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  • Douglas Fir

    The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree

    "Concluding with an enticing visitors’ guide to notable Douglas fir specimens throughout the West, this book offers lively perspectives on a tree that we perhaps take for granted too often." -- Coast WeekendWesterners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir--but how well do they? Douglas firs are found in the continental northwest from British Columbia to as far south as ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Northwest Trees

    Identifying and Understanding the Region's Native Trees

    by Stephen Arno ...
    "An essential companion for the amateur tree fan and a valuable source of information for the professional." -- Jerry Franklin, world-renowned forest ecologist and professor emeritus, College of the Environment, University of WashingtonNorthwest Trees offers an exceptional blend of expertise and visual artistry. Covering Washington, Oregon, southern British Columbia, southwestern Alberta, most of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Flames in Our Forest

    Disaster or Renewal?

    Shaped by fire for thousands of years, the forests of the western United States are as adapted to periodic fires as they are to the region's soils and climate. Our widespread practice of ignoring the vital role of fire is costly in both ecological and economic terms, with consequences including the decline of important fire-dependent tree and undergrowth species, increasing density and stagnation ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Mimicking Nature's Fire

    Restoring Fire-Prone Forests In The West

    The magnificent stands of old-growth trees that characterize the forests of western North America depend on periodic fires for their creation or survival. Deprived of that essential disturbance process eventually they die, leaving an overcrowded growth of smaller trees vulnerable to intense blazes and epidemics of insects and disease.In Mimicking Nature's Fire, forest ecologists Stephen Arno and ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Ponderosa

    People, Fire, and the West's Most Iconic Tree

    The West’s vast ponderosa pine forest has been home to people for thousands of years. Ponderosa from distant mountains provided timbers for the ancient pueblos of the Southwest. Pioneers on horseback extolled the giant pines and grassy glades of yesterday’s forest. Ponderosa timber was used to build Gold Rush-era flumes, sluice boxes, and mine shafts, as well as ties and trestles for the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed

    by John Vaillant ...
    A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth.When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months earlier, logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Dynamic Forest

    Man Versus Nature in the Boreal Forest

    Series Book 7 - Point of View
    Nearing the end of a lifetime in the boreal forest, a retired forester writes a passionate plea for rational, science-based forest management.The boreal forest is constantly changing, often dramatically. We like to picture it as a stable, balanced system. Really, it is anything but stable. The boreal forest is dynamic.For over sixty years, forester Malcolm F. Squires has seen mature forests within ... Read more

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  • Freshwater Ecology

    Concepts and Environmental Applications

    Series series Aquatic Ecology
    Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the study of lakes and streams. Issues of spatial and temporal scale, anthropogenic impacts, and application of current ecological concepts are covered along with ideas that are presented in more traditional limnological texts. ... Read more

    $103.49 USD

  • Listen to the Trees

    In his introduction, Don MacCaskill wrote modestly, 'I think I became a naturalist'. He was, in fact, one of Scotland's foremost naturalists and a remarkable wildlife photographer as well. In a flashback to his early years in Kilmartin, a village in Argyllshire, we learn of his awakening interest in man's relationship with the wildlife all around him - why was it necessary to kill it? And when ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The Giving Trees Need Your Help! Trees for Kids - Biology 3rd Grade | Children's Biology Books

    Did you know that the trees are essential for living life on Earth? Without them, we would not have oxygen to live. But what is happening? Trees are being cut down to serve industrial purposes. It’s time your child knows these facts so that he/she can act to protect the giving trees too. Plant the seeds of knowledge by using this biology book for third graders today. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Legacy of John Waldie and Sons

    A History of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company

    At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "the second largest lumber operator in Canada." A young Scottish immigrant who came to Wellington Square (now Burlington, Ontario) in 1842, he rose to prominence as a wealthy merchant and ship owner. In 1885 he entered the lumber business. Active in local and federal politics, and a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cereals: Novel Uses and Processes

    "So long as a person is capable of self renewal they are a living being. " -Amiel Cereals have been the source of life to the human race, providing nutritional and ma terial needs since the dawn of civilization. As with all dynamic industries, the Cereal in dustry has renewed itself in the past; as the millennium approaches, it is on the brink of another renewal, in which the versatility and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD