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Hold and Improve -Volume Alpha-Hold and Improve -Volume Alpha-Choosing to be a wildland firefighter certainly isn't the easiest of career paths, but it's a meaningful one filled with incredibly unique and oftentimes, unbelievable experiences. One thing is undeniable; curiosity never fails to draw people to this career like...
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Dawn at Mineral King Valley: The Sierra Club, the Disney Company, and the Rise of Environmental LawThe story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled Disney's ski resort development and launched a new environmental era in America. In our current age of climate change-induced panic, it's hard to imagine a time when private...
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Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird MigrationAuthor: Rebecca HeismanPublisher: HarperPublished: 03/14/2023Pages: 288Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780063161146Review Citation(s): Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2022 pg. 19Publishers Weekly 01/30/2023
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Lore of the Land: Folklore and Wisdom from the Wild EarthUnearth the secrets of our natural world with the Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies, and seas. From thundering rivers to shady groves, flickering marshes to lightless caves, and from snow-capped mountains to the...
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The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in CrisisIn this ambitious successor to The Great Derangement, acclaimed writer Amitav Ghosh finds the origins of our contemporary climate crisis in Western colonialism's violent exploitation of human life and the natural environment. A powerful work of history, essay, testimony, and polemic, Amitav Ghosh's new...
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Life on the Rocks: Building a Future for Coral ReefsNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND BOOKLIST The story of the urgent fight to save coral reefs, and why it matters to us all Coral reefs are a microcosm of our planet: extraordinarily diverse, deeply interconnected, and full...
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Sibley's Raptors of Western N. AmericaWritten and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America's most widely respected bird illustrator and ornithologist, this FoldingGuide offers instant access to just what birdwatchers need to know. 27 raptors are covered: hawks, falcons, eagles, vultures, and kites. Each entry includes descriptive caption, size, range...
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Edible Wild Plants: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar North American SpeciesSome wild edible plants have poisonous look-alikes, and it is important to know the difference when harvesting. Edible Wild Plants is a simplified guide to familiar and widespread species of edible berries, nuts, leaves and roots found in North America. This beautifully illustrated guide...
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All Things Bright and Beautiful: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal DoctorThe basis for the PBS Masterpiece series and the second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series. Millions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the fifty years since his animal stories were first introduced to...
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Freshwater Fishes of NortheastThese laminated, fold-up identification guides-- FoldingGuides-- speak for themselves. Written and illustrated by local experts who know their stuff, waterproof and indestructible, theyre the perfect choice for beginners and intermediates who want to know what theyll encounter in their particular locale.Author: Robert WernerPublisher: Earth...
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Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested the very limits of human endurance. For many, the past few years have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts and even snowstorms are now commonplace. But...
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Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife StoryThe film Deep in the Heart is a visually stunning celebration of Texas' diverse landscapes and remarkable wildlife found nowhere else. Narrated by Matthew McConaughey, the film aims to conserve our remaining wild places, to show the connectivity of water and wildlife, and to...
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Leaves of Grass: The First (1855) Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)A deluxe edition of Whitman's crowning achievement, with an introductory essay by Harold Bloom I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of...
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Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain RegionA Must-Have for Mushroom Hunters in the Rockies In Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region, Vera Evenson describes more than 220 species of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, interesting, and ecologically important mushrooms. This comprehensive guide features introductory chapters on the basics of mushroom...
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Paradise Is JaggedIn this extraordinary collection, Ann Fisher-Wirth looks levelly at mortality, grief, and memory, and reckons with what it is to be urgently alive, bringing her incisive nuance to subjects ranging from the loss of a beloved sister to Mississippi's Parchman Penitentiary to our imperiled...
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A Masterclass in Needle Felting Wildlife: Methods and Techniques to Take Your Needle Felting to the Next LevelThe art of needle felting can produce endless possibilities of hyper-realistic, almost taxidermic results. With a little know-how, some needles, wool and a few inexpensive accessories, you can learn to needle felt like a professional. Take your needle felting to a whole new level...
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Medicinal Plants of the American SouthwestWritten as a guide to the medicinal wild plant life of the Southwestern United States, Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest joins traditional anecdote, modern research, and empirical observation, to provide a working model on how to best apply the region's flora. Encapsulated within...
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Birds of the Pacific NorthwestBirding in the Pacific Northwest has never been easier Birds of the Pacific Northwest describes and illustrates more than 400 bird species commonly encountered in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia. This comprehensive, full-color guide is organized to follow the order in which groups...
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Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It MattersFor centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, biologist Marlene Zuk goes beyond the binary and instead focuses on interaction, or the...
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Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts"You are a rare bird, easy to see but invisible just the same." That thought is close at hand in Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts, as renowned naturalist and writer J. Drew Lanham explores his obsession with birds and all...
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