The Vanishing Present
Title | The Vanishing Present PDF eBook |
Author | Donald M. Waller |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2009-08-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0226871746 |
Straddling temperate forests and grassland biomes and stretching along the coastline of two Great Lakes, Wisconsin contains tallgrass prairie and oak savanna, broadleaf and coniferous forests, wetlands, natural lakes, and rivers. But, like the rest of the world, the Badger State has been transformed by urbanization and sprawl, population growth, and land-use change. For decades, industry and environment have attempted to coexist in Wisconsin—and the dynamic tensions between economic progress and environmental protection makes the state a fascinating microcosm for studying global environmental change. The Vanishing Present brings together a distinguished set of contributors—including scientists, naturalists, and policy experts—to examine how human pressures on Wisconsin’s changing lands, waters, and wildlife have redefined the state’s ecology. Though they focus on just one state, the authors draw conclusions about changes in temperate habitats that can be applied elsewhere, and offer useful insights into future of the ecology, conservation, and sustainability of Wisconsin and beyond. A fitting tribute to the home state of Aldo Leopold and John Muir, The Vanishing Present is an accessible and timely case study of a significant ecosystem and its response to environmental change.
Map Guide to Improved Trout Waters of Wisconsin
Title | Map Guide to Improved Trout Waters of Wisconsin PDF eBook |
Author | Todd Hanson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2008-02-01 |
Genre | Fishing |
ISBN | 9780980219401 |
Wisconsin Waters
Title | Wisconsin Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Spoolman |
Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2022-07-26 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0870209965 |
Every Wisconsin waterway has a story, from the Great Lakes and the Mighty Mississippi to thousands of interior lakes, rivers, and trout streams. Wisconsin Waters takes readers on an epic tour of the geologic, natural, and human stories that have shaped these aquatic landscapes over millions of years. In this companion to his popular Wisconsin State Parks book, Scott Spoolman journeys to the distant past to examine the origins of Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and wetlands. In his accessible storytelling style, Spoolman details the natural forces—volcanic eruptions, ancient seas, erosion, glaciers, and more—that created these bodies of water and the resulting habitats for the state’s flora, fauna, and early peoples. More than a geology or natural history book, Wisconsin Waters invites readers to visit waterways in four regions of the state, where they can view the modern-day evidence of how they were formed. Nineteen travel guides suggest ways to explore a selection of Wisconsin waterscapes, providing a better understanding of the land’s history that will enhance readers’ enjoyment of and appreciation for our freshwater resources.
Stretching Waters
Title | Stretching Waters PDF eBook |
Author | John Sturm (Jr.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Chain O'Lakes (Waupaca, Wis.) |
ISBN | 9780963298003 |
Milwaukee, at the Gathering of the Waters
Title | Milwaukee, at the Gathering of the Waters PDF eBook |
Author | Harry H. Anderson |
Publisher | American Portrait Series |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780938076063 |
A pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Water Law in the 21st Century
Title | Wisconsin Water Law in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Paul G. Kent |
Publisher | |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Groundwater |
ISBN | 9780989897006 |
Crossing the Driftless
Title | Crossing the Driftless PDF eBook |
Author | Lynne Diebel |
Publisher | University of Wisconsin Pres |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2015-03-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0299302946 |
Both a traveler's tale of a 359-mile canoe trip and an exploration of the dramatic environment of the Upper Midwest's Driftless region, following the streams of geologic and human history.