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  • Logging in Mason County

    1946-1985

    by Michael Fredson ...
    Series series Images of America
    In 1946, the US Forest Service and Simpson Logging Company agreed to a sustained yield unit, cooperatively managing lands for 100 years for "community stability." Championed by USFS chief William Greeley and dubbed the "Sustained Steal" by detractors, the Shelton Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit nonetheless provided jobs for returning World War II veterans. Simpson Logging built the largest ... Read more

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  • The Golden Spruce

    A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed

    by John Vaillant ...
    A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth.When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest, they reignite a mystery surrounding a shocking act of protest. Five months earlier, logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin had plunged naked into a river in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte ... Read more

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  • The Hidden Life of Trees

    What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

    by Peter Wohlleben, Suzanne Simard ...
    Translated by Jane Billinghurst ...
    Series Book 1 - The Mysteries of Nature
    A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded ... Read more

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  • Eating Dirt

    Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Series series David Suzuki Institute
    • Winner of the BC National Award for Non-Fiction• Nominated for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction and the 2011 Hilary Weston Writer's Trust Award.During Charlotte Gill’s 20 years working as a tree planter she encountered hundreds of clear-cuts, each one a collision site between human civilization and the natural world, a complicated landscape presenting geographic evidence of our ... Read more

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  • The Forest Unseen

    A Year's Watch in Nature

    by David George Haskell ...
    A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardCombining elegant writing with scientific expertise, The Forest Unseen "injects much-needed vibrancy into the stuffy world of nature writing" (Outside, "The Outdoor Books That Shaped the Last Decade")In this wholly ... Read more

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  • On the Burning Edge

    A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It

    by Kyle Dickman ...
    The definitive account of one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, which killed nineteen elite firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and also inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave.“A tear-jerking classic.”—Outside • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by Men’s JournalOn June 28, 2013, a single bolt of lightning sparked an inferno that devoured more than eight thousand ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Malay Archipelago

    by Alfred Russell Wallace ...
    This is one the first and most important books about 18th century Malaysia and covers a wide array of topics from Malaysian culture and history to nature and wildlife. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Malaysia.A century and a half after it was first published, this book remains one of the great classics of natural history and travel—perhaps the greatest. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Nature of Borders

    Salmon, Boundaries, and Bandits on the Salish Sea

    by Lissa K. Wadewitz ...
    Series series Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biography
    Winner of the 2014 Albert Corey Prize from the American Historical AssociationWinner of the 2013 Hal Rothman Award from the Western History AssociationWinner of the 2013 John Lyman Book Award in the Naval and Maritime Science and Technology category from the North American Society for Oceanic HistoryFor centuries, borders have been central to salmon management customs on the Salish Sea, but how ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Landscapes of Promise

    The Oregon Story, 1800-1940

    by William G. Robbins ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, William Robbins shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning.Robbins ... Read more

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  • The Giving Trees Need Your Help! Trees for Kids - Biology 3rd Grade | Children's Biology Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Did you know that the trees are essential for living life on Earth? Without them, we would not have oxygen to live. But what is happening? Trees are being cut down to serve industrial purposes. It’s time your child knows these facts so that he/she can act to protect the giving trees too. Plant the seeds of knowledge by using this biology book for third graders today. ... Read more

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  • Soil Carbon Dynamics

    An Integrated Methodology

    Edited by Werner L. Kutsch, Michael Bahn, Andreas Heinemeyer ...
    Carbon stored in soils represents the largest terrestrial carbon pool and factors affecting this will be vital in the understanding of future atmospheric CO2 concentrations. This book provides an integrated view on measuring and modeling soil carbon dynamics. Based on a broad range of in-depth contributions by leading scientists it gives an overview of current research concepts, developments and ... Read more

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  • Forest Bathing

    How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

    by Dr. Qing Li ...
    The definitive--and by far the most popular--guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happinessNotice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees- ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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