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Author : Elliot Rowland Downing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B3905115
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:727234157
Author : Elliot Rowland Downing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 1332317650
Excerpt from A Naturalist in the Great Lakes Region Never before in this country has there been so insistent a demand for a more thorough and more comprehensive system of instruction in practical science. Forced by recent events to compare our education with that of other nations, we have suddenly become aware of our negligence in this matter. Now industrial and educational experts and commissions are united in demanding a change. While on the whole there has been a steady increase in the amount of time given to science work in the secondary and elementary schools, the attention paid to it, especially in the elementary schools, has been somewhat spasmodic, and its administration has been more or less chaotic. This is not due to lack of interest on the part of school officials but to their dissatisfaction with the methods of instruction employed. There is no doubt that superintendents would gladly introduce more science if they felt sure that the educational results would be commensurate with the time expended. This is indicated by a recent survey of about one hundred and fifty cities in seven states of the Central West. The survey shows that two-thirds of them have nature-study in the elementary schools and that all are requiring some science for graduation from the high school. The average high school is offering three years of science. Since 1900 there has been a greater increase in the percentage of students enrolled in science in the high schools than in any other subject with the one exception of English. Moreover, greater attention is now being paid to the training of teachers in methods of presentation of science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:727234157
Author : John L. Riley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773541771
A passionate, wide-ranging history of the landscapes around the Great Lakes.
Author : Elliot Rowland Downing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015062353845
Author : James H. Harding,David A Mifsud
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780472053384
A revised and updated guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Great Lakes region
Author : John L. Riley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773589827
North America's Great Lakes country has experienced centuries of upheaval. Its landscapes are utterly changed from what they were five hundred years ago. The region's superabundant fish and wildlife and its magnificent forests and prairies astonished European newcomers who called it an earthly paradise but then ushered in an era of disease, warfare, resource depletion, and land development that transformed it forever. The Once and Future Great Lakes Country is a history of environmental change in the Great Lakes region, looking as far back as the last ice age, and also reflecting on modern trajectories of change, many of them positive. John Riley chronicles how the region serves as a continental crossroads, one that experienced massive declines in its wildlife and native plants in the centuries after European contact, and has begun to see increased nature protection and re-wilding in recent decades. Yet climate change, globalization, invasive species, and urban sprawl are today exerting new pressures on the region’s ecology. Covering a vast geography encompassing two Canadian provinces and nine American states, The Once and Future Great Lakes Country provides both a detailed ecological history and a broad panorama of this vast region. It blends the voices of early visitors with the hopes of citizens now.
Author : James McCormac,Krista Kagume
Publisher : Lone Pine Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1774511851
Full of interesting facts and useful information, Birds of Georgia is a field guide geared to both the casual backyard observer and the experienced naturalist. The book features over 300 of Georgia's most abundant or notable bird species, each one illustrated in color.
Author : James Kavanagh,Waterford Press Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03
Category : Amphibians
ISBN : 158355095X
"This guide reviews familiar species found in nearshore habitats throughout the Great Lakes region. Most illustrations show the adult male in breeding coloration"--Back panel
Author : J. Alan Holman,Margaret B. Holman
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780472024599
Did you know . . . ? Michigan is seventeenth in oil production in the United States. The Great Lakes are said to be the only glacially produced structures that can be seen from the moon. Michigan was once part of a coral reef. The wood frog is one of the commonest true frogs of moist woodland floors in Michigan today and is able to freeze solid during the winter without harmful effects. These and many more amazing facts await the curious traveler in The Michigan Roadside Naturalist, J. Alan and Margaret B. Holman's captivating guide to the natural treasures of Michigan. A perfect accompaniment to the classic Michigan Trees and The Forests of Michigan, this user-friendly guide offers a Who's Who of the geology, biology, and archaeology of the Great Lakes State, as well as highway adventures along the state's major routes. The book begins with an educational yet accessible tour of important points in Michigan's natural and archaeological history, followed by seven road trips based on commonly traveled state routes, moving from south to north in the Lower Peninsula and east to west in the Upper Peninsula. Readers can proceed directly to the road trips or familiarize themselves with the state's treasure trove of fascinating features before embarking. Either way, an informative and fun odyssey awaits the passionate naturalist, amateur or otherwise. J. Alan Holman is Curator Emeritus of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Michigan State University Museum and Emeritus Professor of Geology and Zoology at Michigan State University. Margaret B. Holman is Research Associate at Michigan State University Museum and Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University.
Author : Wayne Grady
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781553658931
The Great Lakes have been central to the development of eastern North America. In this “beautifully designed, comprehensive gem of a guide to the ecosystem at the heart of Canada” (The Tyee), award-winning science and nature writer Wayne Grady makes scientific concepts accessible as he reveals how human impact has changed this life-giving region. The Great Lakes: A Natural History of a Changing Region is the most authoritative, complete and accessible book to date about the biology and ecology of this vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes region, but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation. It is both a first-hand tribute and an essential guide to a fascinating ecosystem in eternal flux.
Author : Adrian P. Wydeven,Timothy R. van Deelen,Edward Heske
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780387859521
In this book, we document and evaluate the recovery of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The Great Lakes region is unique in that it was the only portion of the lower 48 states where wolves were never c- pletely extirpated. This region also contains the area where many of the first m- ern concepts of wolf conservation and research where developed. Early proponents of wolf conservation such as Aldo Leopold, Sigurd Olson, and Durward Allen lived and worked in the region. The longest ongoing research on wolf–prey relations (see Vucetich and Peterson, Chap. 3) and the first use of radio telemetry for studying wolves (see Mech, Chap. 2) occurred in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region is the first place in the United States where “Endangered” wolf populations recovered. All three states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) developed ecologically and socially sound wolf conservation plans, and the federal government delisted the population of wolves in these states from the United States list of endangered and threatened species on March 12, 2007 (see Refsnider, Chap. 21). Wolf management reverted to the individual states at that time. Although this delisting has since been challenged, we believe that biological recovery of wolves has occurred and anticipate the delisting will be restored. This will be the first case of wolf conservation reverting from the federal government to the state conser- tion agencies in the United States.
Author : Joel Greenberg
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781459606159
In the literary imagination, Chicago evokes images of industry and unbridled urban growth. But the tallgrass prairie and deep forests that once made up Chicago's landscape also inspired musings from residents and visitors alike. In Of Prairie, Woods, and Water, naturalist Joel Greenberg gathers these unique voices from the land to present an une...
Author : Chris Earley
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1552977099
A field guide to warblers.
