Author: J. Alan Holman
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472065349
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A review of the ancient life of the Great Lakes Basin from the Precambrian through the Ice Age
Ancient Life of the Great Lakes Basin
Author: J. Alan Holman
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472065349
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A review of the ancient life of the Great Lakes Basin from the Precambrian through the Ice Age
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472065349
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A review of the ancient life of the Great Lakes Basin from the Precambrian through the Ice Age
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Author: Dan Egan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246442
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246442
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Ed.
Author: James H. Harding
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472053388
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A revised and updated guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Great Lakes region
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472053388
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A revised and updated guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Great Lakes region
Insects of the Great Lakes Region
Author: Gary A. Dunn
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472065158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The most comprehensive guide to insects in the Great Lakes region
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472065158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The most comprehensive guide to insects in the Great Lakes region
The Story of a Forest
Author: Robert Kuhn McGregor
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476665915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The re-established forests of the Upper Delaware exist as a living reminder of centuries of both exploitation and good intentions. Emerging after the last glaciation, they were first modified by Native Americans to promote hunting and limited agriculture. The forests began to disappear as Europeans clear-cut farmland and fed sawmills and tanneries. The advent of the railroad accelerated demand and within 30 years industry had consumed virtually every mature tree in the valley, leaving barren hillsides subject to erosion and flooding. Even as unchecked cutting continued, conservation efforts began to save what little remained. A century and a half later, a forest for the 21st century has emerged--an ecological patchwork protected by a web of governmental agencies, yet still subject to danger from humans.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476665915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The re-established forests of the Upper Delaware exist as a living reminder of centuries of both exploitation and good intentions. Emerging after the last glaciation, they were first modified by Native Americans to promote hunting and limited agriculture. The forests began to disappear as Europeans clear-cut farmland and fed sawmills and tanneries. The advent of the railroad accelerated demand and within 30 years industry had consumed virtually every mature tree in the valley, leaving barren hillsides subject to erosion and flooding. Even as unchecked cutting continued, conservation efforts began to save what little remained. A century and a half later, a forest for the 21st century has emerged--an ecological patchwork protected by a web of governmental agencies, yet still subject to danger from humans.
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
Author: Allen Kurta
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472064977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472064977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region.
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region, 3rd Ed.
Author: Allen Kurta
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472053450
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472053450
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
Lake Effect
Author: Erika G. Alin
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452906149
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In Lake Effects, writer Erika Alin explores both the natural and the human landscapes of Lake Superior, meditating on the rich geological, historical, and cultural events that have shaped the region. She begins her journey around Superior at the St. Louis River near Duluth and continues along the shores of the lake to Temperance River State Park, Grand Marais's Artist's Point, and Lake Superior Provincial Park. Following the Michigan and Wisconsin coasts, Alin visits the Keweenaw Peninsula, the Porcupine Mountains, and Chequamegon Bay before concluding at the south shore's Brule River. Inspired by these and other places on the lake, Alin's essays delve into such diverse topics as the origins of river names, early Native American settlement, the exploits of seventeenth-century French-Canadian voyageurs, the breeding habits of ring-billed gulls, the contributions of women botanists, Canada's Group of Seven painters, and aboriginal rock art.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452906149
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In Lake Effects, writer Erika Alin explores both the natural and the human landscapes of Lake Superior, meditating on the rich geological, historical, and cultural events that have shaped the region. She begins her journey around Superior at the St. Louis River near Duluth and continues along the shores of the lake to Temperance River State Park, Grand Marais's Artist's Point, and Lake Superior Provincial Park. Following the Michigan and Wisconsin coasts, Alin visits the Keweenaw Peninsula, the Porcupine Mountains, and Chequamegon Bay before concluding at the south shore's Brule River. Inspired by these and other places on the lake, Alin's essays delve into such diverse topics as the origins of river names, early Native American settlement, the exploits of seventeenth-century French-Canadian voyageurs, the breeding habits of ring-billed gulls, the contributions of women botanists, Canada's Group of Seven painters, and aboriginal rock art.
Great Lakes Island Escapes
Author: Maureen Dunphy
Publisher: Painted Turtle
ISBN: 9780814340400
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A comprehensive travelogue and guidebook exploring island adventures on many of the 135 islands accessible by ferry or bridge in the Great Lakes Basin.
Publisher: Painted Turtle
ISBN: 9780814340400
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A comprehensive travelogue and guidebook exploring island adventures on many of the 135 islands accessible by ferry or bridge in the Great Lakes Basin.
The Living Great Lakes
Author: Jerry Dennis
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312331030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The author provides an account of his experiences as a crew member on a tall-masted schooner during a six-week voyage through the Great Lakes, and discusses his other explorations of the lakes, looking at their history, geology, and environmental disaster and rescue.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312331030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The author provides an account of his experiences as a crew member on a tall-masted schooner during a six-week voyage through the Great Lakes, and discusses his other explorations of the lakes, looking at their history, geology, and environmental disaster and rescue.