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Books on all aspects of sustainable forestry and
protecting forests and forest ecosystems. Specific topics include protecting
old growth temperate rainforests, protecting tropical rainforests, sustainable
logging practices, sustainable wood and lumber certification, threats
to forest ecosystems and strategies to protect those ecosystems, forest
restoration, reforestation, and tree planting, sustainable paper products,
paper and wood recycling, wood as a biofuel, and urban forestry.
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The
Redesigned Forest .
By Chris Maser. Explains
the natural design of a forest, and how science and technology have
tried to change that design. More...
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Forest
Certification in Sustainable Development: Healing the Landscape .
By Chris Maser. Highlights
the history, importance, and rewards of forest certification. Discusses
the issues involved in mainstream forestry as it is currently practiced,
and what can be done to create sustainable forestry. More
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Forest Journey: The Story of Wood and Civilization .
By John Perlin. Chronicles
the many ways wood contributed to the growth of civilization, as fuel,
material for houses, ships and wagons, as support for digging mines,
molds for crafting other materials, and so on. Describes the deforestation
of Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, the West Indies, and the United
States by kings, warlords, and robber barons. More...
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Trees
& Forests of America .
By Tim Palmer. An unprecedented
collection of 200 stunning photographs with text celebrating the exquisite
beauty of nature and explaining why trees and forests are important
to all life. In this remarkable volume of unaltered photos, it is easy
to get lost in sunbeams shining through green canopies or in the sky-reaching
rise of the largest living organisms on earth. More
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Clearcut:
The Tragedy of Industrial Forestry .
By Daniel Dancer. From air
and ground, the 35 photographers whose vivid work is gathered here document
the devastation clear-cut forestry has caused across Canada and the
U.S. This volume doesn't just show the destruction of clearcutting but
offers solutions. More
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Forest
Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest .
By Chris Maser. Describes
a single forest and its many dwellers, from flying squirrels to fungi,
from massive Douglas fir trees to tiny tree-eating mites. Builds a strong
case for conservation. More
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Forest
Products and Wood Science: An Introduction .
By Jim L. Bowyer. Provides
a comprehensive overview of the anatomical and physical nature of wood
and the relationship of these characteristics to its use as an industrial
raw material. Includes updated research findings and expanded discussions
that reflect the changing face of the forest products industry. More
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Inside
the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest: Exploring the Heart of Central Africa .
By Francesca Lyman. Follows
a team of scientists, artists, and filmmakers as they search for the
elusive lowland gorilla, rare birds, leopards, a universe of insects,
not to mention the powerful elephants for whom the forest is named.
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Luminous
Mountains: The Sierra Nevada of California .
By Tim Palmer. An evocative
portrait of the whole Sierra Nevada range. Guides us into ancient green
forests suffused with life. Reveals the Sierra in a way that has never
been done before. Features 140 color photos and eight essays that inform
and inspire about the intricate workings of nature and also the conflicts
inherent in the booming growth of the nation s most populous state.
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Naked
in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery .
By Jim Motavalli. Joseph
Knowles was a ex-Navy man, friend of the Sioux, and onetime hunting
guide who stepped nearly naked into the woods to live off the land.
From 1913 to 1916, his dispatches to the world - alternating accounts
of bear clubbing and quiet contemplation, written in charcoal on pieces
of birch bark - set off major newspaper wars, exploiting readers' fears
of modernization. Did Knowles really survive for months at a time in
the untamed wilderness? Part adventure story, part cultural investigation,
Naked in the Woods reveals a new dimension of our natural history.
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Trees,
Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function .
By Chris Maser. An introduction
to the world of mycorrhizal fungi in forests and their importance in
food webs as highlighted by truffles. This book should encourage readers
to investigate further the intricate and essential interactions occurring
in forests. A clear and compelling argument that there's much more to
forests than meets the eye. More
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