Purple Martin Update

Author : Robin W. Doughty,Rob Fergus
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 029271615X

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The Purple Martin by Robin W. Doughty,Rob Fergus Pdf

One of the surest harbingers of spring is the return of Purple Martins to the houses that people put up across the United States to attract these companionable birds. The bustle of courting, rearing nestlings, and fledging young martins fills the summer months, until approaching autumn lures the martins to their winter range in South America. Then human landlords refurbish their martin houses and wait for another round of this much-anticipated yearly cycle. Robin Doughty and Rob Fergus here present a concise natural history of the bird and its centuries-long companionship with people. They discuss the martin's scientific classification and names, its migration and range, and its family life. They relate stories of how Native Americans and European colonists attracted Purple Martins and how Americans throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries helped martins survive the loss of natural nesting sites by providing houses for them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Purple martin
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101492563

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Purple Martin Update by Anonim Pdf

Author : Deborah Mutnick,Margaret Cuonzo,Carole Griffiths,Timothy Leslie,Jay M. Shuttleworth
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000622966

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The City is an Ecosystem by Deborah Mutnick,Margaret Cuonzo,Carole Griffiths,Timothy Leslie,Jay M. Shuttleworth Pdf

The City is an Ecosystem maps an interdisciplinary, community-engaged response to the great ecological crises of our time—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality—which pose particular challenges for cities, where more than half the world’s population currently live. Across more than twenty chapters, the three parts of the book cover historical and scientific perspectives on the city as an ecosystem; human rights to the city in relation to urban sustainability; and the city as a sustainability classroom at all educational levels inside and outside formal classroom spaces. It argues that such efforts must be interdisciplinary and widespread to ensure an informed public and educated new generation are equipped to face an uncertain future, particularly relevant in the post-COVID-19 world. Gathering multiple interdisciplinary and community-engaged perspectives on these environmental crises, with contemporary and historical case study discussions, this timely volume cuts across the humanities and social and health sciences, and will be of interest to policymakers, urban ecologists, activists, built environment professionals, educators, and advanced students concerned with the future of our cities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Bird watching
ISBN : MINN:31951P00425254J

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Field Ornithology Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Wildlife Federation
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015054007615

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Conservation Directory 2000 by National Wildlife Federation Pdf

The Lyons Press is proud to present the forty-fifth annual edition of the National Wildlife Federation's "Conservation Directory" of U.S. and international organizations and agencies working to protect the environment -- the most vital resource of its kind. Included are: members of the United States Congress; government agencies; citizens' groups; educational institutions; databases, services, periodicals, and other directories; federally protected conservation areas; indexes; and more. This annual directory is essential for colleges and universities, libraries, environmental activists, students, outdoor writers, science editors, natural-resource agencies, those seeking employment in the field of conservation, researchers, and all individuals interested in wildlife and ecology.

Author : Lars K. Hallström,Mary A. Beckie,Glen T. Hvenegaard,Karsten Mündel
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781772120950

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Sustainability Planning and Collaboration in Rural Canada by Lars K. Hallström,Mary A. Beckie,Glen T. Hvenegaard,Karsten Mündel Pdf

Rural communities, often the first indicators of economic downturns, play an important role in planning for development and sustainability. Increasingly, these communities are compelled to reimagine the paths that lead not only to economic success, but also to the cultural, social, environmental, and institutional pillars of sustainability. As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, there are many examples of such innovation and creativity, and many communities that seek out new ways to build the collaboration, capacity, and autonomy necessary to survive and flourish. Contributors: Don Alexander, Kirstine Baccar, Michael Barr, Mary A. Beckie, Moira J. Calder, Meredith Carter, Yolande E. Chan, Sean Connelly, Jon Corbett, Anthony Davis, Jeff A. Dixon, David J.A. Douglas, Roger Epp, Kelly Green, Lars K. Hallström, Greg Halseth, Casey Hamilton, Karen Houle, Glen T. Hvenegaard, Melanie Irvine, Bernie Jones, Robert Keenan, Rhonda Koster, Ryan Lane, Sean Markey, Shelly McMann, L. Jane McMillan, Morgan E. Moffitt, Karen Morrison, Karsten Mündel, Craig Pollett, Kerry Prosper, Mark Roseland, Laura Ryser, Claire Sanders, Jennifer Sumner, Kelly Vodden, Marc von der Gonna, Shayne Wright.

Author : John Leland
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781611172133

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Aliens in the Backyard by John Leland Pdf

Aliens live among us. Thousands of species of nonnative flora and fauna have taken up residence within U.S. borders. Our lawns sprout African grasses, our roadsides flower with European weeds, and our homes harbor Asian, European, and African pests. Misguided enthusiasts deliberately introduced carp, kudzu, and starlings. And the American cowboy spread such alien life forms as cows, horses, tumbleweed, and anthrax, supplanting and supplementing the often unexpected ways "Native" Americans influenced the environment. Aliens in the Backyard recounts the origins and impacts of these and other nonindigenous species on our environment and pays overdue tribute to the resolve of nature to survive in the face of challenge and change. In considering the new home that imported species have made for themselves on the continent, John Leland departs from those environmentalists who universally decry the invasion of outsiders. Instead Leland finds that uncovering stories of alien arrivals and assimilation is a more intriguing—and ultimately more beneficial—endeavor. Mixing natural history with engaging anecdotes, Leland cuts through problematic myths coloring our grasp of the natural world and suggests that how these alien species have reshaped our landscape is now as much a part of our shared heritage as tales of our presidents and politics. Simultaneously he poses questions about which of our accepted icons are truly American (not apple pie or Kentucky bluegrass; not Idaho potatoes or Boston ivy). Leland's ode to survival reveals how plant and animal immigrants have made the country as much an environmental melting pot as its famed melding of human cultures, and he invites us to reconsider what it means to be American.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Birds
ISBN : UOM:39015020133941

