The Redwood Forest

Author : Save-the-Redwoods League
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1559637269

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The Redwood Forest by Save-the-Redwoods League Pdf

Evidence is mounting that redwood forests, like many other ecosystems, cannot survive as small, isolated fragments in human-altered landscapes. Such fragments lose their diversity over time and, in the case of redwoods, may even lose the ability to grow new, giant trees. The Redwood Forest, written in support of Save-the-Redwood League's master plan, provides scientific guidance for saving the redwood forest by bringing together in a single volume the latest insights from conservation biology along with new information from data-gathering techniques such as GIS and remote sensing. It presents the most current findings on the geologic and cultural history, natural history, ecology, management, and conservation of the flora and fauna of the redwood ecosystem. Leading experts -- including Todd Dawson, Bill Libby, John Sawyer, Steve Sillett, Dale Thornburgh, Hartwell Welch, and many others -- offer a comprehensive account of the redwoods ecosystem, with specific chapters examining: the history of the redwood lineage, from the Triassic Period to the present, along with the recent history of redwoods conservation life history, architecture, genetics, environmental relations, and disturbance regimes of redwoods terrestrial flora and fauna, communities, and ecosystems aquatic ecosystems landscape-scale conservation planning management alternatives relating to forestry, restoration, and recreation. The Redwood Forest offers a case study for ecosystem-level conservation and gives conservation organizations the information, technical tools, and broad perspective they need to evaluate redwood sites and landscapes for conservation. It contains the latest information from ground-breaking research on such topics as redwood canopy communities, the role of fog in sustaining redwood forests, and the function of redwood burls. It also presents sobering lessons from current research on the effects of forestry activities on the sensitive faunas of redwood forests and streams. The key to perpetuating the redwood forest is understanding how it functions; this book represents an important step in establishing such an understanding. It presents a significant body of knowledge in a single volume, and will be a vital resource for conservation scientists, land use planners, policymakers, and anyone involved with conservation of redwoods and other forests.

Author : Jason Chin
Publisher : Square Fish
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250186256

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Redwoods by Jason Chin Pdf

Jason Chin's Redwoods tells the story of a boy who discovers a book about redwoods and finds himself in their midst as he turns the pages. An ordinary train ride becomes and extraordinary trip to the great ancient forests. A subway trip is transformed when a young boy happens upon a book about redwood forests. As he reads the information unfolds, and with each new bit of knowledge, he travels--all the way to California to climb into the Redwood canopy. Crammed with interesting and accurate information about these great natural wonders, Jason Chin's first book is innovative nonfiction set within a strong and beautiful picture storybook. Chin's approach makes Redwoods a must-have common core tool for teachers and librarians introducing scientific principals to young students.

Author : Traci Bliss
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467145046

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Big Basin Redwood Forest: California's Oldest State Park by Traci Bliss Pdf

The epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s, when the surrounding communities saw their once "inexhaustible" redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the nation, but the more redwoods that fell to the woodman's axe, the greater the effects on the local climate. California's groundbreaking environmental movement attracted individuals from every walk of life. From the adopted son of a robber baron to a bohemian woman winemaker to a Jesuit priest, resilient campaigners produced an unparalleled model of citizen action. Join author Traci Bliss as she reveals the untold story of a herculean effort to preserve the ancient redwoods for future generations.

Author : Connie McLennan
Publisher : Arbordale Publishing, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1643513508

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The Forest in the Trees by Connie McLennan Pdf

"It's common knowledge that coast redwoods are tall, tall trees. In fact, they are the tallest trees in the world. What most people don't know is that there is a whole other forest growing high in the canopy of a redwood forest. This adaptation of The House That Jack Built climbs into this secret, hidden habitat full of all kinds of plants and animals that call this forest home."--Publisher's description.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1597145564

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The Once and Future Forest: California's Iconic Redwoods by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christy Mihaly
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635177282

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California’s Redwood Forest by Christy Mihaly Pdf

Explore the past, present, and future of California's Redwood Forest. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and engaging infographics help readers learn all about this natural wonder and how to protect it long into the future.

Author : Laura and James Wasserman
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781628943757

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Who Saved the Redwoods by Laura and James Wasserman Pdf

