Fire
by Sebastian Junger


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Sebastian Junger came to the attention of many readers in 1997 with The Perfect Storm, his bestselling account of a ferocious storm off the coast of Nova Scotia and the men and women whose lives were affected by it. However, readers of Vanity... (read more)

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Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines Battling Wildfires
by John Maclean


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An expert's report on why wildland fires keep getting hotter, bigger, and more dangerous to the men and women who fight them Are wilderness fires now a tragic and enduring feature of the American landscape? John N. Maclean, author of the acclaimed Fire... (read more)

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Communities and Forests: Where People Meet the Land
by Robert G Lee


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"Communities and Forests offers a timely view of the changing face of forests and forestry in North America today. In examining interactions between people and forests, the book shows that forests are as much a social institution as they are a biological... (read more)

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The Tillamook: A Created Forest Comes of Age
by Gail Wells


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The fate of ancient forests has been debated for decades in the Pacific West. In The Tillamook, Gail Wells takes up the question of younger forests, exploring the creation of a managed forest and what its story reveals about the historic and future role... (read more)

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It's a Jungle Up There: More Tales from the Treetops
by Margaret D Lowman


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Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, Edward and James Burgess. This book recounts their family adventures in remote... (read more)

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Not Just Trees: The Legacy of a Douglas-Fir Forest
by Jane Dirks Edmunds


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This gracefully written story shows all that is lost when we destroy ancient stands of trees--as revealed through a 60-year study of the flora and fauna in an Oregon Coast Range forest that is selectively logged and finally clear-cut.... (read more)

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Identification of the Northern European Woods
by Jon G. Hather


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This technical and well-illustrated guide for archaeologists and conservators aims to provide a methodology for the identification of the woody taxa used to manufacture artefacts recovered from archaeological excavations', to provide the anatomical... (read more)

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The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization
by Mark London


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With a landmass larger than the continental U.S. west of the Mississippi and the richest diversity of plant and animal species on earth, the Amazon has always struck its explorers and would-be exploiters as infinite and largely impenetrable. For decades,... (read more)

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Ancient Forests: A Celebration of North America's Old-Growth Wilderness
by David Middleton


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In this collection of 120 beautiful color photographs, naturalist Middleton reveals the full scope of forest life, from Alaska to California, mountains to coast, canopy to floor. Detailed captions and informative text explain such topics as exactly... (read more)

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Christmas Trees: Growing and Selling Trees, Wreaths, and Greens
by Lewis Hill


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Money does grow on trees, and Christmas Trees by Lewis Hill is the essential equipment for anyone who wishes to gain the pleasure and profit of growing and selling trees, wreaths, and greens. Hill, an experienced and skilled tree grower himself, begins... (read more)

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Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
by Chris Maser


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In this classic work of ecology, Chris Maser traces the growth of an ancient forest in Oregon's Cascade Mountains from its fiery birth in the year 987 to the present. A unique "biography" of an ecosystem, Forest Primeval portrays a diverse fabric of... (read more)

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Good Wood: Growth, Loss, and Renewal
by Steven R Radosevich


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As a young man, Steve Radosevich learned to prune trees by watching his grandfather. Working in the apple orchards of the struggling family farm, he saw that "every cut was a decision, conscious and deliberate, about the health of the trees and their... (read more)

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Last Stands: A Journey Through North America's Vanishing Ancient Rainforests
by Larry Pynn


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An award-winning environmental reporter plunges into coastal rainforests from California to Alaska to explore this unique ecosystem and the complex factors that threaten it.... (read more)

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Lewis and Clark Meet Oregon's Forests: Lessons from Dynamic Nature
by Gail Wells


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A fascinating look at the natural and human-caused influences that have shaped and continue to shape Oregon's forests, using the Lewis and Clark Expedition of two hundred years ago as a backdrop.... (read more)

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The Equitable Forest: Gender and Social Roles in Sustainable Resource Management
by Carol J Colfer


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Research and policy toward sustainable forest management have often paid incomplete attention to the well being of local populations and their activities as forest managers. Where there has been recognition of local communities, the roles of marginalized... (read more)

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Made for Each Other: A Symbiosis of Birds and Pines
by Ronald M Lanner


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In this book, the author details for the first time this fascinating relationship between wingless-seeded pine trees and seed-dispersing Corvids (nutcrackers and jays), showing how mutualism can drive not only each others' evolution, but affect the... (read more)

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The Final Forest: the Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Pacific Northwest
by William Dietrich


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In a riveting exploration of our connection to all that we cherish and exploit on Earth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The Seattle Times examines the human side of the struggle that looms as the fate of our forest s is determined.... (read more)

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Tropical Deforestation the Human Dimen
by Leslie E Sponsel


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While many studies of tropical deforestation neglect the indigenous people of the forests, this book illuminates the insights local people have into conservation of their ecosystems, the effects of habitation on those ecosystems, and the impact of... (read more)

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