The Last Great Forest

The Last Great Forest
Title The Last Great Forest PDF eBook
Author Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan
Publisher
Pages 184
Release 2000
Genre Forests and forestry
ISBN

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The Final Forest

The Final Forest
Title The Final Forest PDF eBook
Author William Dietrich
Publisher University of Washington Press
Pages 337
Release 2011-07-01
Genre History
ISBN 0295802251

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2011 Outstanding Title, University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award Before Forks, a small town on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, became famous as the location for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series, it was the self-proclaimed “Logging Capital of the World” and ground zero in a regional conflict over the fate of old-growth forests. Since Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Dietrich first published The Final Forest in 1992, logging in Forks has given way to tourism, but even with its new fame, Forks is still a home to loggers and others who make their living from the surrounding forests. The new edition recounts how forest policy and practices have changed since the early 1990s and also tells us what has happened in Forks and where the actors who were so important to the timber wars are now. For more information on the author to to: http://williamdietrich.com/

Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet

Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet
Title Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet PDF eBook
Author John W. Reid
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 357
Release 2022-03-29
Genre Nature
ISBN 1324006048

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Clear, provocative, and persuasive, Ever Green is an inspiring call to action to conserve Earth’s irreplaceable wild woods, counteract climate change, and save the planet. Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska’s Bering seacoast to Canada’s Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America’s bulge; the Congo, occupying parts of six nations in Africa’s wet equatorial middle; and the island forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California. These megaforests are vital to preserving global biodiversity, thousands of cultures, and a stable climate, as economist John W. Reid and celebrated biologist Thomas E. Lovejoy argue convincingly in Ever Green. Megaforests serve an essential role in decarbonizing the atmosphere—the boreal alone holds 1.8 trillion metric tons of carbon in its deep soils and peat layers, 190 years’ worth of global emissions at 2019 levels—and saving them is the most immediate and affordable large-scale solution to our planet’s most formidable ongoing crisis. Reid and Lovejoy offer practical solutions to address the biggest challenges these forests face, from vastly expanding protected areas, to supporting Indigenous forest stewards, to planning smarter road networks. In gorgeous prose that evokes the majesty of these ancient forests along with the people and animals who inhabit them, Reid and Lovejoy take us on an exhilarating global journey.

The Last Forest

The Last Forest
Title The Last Forest PDF eBook
Author G. D. McNeill
Publisher
Pages 166
Release 1940-01
Genre Nature
ISBN 9780870126352

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THE LAST FOREST will take you back in time to the 1880's, to the unspoiled West Virginia wilderness. G. D. (Douglas) McNeill's collection of stories begins with the forest primeval, before the railroads & loggers disturbed the tranquility of centuries. It ends fifty years later, with the last virgin forest cut over & despoiled. Anyone who loves good writing & a well-told tale will enjoy THE LAST FOREST. Through its pages fishermen, hunters & hikers can imagine the hardwood forests of the Allegheny Mountains a hundred years ago, then retrace the sorry history of their exploitation & destruction. Much of the book's action takes place along the Cranberry & Williams rivers, an area now protected as federally designated wilderness area. THE LAKE FOREST was written in the 1930's & has been out of print for half a century. (Reprinted 1990,1999).

Exploring the Big Woods

Exploring the Big Woods
Title Exploring the Big Woods PDF eBook
Author Matthew D. Moran
Publisher University of Arkansas Press
Pages 226
Release 2016-10-01
Genre Nature
ISBN 1610755944

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Exploring the Big Woods: A Guide to the Last Great Forest of Eastern Arkansas is both a natural history and a guide to one of the last remnants of Mississippi bottomland forest, an ecosystem that once stretched from southern Illinois to the Gulf Coast. Crossed by the White River and its tributaries, which periodically flood and release nutrients, the Big Woods is one of the few places in the Mississippi River Valley where this life-giving flood cycle persists. As a result, it is home to an unusual abundance of animals and plants. Immense cypresses, hickories, sweetgums, oaks, and sycamores; millions of migrating waterfowl; incredible scenery; and the complex relationship between humans and nature are all to be discovered here. Exploring the Big Woods will introduce readers to the natural features, plants, animals, and hiking and canoeing trails going deep into the forests and swamps of this rare and beautiful natural resource.

Extraordinary Women Conservationists of Washington

Extraordinary Women Conservationists of Washington
Title Extraordinary Women Conservationists of Washington PDF eBook
Author Dee Arntz
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 179
Release 2015-01-12
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1625852835

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Courageous women are to thank for many of Washington's environmental conservation successes. Bonnie Phillips, Melanie Rowland and Helen Engle battled harmful timber cutting. Polly Dyer and Emily Haig worked to expand Olympic National Park and organized efforts to establish North Cascades National Park. Women helped create the Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters. As a state representative, Jolene Unsoeld led the fight against Boeing and other major corporations to pass the state Model Toxics Control Act. Author and Washington conservationist Dee Arntz recounts these important stories and many others, showing that the legacy of Washington's female conservationists is nothing short of extraordinary.

Towards Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest

Towards Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest
Title Towards Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest PDF eBook
Author Philip Joseph Burton
Publisher NRC Research Press
Pages 1056
Release 2003
Genre Science
ISBN 9780660187624

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Presenting a summary of the development in boreal forest management, this book provides a progressive vision for some of the world's northern forests. It includes a selection of chapters based on the research conducted by the Sustainable Forest Management Network across Canada. It includes a number of case histories.