Forest Books

• Trees
  Botany
  Exotic Species
  Forest
  Geography
  Biodiversity
   
  

  National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)

  More than 300 species of trees are found in the United States and Canada west of the Rocky Mountains, some introduced from other continents but many native to the region. This handsome guidebook ...  > read more
• Dogs
  Nature
  Sustainability
  Endangered Animals
  Urbanization
  Land Management
   
  

  A Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)

  Published in 1949, shortly after the author's death, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of nature writing, widely cited as one of the most influential nature books ever published. Writing from the ...  > read more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Urbanization
  Severe Weather
  Transportation Issues
  Consumer Behavior
  Anthropology
   
  

  Patron Saints: How the Saints Gave New Orleans a Reason to Believe

  In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, devastating not only buildings and homes, but the hope, spirit and faith of its people. The Saints were cast out on the road, not knowing when ...  > read more
• Geology
  Earth Science
  Origin of Life
  Healthy Aging
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Zoology
   
  

  Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe

  "Do you feel lucky? Well do ya?" asked Dirty Harry. Paleontologist Peter Ward and astronomer Donald Brownlee think all of us should feel lucky. Their rare Earth hypothesis predicts that while simple, ...  > read more
• Botany
  Geography
  New Species
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States (Jeffrey Glassberg Field Guide Series)

  Many of us have stopped to pick bunches of wildflowers or have admired them as they flourished in fields, hiking trails, and roads. Always appreciated but not always recognized, now these beauties ...  > read more
• Land Management
  Urbanization
  Energy Policy
  Government Regulation
  Environmental Policy
  Sustainability
   
  

  Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy

  Land Use and Society: Geography, Law, and Public Policy examines the history, current practice, and unmet needs of land use planning and regulation in the United States. Rutherford H. Platt, a ...  > read more
• Early Climate
  Geography
  Origin of Life
  Ice Ages
  Healthy Aging
  Fossils
   
  

  After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America

  The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Antarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today."One of the best scientific books ...  > read more
• Forest
  Trees
  Ecology
  Nature
  Land Management
  Evolution
   
  

  Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England

  An original portrait of New England's forests, tracing their evolution from precolonial days to the present through a study of the patterns we see today.Landscape is much more than scenery to be ...  > read more
• Chemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Geochemistry
  Biochemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Origin of Life
   
  

  Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students, An (9th Edition)

  KEY BENEFIT: Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students, Ninth Edition is a unique workbook that uses a step-by-step approach to teach students the chemistry necessary for success in life ...  > read more
• Health Policy
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Environmental Policies
  Ocean Policy
  Sustainability
   
  

  Essentials of Environmental Health

  Environmental threats are occurring on a worldwide scale. Dramatic pictures of the devastating effects of natural disasters lead the nightly news. Stories of chemical spills and contaminated ...  > read more

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