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Conservation Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bob Ivry
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610393669

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The Seven Sins of Wall Street by Bob Ivry Pdf

We all know that the financial crisis of 2008 came dangerously close to pushing the United States and the world into a depression rivaling that of the 1930s. But what is astonishing -- and should make us not just afraid but very afraid -- are the shenanigans of the biggest banks since the crisis. Bob Ivry passionately, eloquently, and convincingly details the operatic ineptitude of America's best-compensated executives and the ways the government kowtows to what it mistakenly imagines is their competence and success. Ivry shows that the only thing that has changed since the meltdown is how too-big-to-fail banks and their fellow travelers in Washington have nudged us ever closer to an even bigger economic calamity. Informed by deep reporting from New York, Washington, and the heartland, The Seven Sins of Wall Street, like no other book, shows how we're all affected by the financial industry's inhumanity. The transgressions of "Wall Street titans" and "masters of the universe" are paid for by real people. In fierce, plain English, Ivry indicts a financial industry that continues to work for the few at the expense of the rest of us. Problems that financiers deemed too complicated to be understood by ordinary folks are shown by Ivry to be financial legerdemain -- a smokescreen of complexity and jargon that hide the bankers' nefarious activities. The Seven Sins of Wall Street is irreverent and timely, an infuriating black comedy. The Great Depression of the 1930s moved the American political system to real reform that kept the finance industry in check. With millions so deeply affected since the crisis of 2008, you'll finish this book asking yourself how it is that so many of the nation's leading financial institutions remain such exasperating problem children.

Author : Philip D. Curtin,Grace S. Brush,George W. Fisher
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801875175

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Discovering the Chesapeake by Philip D. Curtin,Grace S. Brush,George W. Fisher Pdf

With its rich evolutionary record of natural systems and long history of human activity, the Chesapeake Bay provides an excellent example of how a great estuary has responded to the powerful forces of human settlement and environmental change. Discovering the Chesapeake explores all of the long-term changes the Chesapeake has undergone and uncovers the inextricable connections among land, water, and humans in this unusually delicate ecosystem. Edited by a historian, a paleobiologist, and a geologist at the Johns Hopkins University and written for general readers, the book brings together experts in various disciplines to consider the truly complex and interesting environmental history of the Chesapeake and its watershed. Chapters explore a variety of topics, including the natural systems of the watershed and their origins; the effects of human interventions ranging from Indian slash-and-burn practices to changing farming techniques; the introduction of pathogens, both human and botanical; the consequences of the oyster's depletion; the response of bird and animal life to environmental factors introduced by humans; and the influence of the land and water on the people who settled along the Bay. Discovering the Chesapeake, originating in two conferences sponsored by the National Science Foundation, achieves a broad historical and scientific appreciation of the various processes that shaped the Chesapeake region. "Today's Chesapeake Bay is only some ten thousand years old. What a different world it was . . . when the region was the home of the ground sloth, giant beaver, dire wolf, mastodon, and other megafauna. In the next few thousand years, the ice may form again and the Bay will once more be the valley of the Susquehanna, unless, of course, human-induced changes in climate create some other currently unpredictable condition."—from the Introduction

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bird watching
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123124716

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Western Birds by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charlotte Seidenberg
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0878056378

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The New Orleans Garden by Charlotte Seidenberg Pdf

A comprehensive guide to creating your own New Orleans garden

Author : William Carrick,Canadian Wildlife Service
Publisher : Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Bird attracting
ISBN : UIUC:30112115445519

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Nest Boxes for Birds by William Carrick,Canadian Wildlife Service Pdf

Author : Kim Scott
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781250235381

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Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition by Kim Scott Pdf

* New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller multiple years running * Translated into 20 languages, with more than half a million copies sold worldwide * A Hudson and Indigo Best Book of the Year * Recommended by Shona Brown, Rachel Hollis, Jeff Kinney, Daniel Pink, Sheryl Sandberg, and Gretchen Rubin Radical Candor has been embraced around the world by leaders of every stripe at companies of all sizes. Now a cultural touchstone, the concept has come to be applied to a wide range of human relationships. The idea is simple: You don't have to choose between being a pushover and a jerk. Using Radical Candor—avoiding the perils of Obnoxious Aggression, Manipulative Insincerity, and Ruinous Empathy—you can be kind and clear at the same time. Kim Scott was a highly successful leader at Google before decamping to Apple, where she developed and taught a management class. Since the original publication of Radical Candor in 2017, Scott has earned international fame with her vital approach to effective leadership and co-founded the Radical Candor executive education company, which helps companies put the book's philosophy into practice. Radical Candor is about caring personally and challenging directly, about soliciting criticism to improve your leadership and also providing guidance that helps others grow. It focuses on praise but doesn't shy away from criticism—to help you love your work and the people you work with. Radically Candid relationships with team members enable bosses to fulfill their three core responsibilities: 1. Create a culture of Compassionate Candor 2. Build a cohesive team 3. Achieve results collaboratively Required reading for the most successful organizations, Radical Candor has raised the bar for management practices worldwide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Birds
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131923943

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California Bird Species of Special Concern by Anonim Pdf