Gary Saunders

Gary L. Saunders
Born	Gary Lloyd Saunders 1935 (age 89–90) Clarke's Head, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupations	Writer artist forester
Notable work	My Life With Trees (2015)
Awards	Evelyn Richardson Award

Gary Lloyd Saunders (born 1935) is a Canadian writer, artist, and forester from Newfoundland. He won the Evelyn Richardson Award in 2016 for his book My Life With Trees.

Early life and education

Gary L. Saunders was born in 1935 in Clarke's Head, Newfoundland. ^[1] He attended the Newfoundland Academy of Art in 1953, ^[2] followed by the University of New Brunswick, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in 1959. ^[3] After graduating from the University of New Brunswick, Saunders returned to Newfoundland for some time where he began working in forestry and teaching dendrology at Memorial University. ^[2] He subsequently moved to Sackville, New Brunswick and attended Mount Allison University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1965. ^[3]

Career

After graduating from Mount Allison, Saunders moved to Truro, Nova Scotia, and began working with the Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forests as a writer and illustrator. ^[2] He regularly travelled to his childhood home in Newfoundland and created abstract landscape paintings, which have been featured in exhibitions across Canada. Some of his paintings are held in the collection of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. ^[2]

Saunders was inducted into the Forestry Hall of Fame by the Nova Scotia Forest Technicians Association in 2005. ^[3] In 2016, he was awarded the Evelyn Richardson Award for his book My Life With Trees. ^[4]

Publications

• — (1979). The Brook and the Woodcutter. Department of Lands and Forests. Illustrated by Joy Laking. Halifax, N.S.: Government of Nova Scotia. ISBN   978-0-8887-1007-9. ^[3]
• — (1982). The Man Who Couldn't Stop Sneezing. Department of Lands and Forests. Illustrated by Joy Laking. Halifax, N.S.: Government of Nova Scotia. ISBN   978-0-8887-1025-3. ^[3]
• — (1987). Rattles and Steadies: Memoirs of a Gander River Man . St. John's, NL: Breakwater Books. ISBN   978-0-9195-1973-2.
• — (1989). Alder Music: A Celebration of Our Environment . St. John's, NL: Breakwater Books. ISBN   978-0-9209-1148-8. ^[3]
• — (1992). Wildlife of Atlantic Canada & New England. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9008-5. ^[5]
• — (1992). September Christmas. St. John's, NL: Breakwater Books. ISBN   978-1-5508-1013-4. ^[5]
• — (1994). Doctor Olds of Twillingate: Portrait of an American Surgeon in Newfoundland. St. John's, NL: Breakwater Books. ISBN   978-1-5508-1092-9.
• — (1996). Trees of Nova Scotia: A Guide to the Native and Exotic Species . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9123-5. ^[3]
• — (1998). Doctor When You're Sick You're Not Well. St. John's, NL: Breakwater Books. ISBN   978-1-5508-1142-1.
• — (2001). Discover Nova Scotia: The Ultimate Nature Guide. Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9242-3.
• — (2002). So Much Weather!: Facts, Phenomena And Weather Lore from Atlantic Canada . Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   978-1-5510-9382-6. ^[6]
• — (2015). My Life With Trees. Kentville, N.S.: Gaspereau Press. ISBN   978-1-5544-7151-5. ^[7]
• — (2022). Earthkeeping: Love Notes for Tough Times. Fredericton, N.B.: Goose Lane Editions. ISBN   978-1-7731-0269-6. ^[8]

References

Citations

1. Heritage NL (2013); WFNS (2025).
2. Heritage NL (2013).
3. NSFTA (2005).
4. The Green Interview (2016).
5. Nowlan (1992).
6. Hiscock (2003).
7. PNI Atlantic (2016); McGrath (2025).
8. Walz (2022); Mockler (2024).

Sources

• [The Green Interview] (September 2016). "Gary Saunders: The Meaning of Place". The Green Interview. Halifax, N.S. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• [Heritage NL] (July 2013). "Gary Saunders". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• Hiscock, Philip (2003). "Gary L. Saunders. So Much Weather!: Facts, Phenomena and Weather Lore from Atlantic Canada". Newfoundland & Labrador Studies (Review). 19 (2). University of New Brunswick . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• McGrath, Robin (21 August 2025). "My Life with Trees by Gary L. Saunders". The Seaboard Review of Books. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• Mockler, Dawn (19 June 2024). "Throwback: Earthkeeping by Gary Saunders". Miramichi Reader . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• Nowlan, Michael O. (4 December 1992). "Saunders good choice for Christmas giving". The Daily Gleaner . p. 8. Retrieved 7 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• [NSFTA] (2005). "Gary Saunders". Forestry Hall of Fame. Halifax, N.S.: Nova Scotia Forest Technicians Association. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• [PNI Atlantic] (7 June 2016). "Gary L. Saunders presents readings from his award-winning book". PNI Atlantic News . Postmedia Network . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• Walz, Gene (24 December 2022). "Maritimer muses on life, nature". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
• [WFNS] (2025). "Gary Lloyd Saunders". Halifax, N.S.: Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia . Retrieved 7 October 2025.

External links

• Gary Saunders at 49th Shelf, Association of Canadian Publishers
• Works by Gary Saunders at Open Library