Author: Russell Meiggs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wood
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Trees and Timber in the Ancient Mediterranean World. (Repr.)
Author: Russell Meiggs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wood
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wood
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Fruitless Trees
Author: Shawn William Miller
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804733960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
By and large, Brazil's forests were not simply harvested by the Portugese colonists, but rather annihilated, and relatively little was extracted for the benefit of Brazilians, a tragedy perhaps worse than deforestation alone. Fruitless Trees aims to make sense of what at first glance appears to be the senseless destruction of Brazil's incomparable timber as a result of Portuguese colonial policies.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804733960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
By and large, Brazil's forests were not simply harvested by the Portugese colonists, but rather annihilated, and relatively little was extracted for the benefit of Brazilians, a tragedy perhaps worse than deforestation alone. Fruitless Trees aims to make sense of what at first glance appears to be the senseless destruction of Brazil's incomparable timber as a result of Portuguese colonial policies.
Harvesting Urban Timber
Author: Sam Sherrill
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635610314
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A chance encounter with a fallen tree started professor and amateur woodworker Samuel Sherrill thinking: Is there a better way to stretch our precious natural resources? The question led to the writing of Harvesting Urban Timber. Sherrill explains how to identify potential urban timber, how to safely harvest it and convert it into useful lumber.
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635610314
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A chance encounter with a fallen tree started professor and amateur woodworker Samuel Sherrill thinking: Is there a better way to stretch our precious natural resources? The question led to the writing of Harvesting Urban Timber. Sherrill explains how to identify potential urban timber, how to safely harvest it and convert it into useful lumber.
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Conifers
Author: Richard L. Bitner
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604691700
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Conifers are the perfect choice for groundcovers, shrubs, or trees in almost any garden. Evergreen and always architecturally interesting, they’re also drought, pest-, and disease-resistant, and rarely have any demanding cultivation needs. The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Conifers is the perfect companion for anyone who needs a portable guide to conifer choices. With everything you need to know to choose and grow just the right conifer, this book also provides stunning photos of conifers in gardens so you can pick the plant you truly love.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604691700
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Conifers are the perfect choice for groundcovers, shrubs, or trees in almost any garden. Evergreen and always architecturally interesting, they’re also drought, pest-, and disease-resistant, and rarely have any demanding cultivation needs. The Timber Press Pocket Guide to Conifers is the perfect companion for anyone who needs a portable guide to conifer choices. With everything you need to know to choose and grow just the right conifer, this book also provides stunning photos of conifers in gardens so you can pick the plant you truly love.
Tree Thieves
Author: Lyndsie Bourgon
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316497428
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION FINALIST FOR THE NELLIE BY CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTIC NON-FICTION A gripping investigation of the billion-dollar timber black market “and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and forests” (Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts). There's a strong chance that chair you are sitting on was made from stolen lumber. In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces us to tree poachers, law enforcement, forensic wood specialists, the enigmatic residents of former logging communities, environmental activists, international timber cartels, and indigenous communities along the way. Old-growth trees are invaluable and irreplaceable for both humans and wildlife, and are the oldest living things on earth. But the morality of tree poaching is not as simple as we might think: stealing trees is a form of deeply rooted protest, and a side effect of environmental preservation and protection that doesn't include communities that have been uprooted or marginalized when park boundaries are drawn. As Bourgon discovers, failing to include working class and rural communities in the preservation of these awe-inducing ecosystems can lead to catastrophic results. Featuring excellent investigative reporting, fascinating characters, logging history, political analysis, and cutting-edge tree science, Tree Thieves takes readers on a thrilling journey into the intrigue, crime, and incredible complexity sheltered under the forest canopy.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316497428
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION FINALIST FOR THE NELLIE BY CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTIC NON-FICTION A gripping investigation of the billion-dollar timber black market “and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and forests” (Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts). There's a strong chance that chair you are sitting on was made from stolen lumber. In Tree Thieves, Lyndsie Bourgon takes us deep into the underbelly of the illegal timber market. As she traces three timber poaching cases, she introduces us to tree poachers, law enforcement, forensic wood specialists, the enigmatic residents of former logging communities, environmental activists, international timber cartels, and indigenous communities along the way. Old-growth trees are invaluable and irreplaceable for both humans and wildlife, and are the oldest living things on earth. But the morality of tree poaching is not as simple as we might think: stealing trees is a form of deeply rooted protest, and a side effect of environmental preservation and protection that doesn't include communities that have been uprooted or marginalized when park boundaries are drawn. As Bourgon discovers, failing to include working class and rural communities in the preservation of these awe-inducing ecosystems can lead to catastrophic results. Featuring excellent investigative reporting, fascinating characters, logging history, political analysis, and cutting-edge tree science, Tree Thieves takes readers on a thrilling journey into the intrigue, crime, and incredible complexity sheltered under the forest canopy.
