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Pub. Date
2013.
Description
"Written with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Biologist David George Haskell uses a one-square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life. Beginning with simple observations--a salamander scuttling across the...
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"Bernd Heinrich receives a letter from a severely ill friend asking if he might have a "green burial" at Heinrich's hunting camp, and the acclaimed biologist/author sets out to explore exactly how the animal world deals with the death-to-life cycle and what we can learn from the process, both ecologically and spiritually." -- Publisher.
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"From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there? Unable to answer this for centuries, people believed the deep was a sinister realm of fiendish creatures and deadly...
65) The Water Walker
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters - or oceans - all the way to Lake Superior. The water walks are full of challenges, and by her example...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
In Advertising & the End of the World, Sut Jhally, Executive Director of MEF, exposes the inherent conflict between commercial culture - as aggressively sold by private, global media systems - and environmental stewardship. This powerful video goes beyond simply critiquing commercial images to challenge us to evaluate the costs of consumer society and how we participate in it.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
2nd edition.
Description
"Walk among the white spruce, red squirrels, and deer of the boreal forest. Discover this North American habitat and the plants and animals that call it home. Narrative text, striking images, and illustrations explore this critical biome"--
71) Pond & river
Author
Pub. Date
2000, c1988
Description
A photo essay about the range of plants and animals found in fresh water throughout the year examines the living conditions and survival mechanisms of creatures dwelling at the edge of the water, on its surface, or under the mud.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Description
Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporitng human life for millennia. Based on the premise that nature lies at the center of human existence, Davis takes readers on a compelling and, at times, wrenching journey from the Florida Keys to the Texas Rio Grande, along marshy shorelines and majestic estuarine bays, both beautiful and life-giving, though...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[Illustrated, abridged edition.]
Description
"A visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests. In his international bestseller THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES, Peter Wohlleben opened readers' eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling selections from the original book and stunning, large-format photographs of trees from around the world, this gorgeous...
77) Apple tree
Author
Pub. Date
c1987
Edition
1st ed.
Description
Describes the many ways an apple tree interacts with insects, birds, and other animals during a full year of its development.
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