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by Nicole Viloteau  Publisher Comments Secret Jungle is a photographic record of one woman's determination to reveal the beauties of a vibrant yet endangered world. Nicole Viloteau has spent over twenty-five years exploring the world's jungles, from Gabon to Australia, from Madagascar to... (read more)  List Price $40.00 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies 
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by Richard A Schroeder Publisher Comments Shady Practices is a revealing analysis of the gendered political ecology brought about by conflicting local interests and changing developmental initiatives in a West African village. Between 1975 and 1985, while much of Africa suffered devastating... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mark London Publisher Comments 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) List Price $25.95 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by R Hasler Publisher Comments Can wildlife utilization become a sustainable alternative means of land usage? This anthropological study reveals the intricate web of socio-cultural forces at play in wildlife management in Africa, shedding light on many issues central to the management... (read more) List Price $127.50 Your price $4.18 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by William S. Alverson Publisher Comments "Wild Forests" presents a coherent review of the scientific and policy issues surrounding biological diversity in the context of contemporary public forest management. The authors examine past and current practices of forest management and provide a... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $19.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by George E Gruell Publisher Comments In Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests, George Gruell examines the woodlands through repeat photography: rephotographing sites depicted in historical photographs to compare past vegetation to present. The book asks readers to study the evidence, then take an... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by W T Adams Publisher Comments This volume contains 19 invited papers from the International Symposium on POPULATION Genetics of Forest Trees which was held in Corvallis, Oregon, USA, July 31-August 2, 1990. The papers summarize and review the contributions of biochemical genetic... (read more) List Price $284.00 Your price $75.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by John Maclean 
Publisher Comments When, on the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded as taking place at South Canyon, it became the first of a series of seemingly small human errors that, three days later, led to the... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Norman Maclean Publisher Comments On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of these men... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Christian Kulchli Publisher Comments A book of inspiring beauty that tells of a unique odyssey around the world in search of positive tales of forest restoration "An extremely readable book with a hopeful message that deserves to reach a wide audience" -- Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud, Word Wide... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $15.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ruth Kirk Synopsis 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) List Price $27.95 Your price $7.80 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Elizabeth May Publisher Comments Is Canadian forestry on the brink of collapse? World-renowned environmental activist Elizabeth May think it is, and in this exhaustively researched and controversial book tell us why. May reveals that both provincial and federal governments practice... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Sebastian Junger Publisher Comments Forest fires, terrorism, war: explorations of danger by the author of The Perfect Storm. For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited new work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $3.60 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Edward C Goodman Synopsis The harrowing stories and vivid images of the most devastating fires throughout history come alive in this groundbreaking volume, rich with history, science and breathtaking real-life adventure. The 100 most infamous fires through the ages leap full... (read more) List Price $29.98 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Frederick W. Cubbage and Jay O'Laughlin and Charles S. Bullock III Book News Annotation Textbook presents a pragmatic synthesis of policy analysis, civics, and forest resource programs that will help resource professionals understand the pervasive influence of politics on forest resource management policy. It carefully examines how... (read more) List Price $114.00 Your price $59.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Edward A Johnson Publisher Comments A technical introduction to the behaviour of fire and its ecological consequences, using examples from the North American boreal forest.... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price $11.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Constance Best Publisher Comments Nearly 430 million acres of forests in the United States are privately owned, but the viability, and indeed the very existence, of these forests is increasingly threatened by population growth, sprawling urbanization, and patchwork development... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael Goulding Publisher Comments As the depredation of the planet's greatest storehouse of biodiversity-the Amazon region-continues apace, it is vitally important to understand the implications of the immense devastation the area has undergone. Describing the stunning diversity of plant... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Dobbs Publisher Comments Dobbs and Ober closely focus on the lives of Northern Forest residents -- a mill worker, a forester, several loggers, a fishing guide, and a Christmas tree-farming family -- and discover an extraordinary sense of place that arises in those who have a... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Nigel J H Smith Publisher Comments Concern is mounting about the fate of fragile tropical forests and their indigenous people. This original collection of the folklore of peasants living in the Amazon basin, who regard their environment with awe and respect, focuses on the significance of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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