The Northern Forest
Title | The Northern Forest PDF eBook |
Author | David Dobbs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780930031817 |
Through remarkably intimate and complex portraits, The Northern Forest reveals the drama of a rural society struggling to maintain itself in one of America's last great forests. This is a story about the challenge of maintaining a genuine, lasting balance between ecology and economy--not just in the Northern Forest, but everywhere in the world where people are facing this dilemma." --
Hunters of the Northern Forest
Title | Hunters of the Northern Forest PDF eBook |
Author | Richard K. Nelson |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1986-10-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0226571815 |
Boreal forest Indians like the Kutchin of east-central Alaska are among the few native Americans who still actively pursue a hunter's way of life. Yet even among these people hunting and gathering is vanishing so rapidly that it will soon disappear. This updated edition of Hunters of the Northern Forest stands as the only complete account of subsistence and survival among the Kutchin, capturing a final glimpse of a way of life at the crossroads of cultural development.
Woody Plants of the Northern Forest
Title | Woody Plants of the Northern Forest PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry C. Jenkins |
Publisher | Comstock Publishing Associates |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781501719684 |
"A visual reference for rapid identification of twigs and leaves. Contains nineteen quick guides and five systematic sections, which present the species in five basic groups: evergreens, opposite buds, alternate buds, opposite leaves, alternate leaves. Intended as a quick guide for provisional identification, for adults and K-12 educational material. Accompanying folding charts for field use sold separately"--
Field Notes from the Northern Forest
Title | Field Notes from the Northern Forest PDF eBook |
Author | Curt Stager |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 1999-02-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780815605720 |
A collection of essays exploring the natural history of the Northern Forest, one of North America's largest ecosystems.
Nature Guide to the Northern Forest
Title | Nature Guide to the Northern Forest PDF eBook |
Author | Peter J. Marchand |
Publisher | Appalachian Mountain Club |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781934028421 |
"Part field guide, part natural history narrative, this full-color guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club will help you identify and understand the complex influences that shape the flora and fauna of northern New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine."--Back cover.
The Boreal Forest
Title | The Boreal Forest PDF eBook |
Author | L. E. Carmichael |
Publisher | Kids Can Press Ltd |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2020-04-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 152530044X |
A unique look at the boreal forest, Earth’s vast and vital wilderness. The boreal forest, the planet’s largest land biome, spans the northern regions like “a scarf around the neck of the world.” Besides providing homes for many species, the forest’s influence is far-reaching: its trees and wetlands clean our air and water and are helping slow global climate change. In this evocative tour, a lyrical fictional narrative is paired with informational sidebars that describe life in the forest throughout the year, from one country to another. One of the world’s most magnificent regions comes to vivid life through the art of storytelling.
Make Prayers to the Raven
Title | Make Prayers to the Raven PDF eBook |
Author | Richard K. Nelson |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2020-05-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 022676785X |
"Nelson spent a year among the Koyukon people of western Alaska, studying their intimate relationship with animals and the land. His chronicle of that visit represents a thorough and elegant account of the mystical connection between Native Americans and the natural world."—Outside "This admirable reflection on the natural history of the Koyukon River drainage in Alaska is founded on knowledge the author gained as a student of the Koyukon culture, indigenous to that region. He presents these Athapascan views of the land—principally of its animals and Koyukon relationships with those creatures—together with a measured account of his own experiences and doubts. . . . For someone in search of a native American expression of 'ecology' and natural history, I can think of no better place to begin than with this work."—Barry Lopez, Orion Nature Quarterly "Far from being a romantic attempt to pass on the spiritual lore of Native Americans for a quick fix by others, this is a very serious ethnographic study of some Alaskan Indians in the Northern Forest area. . . . He has painstakingly regarded their views of earth, sky, water, mammals and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. He does admire their love of nature and spirit. Those who see the world through his eyes using their eyes will likely come away with new respect for the boreal forest and those who live with it and in it, not against it."—The Christian Century "In Make Prayers to the Raven Nelson reveals to us the Koyukon beliefs and attitudes toward the fauna that surround them in their forested habitat close to the lower Yukon. . . . Nelson's presentation also gives rich insights into the Koyukon subsistence cycle through the year and into the hardships of life in this northern region. The book is written with both brain and heart. . . . This book represents a landmark: never before has the integration of American Indians with their environment been so well spelled out."—Ake Hultkrantz, Journal of Forest History