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Author
Publisher
High Road Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In his enthusiastic explorations and fervent writing, Michael J. Yochim "was to Yellowstone what Muir was to Yosemite. . . . Other times, his writing is like that of Edward Abbey, full of passion for the natural world and anger at those who are abusing it," writes foreword contributor William R. Lowry. A legendary hiker and an avid backpacker, Yochim worked for the National Park Service for three decades. In 2013 Yochim was diagnosed with ALS (Lou...
Publisher
Philip's
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Philip's Essential School Atlas has been specially created for lower-secondary geography students (11-14 year olds). It is ideal for work leading up to GCSE (England and Wales) National Curriculum Key Stage 3, and Scotland's National Qualifications. The maps have been carefully designed so they are uncluttered and easy to read, containing specially selected place names and detail. A clear set of symbols and scale information accompanies each map and...
Series
General technical report RM volume 271
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
NC 1130L
Language
English
Description
"Over millions of years, organisms in Antarctica--one of the most extreme environments on Earth--have evolved in amazing ways that enable them to thrive on the ice, in the ice, and under the ice. How is climate change affecting the creatures that live in this frozen world? Even in the intensely cold, windy, and dry environment of Antarctica, a wide variety of wildlife--from the massive swarms of krill in the Southern Ocean to the throngs of penguins...
75) Life in a forest
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to forests. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Publisher
CSIRO Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia's primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change." "More than 30 authors have contributed to this book, which moves beyond describing the causes and consequences of climate change to providing options for people to work towards adaptation...
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"This book aims at creating contact points between the current academic and policy debate's obsession with global-centered to the most neglected local-centered concerns with climate change. Although climate change impacts on the environmental life support system are global, its manifestations and subsequent consequences are social and therefore local. Therefore this book gives special attention to the significance of local communities and local governments'...