The Cottonwood Tree

Author : Kathleen Cain
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1555663702

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The Cottonwood Tree by Kathleen Cain Pdf

And so poet and naturalist Kathleen Cain fell in love with the cottonwood tree. Regarded by many as a nuisance, a "trash tree," the cottonwood not only has a fascinating history, it has served noble purposes as well. Ranging from Vermont to Arizona to Alaska, this native North American tree, in various sizes, shapes, and subspecies, has been a sacred symbol, a shelter providing relief from both heat and cold, a signpost for the lost and weary-and underneath its branches many dreams have been born. In a magical blend of art and science, the author looks not only at the cottonwood-how it grows, how it travels, and what it says-but at the roles it has played and continues to play in the art, health, and history of North America. If you need the science, you will find it here-if you need the human heart, you will find it here as well. "Champion" means winner, defender, something outstanding-a hero. After reading The Cottonwood Tree: An American Champion you will see why this remarkable tree stands so tall in the American landscape. Book jacket.

Author : Serena Mangus
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780884488583

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The Cottonwood Tree by Serena Mangus Pdf

Cottonwood trees grow throughout North America and play a critical role in their ecosystems, yet little has been written about them. In this “autobiography,” a cottonwood tree tells its life story beginning when it is only a seed in a bed of fluff, floating over a river somewhere in the American heartland, and ending more than 80 years later when it is toppled by a fierce storm. Along the way the seed grows into a majestic tree, spreading its life-giving branches to birds, insects, and animals. The tree recounts its visits over the years by a special human who was born in the same year. As a boy, this human climbs the cottonwood’s branches to watch the river and dream. As a father, he brings his daughter to visit. As an old man he grieves to see the tree knocked down but rejoices when he sees new sprouts emerging from the stump. He knows the tree is not done yet! Captions throughout the book relate the natural histories of animals in and around the tree, and the backmatter offers further resources.

Author : paul meyer,charles meyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733773002

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Under the Cottonwood Tree by paul meyer,charles meyer Pdf

Author : Craig Varjabedian
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0826340946

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Four & Twenty Photographs by Craig Varjabedian Pdf

One of the West's most eloquent photographers shares his favorite images and his stories of how they came to be.

Author : Herb Bryce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734388501

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Me and the Cottonwood Tree by Herb Bryce Pdf

Chock-full of unbelievable stories, Me and the Cottonwood Tree will enchant readers with the hilarious misadventures of young Herb growing up during some of the most pivotal times in America. From getting stuck in the family outhouse, to buying a donkey as a pet, to creating a giant fireball out of burning Christmas trees, you'll be taken along for a wild ride full of hysterical stories of Herb growing up through some of America's most influential moments in history. Set in Arizona and California from 1933 to 1950, this is the story of one boy's untethered childhood. Herb Bryce grew up as part of a large Mormon family, moving frequently from town to town and house to house. In each new home, Herb learns valuable lessons...and often gets into heaps of mischief along the way. Jump back to a time when kids were given freedom not often allowed to children today--roaming fields and forests, having adventures, and learning about how to create adventure right outside your door.

Author : Holling Clancy Holling
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 039554534X

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Tree in the Trail by Holling Clancy Holling Pdf

The story of a cottonwood tree growing on the Great Plains, and its contributions to the history of the Southwest.

Author : Serena Mangus,Anait Semirdzhyan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 088448856X

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The Cottonwood Tree by Serena Mangus,Anait Semirdzhyan Pdf

Narrated by the tree itself, here is its life story, starting when it is a seed in a bed of fluff, floating over a river somewhere in the American heartland, and ending when it is more than 80 years old and has just been toppled by a fierce storm.

Author : Reinhard F. Stettler
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780295800196

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Cottonwood and the River of Time by Reinhard F. Stettler Pdf

Cottonwood and the River of Time looks at some of the approaches scientists have used to unravel the puzzles of the natural world. With a lifetime of work in forestry and genetics to guide him, Reinhard Stettler celebrates both what has been learned and what still remains a mystery as he examines not only cottonwoods but also trees more generally, their evolution, and their relationship to society. Cottonwoods flourish on the verge, near streams and rivers. Their life cycle is closely attuned to the river's natural dynamics. An ever-changing floodplain keeps generating new opportunities for these pioneers to settle and prepare the ground for new species. Perpetual change is the story of cottonwoods -- but in a broader sense, the story of all trees and all kinds of life. Through the long parade of generation after generation, as rivers meander and glaciers advance and retreat, trees have adapted and persisted, some for thousands of years. How do they do this? And more urgently, what lessons can we learn from the study of trees to preserve and manage our forests for an uncertain future? In his search for answers, Stettler moves from the floodplain of a West Cascade river, where seedlings compete for a foothold, to mountain slopes, where aspens reveal their genetic differences in colorful displays; from the workshops of Renaissance artists who painted their masterpieces on poplar to labs where geneticists have recently succeeded in sequencing a cottonwood's genome; from the intensively cultivated tree plantations along the Columbia to old-growth forests challenged by global warming. Natural selection and adaptation, the comparable advantages and disadvantages of sexual versus asexual reproduction, the history of plant domestication, and the purposes, risks, and potential benefits of genetic engineering are a few of the many chapters in this story. By offering lessons in how nature works, as well as how science can help us understand it, Cottonwood and the River of Time illuminates connections between the physical, biological, and social worlds.

