Totem Salmon
Title | Totem Salmon PDF eBook |
Author | Freeman House |
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2000-05-12 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780807085493 |
Part lyrical natural history, part social and philosophical manifesto, Totem Salmon tells the story of a determined band of locals who've worked for over two decades to save one of the last purely native species of salmon in California. The book-call it the zen of salmon restoration-traces the evolution of the Mattole River Valley community in northern California as it learns to undo the results of rapacious logging practices; to invent ways to trap wild salmon for propagation; and to forge alliances between people who sometimes agree on only one thing-that there is nothing on earth like a Mattole king salmon. House writes from streamside: "I think I can hear through the cascades of sound a systematic plop, plop, plop, as if pieces of fruit are being dropped into the water. Sometimes this is the sound of a fish searching for the opening upstream; sometimes it is not. I breathe quietly and wait." Freeman House's writing about fish and fishing is erotic, deeply observed, and simply some of the best writing on the subject in recent literature. House tells the story of the annual fishing rituals of the indigenous peoples of the Klamath River in northern California, one that relies on little-known early ethnographic studies and on indigenous voices-a remarkable story of self-regulation that unites people and place. And his riffs on the colorful early history of American hatcheries, on property rights, and on the "happiness of the state" show precisely why he's considered a West Coast visionary. Petitions to list a dozen West Coast salmon runs under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act make saving salmon an issue poised to consume the Pacific West. "Never before, said Federal officials, has so much land or so many people been given notice that they will have to alter their lives to restore a wild species" (New York Times, 2/27/98). Totem Salmon is set to become the essential read for this newest chapter in our relations with other wild things.
Bioregionalism
Title | Bioregionalism PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Vincent McGinnis |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2005-07-28 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1134734336 |
Bioregionalism is the first book to explain the theoretical and practical dimensions of bioregionalism from an interdisciplinary standpoint, focusing on the place of bioregional identity within global politics. Leading contributors from a broad range of disciplines introduce this exciting new concept as a framework for thinking about indigenous peoples, local knowledge, globalization, science, global environmental issues, modern society, conservation, history, education and restoration. Bioregionalism's emphasis on place and community radically changes the way we confront human and ecological issues.
Environmentalism
Title | Environmentalism PDF eBook |
Author | David Pepper |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 612 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Environmentalism |
ISBN | 9780415206242 |
Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design
Title | Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design PDF eBook |
Author | Robert L. France |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 2007-10-18 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1420008730 |
What if environmentally damaged landscapes could not only be remediated from an ecological standpoint, but also designed to replenish an entire community as well as the nature surrounding it? The Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design incorporates ecology, engineering, sociology, and design elements into a new paradigm for environmental r
Eating Totem Salmon
Title | Eating Totem Salmon PDF eBook |
Author | Flora H. Brain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Pacific salmon |
ISBN |
Earth Medicine
Title | Earth Medicine PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Meadows |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2011-08-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 144648923X |
Native Americans had a close affinity with the earth and an understanding of the natural forces which shaped their environment. They recognised that not only were our physical bodies composed of the elements of the earth but our core personalities also were influenced by seasonal characteristics and by the tides of time governed by the Sun and the Moon. The time of birth was no chance happening of fate, but an indication of personality traits and inherent potentials we were each born with to meet the challenges of life. The key to exploring your individuality is a Birth Totem - an animal representation which indicates the characteristics and attributes which combined together comprise your 'medicine' - your inner power and resources. Learn how to: - Identify your own Birth Totem - Connect yourself to your true potential - Discover your life purpose and learn how to fulfil it - Explore all aspects of your life including health and relationships.
Wild Hunger
Title | Wild Hunger PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Wilshire |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 1999-10-27 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1461647169 |
This pioneering work explores why our culture is plagued by addictions—by giving serious attention to our genetic legacy from our hunter-gatherer ancestors.