador, between 1975 and 1977 (predominantly 1977). Photographs show geological formations, bogs, and flora around the Michelin Lake area near Postville. File also contains some photographs of flora taken at Terra Nova National Park

Photographs of the flora of southern Ontario

File contains 86 photographs largely taken by Bill Freedman (although a few were taken by J.L. Riley and R. Vinebrooke), at several southern Ontario sites between 1972 and 2001. Photographs show plants along the Oakville River, in Algonquin and Point Pelee Parks, the Alvar marsh site (near Orillia), the Windsor prairie, and another site west of London.

Photographs of the flora of Fundy National Park

File contains 7 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, in 1975. Photographs show examples of Iris versicolor, as well as scenes along the shore of the Bay of Fundy.

Photographs of tailings sites around Sudbury

File contains 36 photographs taken by Bill Freedman in the area around Sudbury, Ontario, between 1975 and 1986 (many of which were used as part of his thesis fieldwork). Photographs show tailings ponds, nickel runs, roast beds, and slag pouring at the Coppercliff, Burwash, Coniston, Richard Lake, and Falconbridge sites.

Photographs of surveys at Gros Morne National Park and the Churchill River, Labrador

File contains 25 photographs taken, largely by Bill Freedman, in Gros Morne National Park and along the Churchill River, Labrador, between 1998 and 2001. There are also photos by fellow researchers Annette Lutterman and Todd Keith. Photographs depict plants in Gros Morne and the Churchill River area, dried riverbeds above Churchill Falls, and three photos of Innu residents of the area.

Photographs of Sudbury scenes

File contains 116 photographs taken by Bill Freedman in the region around Sudbury, Ontario, between 1975 and 1986, as part of his thesis fieldwork. Photographs show slag heaps, roast beds, pollution, plant damage, and mining infrastructure from the Copper Cliff, Coniston, and Falconbridge sites near Sudbury, and flora at the nearby Wanapitei River, Richard Lake, and Burwash sites.

Photographs of plants from Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island

File contains 85 photographs (and 1 transparency) taken by Bill Freedman between 1980 and 1982. Photographs show flora of Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories, taken during two separate visits. Photos also include an impromptu volleyball match between researchers.

Photographs of plants around Tuktoyaktuk

File contains 51 photographs taken by Bill Freedman from locations around Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, between 1973 and 1986. Photographs show plants of the region.

Photographs of leaf damage cause by accidental emission of acidic particulates from the Tufts Cove generating station, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

File contains 28 photographs taken by Bill Freedman near the Tufts Cove Generating Station, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in August 1989. Photographs show damage to vegetation (Red oak, pumpkin, cucumber, and tomato) potentially caused by the accidental emission of acidic particulates from the generating station.

Photographs of glyphosate and rhodamine spraying and recovery at Antrim, Riverside, and Little River Lake, Nova Scotia

File contains 108 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at three sites in Nova Scotia between 1983 and 1990. Photographs show glyphosate herbicide spraying at Antrim, Halifax County, the "Riverside" site (possibly along the Shubenacadie River, Hants County), and Little RIver Lake, Kings County.

Photographs of forest and flora near Thompson, Manitoba

File contains 13 photographs taken by Bill Freedman near Thompson, Manitoba, in 1974. Photographs show Picea mariana and Picea banksiana at various distances from the factory smokestacks of a nickel processing facility. Also, a beaver dam and regrowth after a forest fire.

Photographs of flora at Lake Joseph and Parry Sound, Ontario

File contains 50 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at locations near Parry Sound, Ontario, and specifically, Lake Joseph, between 1974 and 1977. Photographs show plants of the region, such as Hepatica americana, Iris versicolor, Lotus corniculatus, and Hieracium aurantiacum. Photographs also show defoliated hillsides caused by the encroachment of forest tent caterpillar into the area.

Photographs of flora at Cape Bathurst and Cape Parry, Northwest Territories

File contains 40 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at sites around Cape Bathurst and Cape Parry, near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Photographs show examples of Saxifraga oppostifolia, Phlox sibirica, Primula borealis, Caloplaca elegans, among others. Also includes photographs from nearby sites Blackfly Lake and Malloch Hill.

Photographs of flora at Camp Naivelt, Brampton, Ontario

File contains 18 photographs taken by Bill Freedman at Camp Naivelt (near Brampton, Ontario), between 1973 and 1976. Photographs show plant species of the area, including Erigeron philadelphicus, Erythronium americana, Hesperis matronalis, Anenome canadensis, and Arisaema triphyllum.

Photographs of flora and fungi along the Magnetawan River, Ontario

File contains 17 photographs taken by Bill Freedman along the Magnetawan River (which empties into Georgian Bay), in May 1973. Photographs show several species of flora and fungi of the area, including Trillium undulatum, Trillium erectum, and Caltha palustris. There are also two photographs of a beaver dam.

Photographs of flora and fauna near Jasper, Alberta

File contains 44 photographs taken by Bill Freedman near Jasper and Whistler Mountain, Alberta, between 1973 and 1975. Photographs show mule deer and elk, and many species of plants (occasionally with captions stating the altitude at which they were found). Plants found in this file include Sedum stenopetalum, Rosa acicularism, Silene acaule, Dryas, hookeriana, and Saxifraga bronchialis.

Photographs of endangered plants

File contains photographs taken by Don Brunton (and collected by Bill Freedman), at Fairmont Hot Springs and Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Waterton National Park, Alberta, Kanata, Ontario, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, between 1982 and 1990. Photographs show Epipactis gigantea, Isoetes bolanderi, Azolla mexicana, Adiantum copillus-veneris, Silphium perfoliatum, Chimaphik maculata, and Sabbatia kennedyana.
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