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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
by John Vaillant

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The felling of a celebrated giant golden spruce tree in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands takes on a potent symbolism in this probing study of an unprecedented act of eco-vandalism. Vaillant profiles the culprit, an ex-logger turned messianic... (read more)

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Christmas Trees: Growing and Selling Trees, Wreaths, and Greens Christmas Trees: Growing and Selling Trees, Wreaths, and Greens
by Lewis Hill

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Money does grow on trees, and Christmas Trees by Lewis Hill is the essential equipment for anyone who wishes to gain the pleasure and profit of growing and selling trees, wreaths, and greens. Hill, an experienced and skilled tree grower himself, begins... (read more)

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This Was Logging This Was Logging
by Ralph W Andrews

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The day would come when the Pacific Northwest's "Big Woods" would be only a fog-blurred memory. With the superb work of timber photographer Darius Kinsey, comprising more than 200 views, the author dramatically recalls lumbering's great days.... (read more)

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The Northeast's Changing Forest The Northeast's Changing Forest
by Lloyd C Irland

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The Northeast's Changing Forestreviews the history and conditions of the forest in the nine northeastern states. This diverse region stretches from the shores of Lake Erie to Passamaquoddy Bay and from Cape May, New Jersey to northern Maine. The forests... (read more)

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Legacy of Luna: the Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle To Save the Redwoods Legacy of Luna: the Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle To Save the Redwoods
by Julia Butterfly Hill

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On December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill's feet touched the ground for the first time in over two years, as she descended from "Luna," a thousand-year-old redwood in Humboldt County, California. Hill had climbed 180 feet up into the tree high on a... (read more)

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Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
by Julia Butterfly Hill

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On December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill's feet touched the ground for the first time in over two years, as she descended from "Luna," a thousandyear-old redwood in Humboldt County, California. Hill had climbed 180 feet up into the tree high on a... (read more)

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Wild Forests Conservation Biology and Public Policy: Conservation Biology and Public Policy Wild Forests Conservation Biology and Public Policy: Conservation Biology and Public Policy
by William S. Alverson

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"Wild Forests" presents a coherent review of the scientific and policy issues surrounding biological diversity in the context of contemporary public forest management. The authors examine past and current practices of forest management and provide a... (read more)

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Young Men and Fire Young Men and Fire
by Norman Maclean

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On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of these men... (read more)

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Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire (Harvest Book) Jumping Fire: A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire (Harvest Book)
by Murray A Taylor

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Fighting fires since 1965, veteran smokejumper Murry Taylor finally retired from his legendary career after last summer-the worst fire season in more than fifty years. After three decades of parachuting out of planes and battling blazes in the vast... (read more)

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The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl: Policy Lessons for a New Century The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl: Policy Lessons for a New Century
by Steven Lewis Yaffee

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Two decades of negotiations, lawsuits, court orders, and injunctions have transformed the northern spotted owl issue from a regional land management problem into a national controversy of immense proportions. Despite the best efforts of scientists, land... (read more)

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Last Stands: A Journey Through North America's Vanishing Ancient Rainforests Last Stands: A Journey Through North America's Vanishing Ancient Rainforests
by Larry Pynn

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An award-winning environmental reporter plunges into coastal rainforests from California to Alaska to explore this unique ecosystem and the complex factors that threaten it.... (read more)

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Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail Building and Maintenance Manual Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail Building and Maintenance Manual
by Robert C Birkby

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From the leading conservation organization--the trail building and maintenance "bible," now updated and expanded to meet new techniques and new realities of the 21st century. New chapters on arid lands restoration and involving conservation volunteers... (read more)

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Understanding forests Understanding forests
by John J Berger

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North America's wild forests represent the climax of millions of years of evolution. These complex ecosystems protect soil and water resources, provide habitat for wildlife, and are intrinsically connected to climatic stability and biological diversity... (read more)

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Oregon Wild: Endangered Forest Wilderness Oregon Wild: Endangered Forest Wilderness
by Andy Kerr

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Five million acres of unprotected roadless forest remain in Oregon, stretching from the rain-drenched shores of the Pacific and Coast range, across the snow-covered Cascades to the Blue Mountains, Wallowas, and Hells Canyon; from the Deschutes, John Day,... (read more)

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Changing Landscapes: The Development of the International Timber Organization and Its Influence on Tropical Forest Management Changing Landscapes: The Development of the International Timber Organization and Its Influence on Tropical Forest Management
by Duncan Poore

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-280).... (read more)

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Forests: A Naturalist's Guide to Woodland Trees Forests: A Naturalist's Guide to Woodland Trees
by Laurence Walker

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First published in 1990, Forests explores the ecological, economic, and human influences on over thirty significant types of woodlands. Laurence Walker focuses especially on the effects of site factors--climate, physiography, biology, and soils--upon the... (read more)

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Hellroaring: The Life and Times of a Fire Bum Hellroaring: The Life and Times of a Fire Bum
by Peter M Leschak

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Reviewed in the New York Times, award-winning author Peter Leschak chronicles his adventures as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter. From fighting fires in the swamps of northern Minnesota to the huge mountain fires of Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming, Peter... (read more)

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The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve Them The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve Them
by Elizabeth Royte

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Royte weaves together her own adventures on Panama's fertile and animal filled Barro Colorado with tales of researchers struggling to parse the intricate workings of the rain forest, the most complicated natural system on the planet.... (read more)

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Tree Huggers: Victory Defeat and Renewal in the Northwest Ancient Forest Campaign Tree Huggers: Victory Defeat and Renewal in the Northwest Ancient Forest Campaign
by Kathie Durbin

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The high-prorofile campaign to preserve the Northwest's ancient forests.... (read more)

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Fire Fire
by S Junger

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From the murderous mechanics of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone and a deadly canyon fire in Idaho to guerilla warfare in Afghanistan and the forensics of genocide in Kosovo, this thriller will take you where you wouldn't dream of going on your own.... (read more)

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