Timber Trees of Suriname
Author: Chequita R. Bhikhi
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9789460223914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This guide focuses on the identification of Surinamese trees, based on field, vegetative, floristic, and wood characteristics. It includes botanical descriptions, wood descriptions, illustrations and photos of one hundred Surinamese commercial timber tree species, potential timber tree species, and tree species protected by Surinamese forest law. It is the first book for Suriname with more than four hundred photos to illustrate the characteristics of each tree species for easy identification in the field. The guide is intended for anyone interested in learning and identifying Surinamese timber trees, particularly for the Surinamese forest organizations and different timber companies in Suriname. While this guide focuses on Suriname, many of these species can be found in the adjacent countries of Guyana and French Guiana as well, or have a neotropical distribution, allowing the book to be applicable across the entire region.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9789460223914
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This guide focuses on the identification of Surinamese trees, based on field, vegetative, floristic, and wood characteristics. It includes botanical descriptions, wood descriptions, illustrations and photos of one hundred Surinamese commercial timber tree species, potential timber tree species, and tree species protected by Surinamese forest law. It is the first book for Suriname with more than four hundred photos to illustrate the characteristics of each tree species for easy identification in the field. The guide is intended for anyone interested in learning and identifying Surinamese timber trees, particularly for the Surinamese forest organizations and different timber companies in Suriname. While this guide focuses on Suriname, many of these species can be found in the adjacent countries of Guyana and French Guiana as well, or have a neotropical distribution, allowing the book to be applicable across the entire region.
Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest
Author: Mark Turner
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604696192
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Ideal for hikers, foragers, and plant lovers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide to commonly found woody plants in the region. It features introductory chapters on the native landscape and plant entries that detail the family, scientific and common name, flowering seasons, and size. This must-have guide is for hikers, nature lovers, plant geeks, and anyone who wants to know more about the many plants of the Pacific Northwest. Covers Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia Describes and illustrates nearly 600 commonly encountered species 568 color photographs User-friendly organization by leaf type
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604696192
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Ideal for hikers, foragers, and plant lovers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide to commonly found woody plants in the region. It features introductory chapters on the native landscape and plant entries that detail the family, scientific and common name, flowering seasons, and size. This must-have guide is for hikers, nature lovers, plant geeks, and anyone who wants to know more about the many plants of the Pacific Northwest. Covers Oregon, Washington, northern California, and British Columbia Describes and illustrates nearly 600 commonly encountered species 568 color photographs User-friendly organization by leaf type
The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods as also The Forests of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia
Author: Edward Balfour
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3846049263
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1870.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3846049263
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1870.
Twenty-One Trees
Author: Larry McCaffrey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578563718
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Twenty-One Trees" commemorates Mountain Top Arboretum, the geology of the Catskills, and the Arboretum's exceptional, traditionally-timber-framed Educational Center, and detailing the twenty-one species of trees used in its construction. As the only public garden/arboretum in Catskill Park, the Mountain Top Arboretum strives to inform its visitors about the landscape they visit and live near.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578563718
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Twenty-One Trees" commemorates Mountain Top Arboretum, the geology of the Catskills, and the Arboretum's exceptional, traditionally-timber-framed Educational Center, and detailing the twenty-one species of trees used in its construction. As the only public garden/arboretum in Catskill Park, the Mountain Top Arboretum strives to inform its visitors about the landscape they visit and live near.
The Timber Trees of New South Wales
Author: Arvid Nilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description