Recovering The Prairie

Author : Robert F. Sayre
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0299164608

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Recovering the Prairie by Robert F. Sayre Pdf

Americans in ever increasing numbers are rediscovering the prairie. This vast inland sea of grasses, buried for a hundred years beneath farms, cities, and suburbs, has endured not only in physical remnants but also in the memories of its settlers and their descendants, the books of prairie authors, and the work of prairie artists. As restoration ecologists and amateur prairie preservationists recover the land, this book recovers the prairie of the American imagination--past, present, and future. Beautifully illustrated with the work of sixteen contemporary prairie artists, Recovering the Prairie celebrates and examines the perspectives of artists, writers, native peoples, ecologists, and landscape architects--Willa Cather, Aldo Leopold, Jens Jensen, Alexander Gardner, and many others--who recognized the unique beauty of the prairie. And, this volume brings together people from many fields to consider the connections between aesthetics and economics, landscape and culture, politics and ethics, as illustrated by the prairie in American civilization. Contributors and artists include: Robert Adams Lee Allen Roger Brown James D. Butler Pauline Drobney Fred Easker Terry Evans Ed Folsom Lance M. Foster Harold L. Gregor Robert E. Grese Walter Hatke Harold D. Holoun Stan Hurd Gary Irving Wes Jackson Keith Jacobshagen Joni L. Kinsey Stuart Klipper Aldo Leopold Tom Lutz Curt Meine Genie H. Patrick David Plowden Rebecca Roberts Robert F. Sayre Jane E. Simonson Shelton Stromquist James R. Winn

Author : Daryl Smith
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781587299520

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The Tallgrass Prairie Center Guide to Prairie Restoration in the Upper Midwest by Daryl Smith Pdf

"This manual, by four of the most knowledgeable prairie restorationists in the Upper Midwest, brings together absolutely everything that anyone, regardless of background, needs to know for proper tallgrass prairie restoration. In addition to chapters on everything from planning to implementing to managing a prairie, chapters on native seed production and restoring prairies in public spaces and along roadsides cover all that is necessary for successful prairie restorations. This book is an absolute must for anyone in the business of prairie restoration as well as a great read for any prairie enthusiast." -- Robert H. Mohlenbrock, distinguished professor emeritus of botany, Southern Illinois University --Book Jacket.

Author : Valerie J. Korinek
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802095312

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Prairie Fairies by Valerie J. Korinek Pdf

Prairie Fairies draws upon a wealth of oral, archival, and cultural histories to recover the experiences of queer urban and rural people in the prairies. Focusing on five major urban centres, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, and Calgary, Prairie Fairies explores the regional experiences and activism of queer men and women by looking at the community centres, newsletters, magazines, and organizations that they created from 1930 to 1985.? Challenging the preconceived narratives of queer history, Valerie J. Korinek argues that the LGBTTQ community has a long history in the prairie west, and that its history, previously marginalized or omitted, deserves attention. Korinek pays tribute to the prairie activists and actors who were responsible for creating spaces for socializing, politicizing, and organizing this community, both in cities and rural areas. Far from the stereotype of the isolated, insular Canadian prairies of small towns and farming communities populated by faithful farm families, Prairie Fairies historicizes the transformation of prairie cities, and ultimately the region itself, into a predominantly urban and diverse place.

Author : John Philip Morgan,Douglas R. Collicutt,Prairie Habitats (Firm),Jacqueline D. (Jacqueline Dora) Thompson
Publisher : Argyle, Man. : Prairie Habitats
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Prairie plants
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017913323

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Restoring Canada's Native Prairies by John Philip Morgan,Douglas R. Collicutt,Prairie Habitats (Firm),Jacqueline D. (Jacqueline Dora) Thompson Pdf

Author : John Price
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609382469

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The Tallgrass Prairie Reader by John Price Pdf

This is a collection of literature from and about the tallgrass bioregion. It focuses on autobiographical nonfiction including adventure narrative, spiritual reflection, childhood memoir, Native American perspectives, literary natural history, humor, travel writing and reportage. Writings by early explorers are followed by works of nineteenth-century authors that reflect the fear, awe, reverence, and thrill of adventure of the time. After 1900, following the destruction of the majority of tallgrass, much of the writing became nostalgic, elegiac, and mythic. A new environmental consciousness asserted itself midcentury, as personal responses to tallgrass were increasingly influenced by larger ecological perspectives. Preservation and restoration emerged as major themes. Early twenty-first-century writings demonstrate an awareness of tallgrass environmental history and the need for citizens, including writers, to remember and to help save our once magnificent prairies.

Author : Attwater's Prairie Chicken Recovery Team
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Endangered species
ISBN : UOM:39015032494208

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Attwater's Prairie Chicken Recovery Plan by Attwater's Prairie Chicken Recovery Team Pdf

Author : Richard Manning
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520943171

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Rewilding the West by Richard Manning Pdf

"The most destructive force in the American West is its commanding views, because they foster the illusion that we command," begins Richard Manning's vivid, anecdotally driven account of the American plains from native occupation through the unraveling of the American enterprise to today. As he tells the story of this once rich, now mostly empty landscape, Manning also describes a grand vision for ecological restoration, currently being set in motion, that would establish a prairie preserve larger than Yellowstone National Park, flush with wild bison, elk, bears, and wolves. Taking us to an isolated stretch of central Montana along the upper Missouri River, Manning peels back the layers of history and discovers how key elements of the American story—conservation, the New Deal, progressivism, the yeoman myth, and the idea of private property—have collided with and shaped this incomparable landscape. An account of great loss, Rewilding the West also holds out the promise of resurrection—but rather than remake the plains once again, Manning proposes that we now find the wisdom to let the prairies remake us.