Powerful lumber interests stood in the way of the first campaigns to save the redwood trees of Humboldt County, California, but they were boldly opposed and pushed back. This history of the early 1900s recalls the Progressive Era crusades of women and men who prevailed against great odds, protecting the best of California’s northern redwood forests. This book tells the forgotten, dramatic story of early 20th-century Californians and other Americans who were the first group to preserve an important span of California’s northern redwood forests, a story never told before in one place. Numerous books have been published about battles to save the redwoods, particularly during the California redwood wars of the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s. But no book exclusively details the first fights during the 1920s and 1930s and portrays the significant role of women. By successfully fending off the logging industry, they paved the way for the modern environmental movement. The book, incorporating archived material that highlights for the first time the prominent role of women, covers the most formative period of early efforts to save the redwoods, the 21 years from 1913 through 1934. The story recounts a colorful moment in time when a paradigm firmly shifted toward preservation and a new generation of native Californians successfully faced down Eastern lumber interests over destruction of their beautiful, ancient forests. The storyline follows a trajectory of initial failure and ridicule, then limited successes, and the determination that overcame the entrenched intransigence of lumber interests. Finally, a historic rush of stunning preservation victories established Humboldt Redwoods State Park as the largest expanse of surviving old-growth redwoods on earth. This book offers a definitive account of a pivotal moment in environmentalism and a new explanation of how forceful, determined people a century ago preserved the great California redwood forests that are now enjoyed by millions of visitors from every corner of earth. This book tells the forgotten, dramatic story of early 20th-century Californians and other Americans who were the first group to preserve an important span of California’s northern redwood forests, a story never told before in one place. By successfully fending off the logging industry, they paved the way for the modern environmental movement. The book, incorporating archived material that highlights for the first time the prominent role of women, covers the most formative period of early efforts to save the redwoods, the 21 years from 1913 through 1934. The story recounts a colorful moment in time when a paradigm firmly shifted toward preservation and a new generation of native Californians successfully faced down Eastern lumber interests over destruction of their beautiful, ancient forests. The storyline follows a trajectory of initial failure and ridicule, then limited successes, and the determination that overcame the entrenched intransigence of lumber interests. Finally, a historic rush of stunning preservation victories established Humboldt Redwoods State Park as the largest expanse of surviving old-growth redwoods on earth. This book offers a definitive account of a pivotal moment in environmentalism and a new explanation of how forceful, determined people a century ago preserved the great California redwood forests that are now enjoyed by millions of visitors from every corner of earth.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Park Service Division of Publications
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D003694211

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Redwood by Anonim Pdf

Provides an introduction to the parks and the movement to preserve redwoods, the world's tallest trees. Explores redwood natural history, the work of restoring loggeProvid lands, and North Coast Indian culture. Includes a travel guide and reference materials for touring the parks.

Author : Ash Davidson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982144425

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Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2021 by Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times “A glorious book—an assured novel that’s gorgeously told.” —The New York Times Book Review “An incredibly moving epic about an unforgettable family.” —CBS Sunday Morning “[An] absorbing novel…I felt both grateful to have known these people and bereft at the prospect of leaving them behind.” —The Washington Post A stunning novel about love, work, and marriage that asks how far one family and one community will go to protect their future. Colleen and Rich Gundersen are raising their young son, Chub, on the rugged California coast. It’s 1977, and life in this Pacific Northwest logging town isn’t what it used to be. For generations, the community has lived and breathed timber; now that way of life is threatened. Colleen is an amateur midwife. Rich is a tree-topper. It’s a dangerous job that requires him to scale trees hundreds of feet tall—a job that both his father and grandfather died doing. Colleen and Rich want a better life for their son—and they take steps to assure their future. Rich secretly spends their savings on a swath of ancient redwoods. But when Colleen, grieving the loss of a recent pregnancy and desperate to have a second child, challenges the logging company’s use of the herbicides she believes are responsible for the many miscarriages in the community, Colleen and Rich find themselves on opposite sides of a budding conflict. As tensions in the town rise, they threaten the very thing the Gundersens are trying to protect: their family. Told in prose as clear as a spring-fed creek, Damnation Spring is an intimate, compassionate portrait of a family whose bonds are tested and a community clinging to a vanishing way of life. An extraordinary story of the transcendent, enduring power of love—between husband and wife, mother and child, and longtime neighbors. An essential novel for our times.

Author : Rudolf Willem Becking
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Coast redwood
ISBN : MINN:31951000139025R

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Pocket Flora of the Redwood Forest by Rudolf Willem Becking Pdf

Author : Michael G. Barbour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0962850551

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Coast Redwood by Michael G. Barbour Pdf

Author : George M. Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1942341822

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Inanimate Life by George M. Briggs Pdf

Author : Robert Van Pelt
Publisher : Global Forest Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015054124295

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Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast by Robert Van Pelt Pdf

Author : Dwight Willard
Publisher : Yosemite Conservancy
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Calaveras Big Trees State Park (Calif.)
ISBN : 0939666812

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A Guide to the Sequoia Groves of California by Dwight Willard Pdf

This comprehensive guide is the first to focus on all the giant sequoia groves in the state of California, not just those that are well-known. The author has identified sixty-seven different groups of these forest giants, and has organized them into five different geographic areas from north of the Kings River to south of the Tule River watershed. Extensive information is provided for each grove including general description and managing agency; historical facts; size, condition, and overall quality; access; and notable trees.

Author : Lisa Bullard
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761359616

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The Redwood Forests by Lisa Bullard Pdf

Discusses the features of redwoods, large trees that are found on the West Coast of the United States, including descriptions of how they grow, the forests they reside in, and the other creatures that live among them, with photographs and "fun facts."