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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
by Richard Preston
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Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained — the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have... ( read more)
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The Hidden Forest: The Biography of an Ecosystem
by John R Luoma
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The tallest species of spruce, hemlock, fir, cedar, and pine trees on earth coexist in the old growth of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon's Cascade Range. Set aside as a living laboratory by the U.S. Forest Service in 1948, the 16,000... ( read more)
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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
by John Vaillant
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The felling of a celebrated giant golden spruce tree in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands takes on a potent symbolism in this probing study of an unprecedented act of eco-vandalism. Vaillant profiles the culprit, an ex-logger turned messianic... ( read more)
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Wilderness & the American Mind 4TH Edition
by Roderick Frazi Nash
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A fourth edition of Nash's classic study is now available with a new Preface and Epilogue in which the author explores the future of wilderness and reflects on its ethical and biocentric relevance.... ( read more)
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The Wilderness Reader
by Frank Bergon
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"The Wilderness Reader" is an excellent representation of a small but distinctive body of American literature that concerns itself primarily with the wilderness as physical fact. The writers blend emotions with informed observation. Their purpose is... ( read more)
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The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve Them
by Elizabeth Royte
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Royte weaves together her own adventures on Panama's fertile and animal filled Barro Colorado with tales of researchers struggling to parse the intricate workings of the rain forest, the most complicated natural system on the planet.... ( read more)
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With Broadax & Firebrand: Distruction of Brazilian Atlantic
by Warren Dean
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Warren Dean chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic Forest. A quarter the size of the Amazon Forest, and the most densely populated region in Brazil, the... ( read more)
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Roadless Rules: The Struggle for the Last Wild Forests
by Tom Turner
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Roadless Rules is a fast-paced and insightful look at one of the most important, wide-ranging, and controversial efforts to protect public forests ever undertaken in the United States. In January 2000, President Clinton submitted to the Federal Register... ( read more)
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Forests Sourcebook: Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation (Agriculture and Rural Development)
by World Bank
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The 'Forests Source Book' provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide World Bank lending activities and projects, the... ( read more)
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The Way of the Woods: Journeys Through American Forests
by Linda Underhill
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In The Way of the Woods, Linda Underhill explores some of our nationas most important forests, from the magnificent old-growth groves of Cook Forest in Western Pennsylvania to the endangered hemlock forests of the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern... ( read more)
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Trees & Forests of America
by Tim Palmer
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Trees & Forests of America is an unprecedented collection of 200 stunning photographs by award-winning author Tim Palmer. Along with breath-taking images, his expressive text celebrates the exquisite beauty of nature and explains why trees and... ( read more)
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Ecology of Fire in Rocky Mountain Landscapes
by William L Baker
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Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes brings a century of scientific research to bear on improving the relationship between people and fire. In recent years, some scientists have argued that current patterns of fire are significantly different from... ( read more)
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People, Fire, and Forests: A Synthesis of Wildfire Social Science
by Terry Daniel
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Years of drought and decades of aggressive fire exclusion have left North American forests at high risk for future catastrophic fires. Forest settings are a magnet for recreational opportunities and for rapidly growing residential development&mdash... ( read more)
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The Enduring Forests: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska
by Ruth Kirk
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The landscapes and ecosystems of the ancient forests are brought to life through full-color photographs and the text of five regional authors in this large-format tribute. Published by The Mountaineers Foundation.... ( 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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Salvage Logging and Its Ecological Consequences
by David Lindenmayer
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Salvage logging—removing trees from a forested area in the wake of a catastrophic event such as a wildfire or hurricane—is highly controversial. Policymakers and those with an economic interest in harvesting trees typically argue that damaged... ( read more)
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Deforesting the Earth: From Prehistory to Global Crisis, an Abridgment
by Michael Williams
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“Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only... ( read more)
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Wildfire, P
by Alianor True
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During the summer of 2000, Americans from coast to coast witnessed the worst fire season in recorded history. Daily news reports brought dramatic images of vast swaths of land going up in smoke, from the mountains of Montana and Wyoming, to the... ( read more)
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A People's History of Wilderness
by Matt Jenkins
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High Country News honors the Wilderness Act's 40th Anniversary by examining the Act's origin and impacts. *Published on the 40th anniversary of America's most important public lands protection movement *Highlights the citizen activists who made and... ( read more)
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Last Great Wilderness: The Campaign to Establish the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
by Roger Kaye
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is at the center of the conflict between Americas demand for oil and nature at its most pristine. Three decades before the battle over oil development began, a group of visionary conservationists launched a... ( read more)
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