Author : Steven I. Apfelbaum,Alan W. Haney
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781597268134

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Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land by Steven I. Apfelbaum,Alan W. Haney Pdf

Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land is the first practical guidebook to give restorationists and would-be restorationists with little or no scientific training or background the “how to” information and knowledge they need to plan and implement ecological restoration activities. The book sets forth a step-by-step process for developing, implementing, monitoring, and refining on-the-ground restoration projects that is applicable to a wide range of landscapes and ecosystems. The first part of the book introduces the process of ecological restoration in simple, easily understood language through specific examples drawn from the authors’ experience restoring their own lands in southern and central Wisconsin. It offers systematic, step-by-step strategies along with inspiration and benchmark experiences. The book’s second half shows how that same “thinking” and “doing” can be applied to North America’s major ecosystems and landscapes in any condition or scale. No other ecological restoration book leads by example and first-hand experience likethis one. The authors encourage readers to champion restoration of ecosystems close to where they live . . . at home, on farms and ranches, in parks and preserves. It provides an essential bridge for people from all walks of life and all levels of experience—from land trust member property stewards to agency personnel responsible for restoring lands in their care—and represents a unique and important contribution to the literature on restoration.

Author : Dave Bouchard,David Bouchard,Henry Ripplinger
Publisher : Raincoast Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0969609744

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If You're Not from the Prairie-- by Dave Bouchard,David Bouchard,Henry Ripplinger Pdf

A poem, accompanied by evocative landscape paintings, celebrates the natural beauty of the prairie and the joys of growing up on it.

Author : William R. Jordan,George M. Lubick
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597265133

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Making Nature Whole by William R. Jordan,George M. Lubick Pdf

Making Nature Whole is a seminal volume that presents an in-depth history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed in the United States over the last three decades. The authors draw from both published and unpublished sources, including archival materials and oral histories from early practitioners, to explore the development of the field and its importance to environmental management as well as to the larger environmental movement and our understanding of the world. Considering antecedents as varied as monastic gardens, the Scientific Revolution, and the emerging nature-awareness of nineteenth-century Romantics and Transcendentalists, Jordan and Lubick offer unique insight into the field's philosophical and theoretical underpinnings. They examine specifically the more recent history, including the story of those who first attempted to recreate natural ecosystems early in the 20th century, as well as those who over the past few decades have realized the value of this approach not only as a critical element in conservation but also as a context for negotiating the ever-changing relationship between humans and the natural environment. Making Nature Whole is a landmark contribution, providing context and history regarding a distinctive form of land management and giving readers a fascinating overview of the development of the field. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding where ecological restoration came from or where it might be going.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031223829

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Big Dry Resource Area Resource(s) Management Plan (RMP) by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. D. Morin,Jane Cawthorne
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781772125863

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Impact by E. D. Morin,Jane Cawthorne Pdf

In Impact, 21 women writers consider the effects of concussion on their personal and professional lives. The anthology bears witness to the painstaking work that goes into redefining identity and regaining creative practice after a traumatic event. By sharing their complex and sometimes incomplete healing journeys, these women convey the magnitude of a disability which is often doubted, overlooked, and trivialized, in part because of its invisibility. Impact offers compassion and empathy to all readers and families healing from concussion and other types of trauma. Contributors: Adèle Barclay, Jane Cawthorne, Tracy Wai de Boer, Stephanie Everett, Mary-Jo Fetterly, Rayanne Haines, Jane Harris, Kyla Jamieson, Alexis Kienlen, Claire Lacey, E. D. Morin, Julia Nunes, Shelley Pacholok, Chiedza Pasipanodya, Judy Rebick, Julie Sedivy, Dianah Smith, Carrie Snyder, Kinnie Starr, Amy Stuart, Anna Swanson

Author : Charlotte Adelman,Bernard Schwartz
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195366952

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Prairie Directory of North America by Charlotte Adelman,Bernard Schwartz Pdf

The second edition of Prairie Directory of North America is a comprehensive guide to locating North American public prairies, grasslands, and savannas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Waterfowl management
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123609930

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Waterfowl 2000 by Anonim Pdf

Author : David A. Haukos,Clint Boal
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482240238

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Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens by David A. Haukos,Clint Boal Pdf

Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the edited book category Lesser Prairie-Chickens have experienced substantial declines in terms of population and the extent of area that they occupy. While they are an elusive species, making it difficult at times to monitor them, current evidence indicates that they have been persistently decreasing in number since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s dramatically affected their core range. In May of 2014, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed Lesser Prairie-Chickens as a threatened species, granting them federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, which included a special rule recognizing significant conservation planning efforts made by state and federal wildlife agencies within the geographical range of the species. Although the listing was vacated by judicial ruling in September 2015, concern for persistence of the species persists. These actions illustrate the uncertain legal status and future conservation challenges for Lesser Prairie-Chickens. Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens provides a compendium of data, analytical results, and synthesis generated among expert wildlife biologists, conservation biologists, and ornithologists. It thoroughly reviews the life history, genetics, and ecology of the species, and is ultimately directed toward developing and establishing appropriate conservation management strategies. It presents a detailed analysis of the issues and risks relative to conservation as well as an overview of potential conservation tools. It also addresses the challenges that natural resource managers continue to face in their current conservation efforts. While dealing with immediate and short-term issues in Lesser Prairie-Chicken conservation, this book is also a useful starting point for guiding future research, management, and conservation of the species. Published in collaboration with and on behalf of The American Ornithological Society, this volume in the highly-regarded Studies in Avian Biology series provides a definitive reference for researchers, managers, and policy makers as well as those with interests in environmental science, avian biology, game bird management, or Great Plains ecology.