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Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For readers who enjoyed Finding the Mother Tree and The Hidden Life of Trees comes the first-ever book about a movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by flipping empty lots, backyards and degraded land into mini-forests. In Mini-Forest Revolution, author Hannah Lewis presents a compelling case that what the world needs is not a corporate-sponsored "Trillion Tree Campaign," but instead a people-powered "plant a million mini-forests"...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In recent years, planting a tree has become a catchall to represent "doing something good for the planet." Many companies commit to planting a tree with every purchase. But who plants those trees and where? Will they flourish and offer the benefits that people expect? Can all the individual efforts around the world help remedy the ever-looming climate crisis? In Treekeepers, Lauren E. Oakes takes us on a poetic and practical journey from the Scottish...
Author
Publisher
Mountain Press Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The authors recount the history of humans among the ponderosa pines, the historical role of fire, how and why the forest has changed and what people can do to restore the forest to its former glory. Part 2 features a richly illustrated guide to 64 special ponderosa places scattered across the West.
Author
Series
Scientific investigations report volume 2010-5208
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report RMRS volume 361
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Series
General technical report PSW volume 247
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Pub. Date
September 2014.
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
"This book represents the collective body of knowledge and experience of WWF and its many partners - which is collected here for the first time and which will be invaluable to all of those working in the field. This guide will serve as a first stop for practitioners and researchers in any organisation or region and as a key reference on the subject. Along with concise, practical information for a variety of specific systems and issues, it gives many...
Author
Series
United States congressional serial set volume serial no. 15159.m
Publisher
U.S. G.P.O
Pub. Date
2008]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Longleaf forests once covered 92 million acres from Texas to Maryland to Florida. These grand old-growth pines were the "alpha tree" of the largest forest ecosystem in North America and have come to define the southern forest. But a complex web of factors has reduced those forests so that longleaf is now found only on 3 million acres. Fortunately, longleaf forests are once again spreading across the South. This book invites readers to experience the...
Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Showcases both the grandeur of the redwood ecosystems that sustain California and the deep love they have engendered in scientists, writers, artists, and the general public. Includes five new essays discussing various topics, including the science of redwoods, the League's history of redwoods conservation, and the big trees' significance to indigenous cultures.
Series
General technical report RMRS volume GTR-259
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Restoration ecology is a vital tool to mitigate the crisis caused by the global destruction of biodiversity, one of the most powerful existential threats to future generations. Johnny Armstrong's Rescuing Biodiversity tells the story of one man's attempts to preserve a vanishing Louisiana ecosystem and restore the rich animal and plant species that once lived there. As a grandfather and perpetual student, Armstrong witnessed the speed at which the...
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