Robert William Sandford is the author of some 20 books on the history, heritage and landscape of the Canadian Rockies, including "Water, Weather and the Mountain West" (RMB, 2007), "The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns" (RMB, 2008), " Restoring the Flow: Confronting the World's Water Woes" (RMB, 2009), "Ethical Water: Learning to Value What Matters Most" (RMB, 2011), "Cold Matters: The State and Fate of Canada's Fresh Water" (RMB, 2012), "Saving Lake Winnipeg" (RMB, 2013), "Flood Forecast: Climate Risk and Resiliency in Canada" (RMB, 2014), and "Storm Warning: Water and Cli...