Author : Les Viereck
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781602231320

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Alaska Trees and Shrubs by Les Viereck Pdf

Alaska Trees and Shrubs has been the definitive work on the woody plants of Alaska for more than three decades. This new, completely revised second edition provides updated information on habitat, as well as detailed descriptions of every tree or shrub species in the state. New distribution maps reflect the latest survey data, while the keys, glossary, and appendix on non-native plants make this the most useful guide to Alaska trees and shrubs ever published.

Author : Ed Perratore
Publisher : Boat Tail Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1737606909

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The Coven Tree by Ed Perratore Pdf

How could they turn it down? Johanna and Daniel Keane know that nothing whatsoever could ease the loss they're feeling from the second of two miscarriages. Then, at an antique shop, they chance upon an exquisitely crafted highboy. It's something else to think about, at the very least. And when the cabinet's manic builder offers it for a fraction of its apparent worth, the Keanes snatch it up as a bargain. When the highboy arrives at their home, however, it brings something else besides grandeur. Visitors witness terrifying scenes. Deaths occur without explanation. And slowly, the highboy manages to ravage the very lives of Johanna, Daniel and their sixteen-year old son, Randall-where they're most vulnerable. As answers to its origins emerge, the highboy begins to further mutate: into an instrument of dark vengeance borne of a centuries-old curse. Too late, the Keanes come to realize what is at stake. But is it too late to save their family from an evil as old as creation?

Author : Jack A. Williams,Rick Jensen
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781607658993

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Illustrated Guide to Carving Tree Bark by Jack A. Williams,Rick Jensen Pdf

In this book, you'll learn the specialized technique of carving figures in tree bark. Included is a complete guide to the various species of cottonwood bark and the best tools to use. A step-by-step wood carving project of a magical tree house is included, along with a beautiful gallery including wood spirits, animals, whimsical tree houses, and much more.

Author : Margaret Cheasebro
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982240103

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If I Were a Tree, What Would I Be? by Margaret Cheasebro Pdf

Katie and Francisco, two children who love trees, meet under a huge cottonwood in a meadow. They discover that each of them can hear trees with their hearts. They discover how wise the cottonwood is. They hear its loving message about what to do when they are bullied. The tree teaches them to stay focused so they won’t daydream in school, and they find ways to help the cottonwood stay healthy.

Author : Clay Jenkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646631013

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The Language of Cottonwoods by Clay Jenkinson Pdf

North Dakota is regarded as flyover country, but extraordinary narratives play out on this improbable Great Plains landscape. North Dakota is the home of one of the world's largest nuclear missile fields, one of the first mosques in America, a zany collection of roadside attractions, resurgent Native American communities, one of the nation's most productive oil fields, and the magnificent Little Missouri River badlands. Join Clay Jenkinson as he searches for spirit of place, cultural identity, sacred landscapes, and a future for rural America at the center of the continent, where Lewis and Clark wintered, Sitting Bull resisted the conquest, and Theodore Roosevelt became America's leading conservationist and the exemplar of the strenuous life. Part travelogue, part love song to the prairie, and above all, a vision for a cultural renaissance at the heart of the continent, The Language of Cottonwoods will make you laugh, cry, and think, and inspire you to visit North Dakota.

Author : Minnesota State Forestry Association,Leonard Bacon Hodges
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : HARVARD:32044102824877

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The Forest Tree Planter's Manual by Minnesota State Forestry Association,Leonard Bacon Hodges Pdf

Author : National Research Council Canada
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0660165066

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Biology of Populus and Its Implications for Management and Conservation by National Research Council Canada Pdf

"Poplar is increasingly recognized as an excellent model tree for the study of tree growth and its underlying physiology and genetics. By studying trees of the genus Populus (poplars, cottonwoods, aspens), which in their native ecosystems play a major role in the re-colonization of sites after disturbances, new insights have been gained into plantation culture and the development of improved cultivars. Of the 20 chapters in this publication, editored by an international group of researchers, one section deals with systematics, genetics, genetic manipulation and biotic interactions of Populus, while the other deals with stress response and the physiology of growth and productivity" --