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Bogs, Meadows, Marshes, and Swamps: A Guide to 25 Wetland Sites of Washington State
by Marie Churney  Book News Annotation An analysis of the Clean Water Act of 1972 and subsequent legislation focusing on the process by which such legislation is enacted and arguing for clearer lines of planning and management. The authors propose a system of "pragmatic enforcement...
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Marshes: The Disappearing Edens
by William Burt Publisher Comments Drawn since boyhood to the beauty and allure of marshes, naturalist William Burt has prowled them by day and night, in every season, from one edge of North America to the other. For thirty years he has hauled his large-format camera with him, seeking to...
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Stirring the Mud : on Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination (01 Edition)
by Barbara Hurd Publisher Comments 'In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd\'s forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature...
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Wetlands
by William Niering Publisher Comments A comprehensive field guide, fully illustrated with color photographs, to the trees, wildflowers, fishes, insects, birds, and other natural wonders of North America's rivers, lakes, and swamps....
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America's Wetland: Louisiana's Vanishing Coast
by Mike Dunne Synopsis America's Wetland sounds the clarion call of the catastrophic effects of Louisiana's vanishing coastline--not just for Louisiana but for the nation and the world. This vital landscape known as America's Wetland is currently disappearing at a rate of...
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The Sierra Club Wetlands Reader: A Literary Journey
by Sam Wilson Publisher Comments The Sierra Club Wetlands Reader is the second volume in the Sierra Club's new series of literary celebrations of the Earth's biomes -- the major ecological communities that have shaped the collective human experience. From the Everglades to Alaska, North...
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A Natural History of Quiet Waters: Swamps and Wetlands of the Mid-Atlantic Coast
by Curtis Badger Publisher Comments Although swamps today are recognized as one of the richest and most prolific natural systems on Earth, they have long held a mysterious and tenuous place in America's history and culture. Ernest Hemingway equated them with madness and death in Big Two...
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A Place Between the Tides: A Naturalist's Reflections on the Salt Marsh
by Harry Thurston Publisher Comments A Place Between the Tides is an evocative mix of scientific observation and personal memories that captures the tremendous vitality and vulnerability of marshlands. For every nature writer there seems to be one special place that demonstrates the ways of...
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A Manual of Aquatic Plants
by Norman C Fassett Publisher Comments Though Norman C. Fassett’s classic, Manual of Aquatic Plants has been superseded by a comprehensive new edition from Garrett Crow and Barre Hellquist (see below), it still has an affectionate following, much like old editions of classic cookbooks...
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Stirring the Mud: On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination
by Barbara Hurd Publisher Comments In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature...
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Wetlands Explained: Wetland Science, Policy, and Politics in America
by William M Lewis Publisher Comments This book brings together in compact form a broad scientific and sociopolitical view of US wetlands. This primer lays out the science and policy considerations to help in navigating this branch of science that is so central to conservation policy...
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Saving Louisiana?: The Battle for Coastal Wetlands
by Bill Streever Synopsis Salt water is inundating coastal Louisiana, transforming precious wetlands into backwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. Science may hold the key to reversing the problem. But what will the cost be? And will the plan work? These are the quandaries reported in...
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Guide to Wetlands
by Patrick Dugan Publisher Comments A comprehensive and fascinating guide to the wetlands of the world that covers important wetland wildlife in detail, with a special focus on birds. The ecology of marshes, estuaries, floodplains, lagoons, swamps and bogs supports an exceptionally rich...
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Holding Back the Sea the Struggle For
by Christoph Hallowell 
Publisher Comments " Holding Back the Sea is exceptionally well-written, pages of poetic descriptions of bayou scenery, small towns and Louisiana people make it worth the effort to read."...
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Holding Back the Sea: The Struggle on the Gulf Coast to Save America
by Christoph Hallowell Publisher Comments Katrina's arrival on the Gulf Coast was a long time in coming. But it was assured. Since 1965, when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans, breached a levee, and flooded part of the city, everyone was waiting and talking about when the Big One would strike...
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The Winemaker's Marsh
by Kenneth Brower Synopsis One winter day in 1988, as he surveyed his newly purchased land in California's wine country, Sam Sebastiani made a bold decision: He would plant vines on his hillside but he would restore the hayfield below it to its natural condition - a freshwater...
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Absence and Light: Meditations from the Klamath Marshes
by John R. Campbell Synopsis John R. Campbell presents thought-provoking commentary on contemporary culture in a series of meditations on the Klamath marshes, an area on the Oregon/California border rich in both natural and human history....
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Wetland Restoration, Flood Pulsing, and Disturbance Dynamics
by Beth Middleton Publisher Comments Making the latest academic research on effective wetland restoration techniques accessible to the private environmental consulting firms and protection agencies who need it most, this book provides essential information on disturbance dynamics. The...
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Marsh Mission: Capturing the Vanishing Wetlands
by C C Lockwood Publisher Comments Louisiana is in a desperate battle to save what remains of its coastal wetlands, which are disappearing at the rate of a football field-size area every 38 minutes. Most people are unaware of the devastating transformation of this remote region, though...
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Wetland Plants of Oregon & Washington #1: Wetland Plants of Oregon and Washington
by B Jennifer Guard Synopsis This guide describes more than 330 plant species with hints for distinguishing easily confused species and notes on endangered plants and wildlife....
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