Nature - General

There is increasing interest in tools for measuring and reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. Two tools that have been receiving a lot of attention are carbon markets and carbon registries. Carbon registries are established to record and track net carbon...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission asked the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to form a Shorebird Technical Committee that would provide technical guidance, regarding effects that horseshoe crab management actions could have on shorebird populations, to the Horseshoe Crab Management Board. One...

The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (Survey) has been conducted since 1955 and is one of the oldest and most comprehensive continuing recreation surveys. The Survey collects information on the number of anglers, hunters, and wild-life watchers, how often they partici-pate,...

In the movie Field of Dreams James Earl Jones says, "The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the...

Conservation of biodiversity serves a number of human needs, including maintenance of ecosystem services that are critical to the sustainability of all life. Effective biodiversity conservation will require better landowner incentives for restoration and protection of ecosystems. Many services produced from healthy, functioning landscapes...

Forestry herbicides are a versatile, cost-eff ective tool that can be used in a variety of ways to help manage forest vegetation. Managing forests to grow selected crop trees is similar to growing agriculture crops: there are usually undesirable plants or weeds present that...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared this Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement to guide the management of Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge in Bertie County, North Carolina. The plan outlines programs and corresponding resource needs for the next 15...

"From Me to You" indicates what we ourselves receive in return for what we give; it's our sowed seeds of negative and positive. We all want good to occur in our everyday life, but what is it we're giving to those wanting the same?...

This little book is filled with gorgeous color, rich texture, romance, energy, and wisdom. It is a celebration of life, leaving you with a greater appreciation for its beauty, freshness, and vitality.Author: Anne LindenISBN-10: 1504393740ISBN-13: 9781504393744Publisher: Balboa PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2018Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.50h...

Plant Songs is a uniquely written book on herbal medicine that weaves personal stories with herbalism, spirituality, and environmental activism. The songs of pine, cannabis, reishi, and other medicinal herbs are shared through accounts of plant communication, clinical observations, research, and recipes. Plant Songs...

Migration is a way to self-determine the lives of individuals. The process generally begins with a dislike of individuals to accept certain conditions. It is either the self-determination or the condition itself that drives an individual towards migration; sometimes a spirit of adventure or...

Darwin Does Physics documents the amazing proliferation of scientific theories in the Darwinian paradigm to many different subjects. Many aspects of biology, cultural evolution, the neural sciences and the social sciences have now been explained within the Darwinian paradigm. Now there are even fundamental...

-DISCOVER:: FUN on the lake. This body of water is a true gem. Now you can work your way through the majestic shores that make this lake so special. Fun for all ages. Share the gift of Lake Fun with someone you love today....

The author, Maxine Anne Browne, provides an excellent narrative of her experiences as a Birder observing the avian species in her backyard. Her account of the habits and behavior of various birds is informative and educational. This book provides the reader with many ideas...

The purpose of our review was determine whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has planned and conducted the requisite research and testing to evaluate and regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals.Author: U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyISBN-10: 1499777639ISBN-13: 9781499777635Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/03/2014Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize:...

The essence of this, offers the way to hammer-out the creases of contradiction, of divided beliefs, with a white-hot, iron fist, forged in the raging fire of pure awareness. Anyone who sees this clearly and directly, will immediately disappear within a spilt-second...Author: Michael Dean...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mounted a substantial effort in response to Hurricane Sandy including an assessment of the morphological impacts to the beach and dune system at Fire Island, New York. Field surveys of the beach and dunes collected just prior to and...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of water-level and barometric pressure sensors at 224 locations along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Maine to continuously record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of hurricane storm tide and coastal flooding generated...

Glaciers are a critical resource and feature of Mount Rainier National Park (MORA) that have undergone substantial change in the past century. Currently there is approximately 90 km2 (35 mi2) and 4.2 km3 (1.0 mi3) of ice on Mount Rainier, but since 1913 the...

Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is a compelling concept that combines community custodianship of natural resources with sustainable development and poverty reduction. However, there is a large gap between the conceptual promise and actual performance of CBNRM. CBNRM is complex and challenging, and one...

God is the ultimate teacher, and if you choose to allow Him, he will touch your life in eternal ways while you sit shivering in a tree stand waiting for a deer that never shows. I have come to treasure these moments, and I...

A gathering of poems written over the course of a few decades, this selection is primarily about self reflection and finding the spiritual source within. Some poems delve into the beauty of Nature, love and other sources of inspiration.Author: Ocean LeaISBN-10: 1490734783ISBN-13: 9781490734781Publisher: Trafford...

An eclectic collection of fishing stories and related poetry from Australia. Adventurous stories about the great white shark of Seal Rocks Victoria, to the cunning blackfish and prawns that live in the Davistown baths of New South Wales. All the stories have an associated...

The sixty poems collected in Beach Synchronization are set either on the ocean, or on the beach, or in transit to or from the beach or, finally, in the mind of the narrator when he is simply thinking about the beach and the ocean....

Author: Joyce FrericksISBN-10: 1479716731ISBN-13: 9781479716739Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2012Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Most would agree that wisdom comes with age. As we get older, we should concentrate on life's priorities. Spending time with the ones that we love, and truly appreciating them, is very important. Becoming aware of the intricate things of beauty around us can...

In 2009, Massachusetts naturalist and historian John J. Galluzzo set out to take a half an hour walk every single day in a different place, no matter what the weather was like, no matter what state his health was in. In 2011, he took...

While studying for my degree at university, I did not expect to have any more children until I had finished. In the midst of course assignments and hospital placements, I became pregnant twice and delivered my babies in two consecutive years. I defied the...

Author: Sheng BauISBN-10: 1477108173ISBN-13: 9781477108178Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2012Pages: 146Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Curiosity has driven Tommy Rodriguez deep into the marshlands and swamps of sunny South Florida. Visions of the Everglades chronicles his experiences in the Florida Everglades. A sense of adventure compelled Rodriguez to take on the task of exploring and documenting its habitats in...

Queen Anne's Lace and Wild Blackberry Pie is a memoir of growing up in New Hampshire.Author: Elizabeth HowardISBN-10: 1466472634ISBN-13: 9781466472631Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2011Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.21d

"Family-friendly, outdoors-oriented, low or no-cost things to do in and around Putnam County."--Title page.Author: Steven MattsonISBN-10: 1463427174ISBN-13: 9781463427177Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2011Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Part celebration of visual art, part celebration of the written word, Moments of Wonder is one woman's grateful tribute to the profound interludes that move her into "wonder." These deeply spiritual "moments" resonate in the writing with a rare depth of feeling that makes...

Riverby by John BurroughsNearly every season I make the acquaintance of one or more new flowers. It takes years to exhaust the botanical treasures of any one considerable neighborhood, unless one makes a dead set at it, like an herbalist. One likes to have...

Blind to its supreme authority, humanity relinquished its relationship with and declared war on nature thousands of years ago and proceeded on its own way building monuments to itself that eventually crumbled. As a result, we find ourselves standing in the rubble of the...

Debates about global warming, a growing shortage of clean water, deforestation, pollution, degradation of the oceans, biodiversity and waste permeate public spaces and private discussions. Unsustainable growth is the underlying force driving all these crises yet is virtually absent from public discourse. Since World...

The play THOREAU is based on the life, works and words of Henry David Thoreau. The play encompasses one summer in Henry David Thoreau's life including his marriage proposal to Ellen Sewall, his arrest and jailing for failing to pay his taxes and his...

Gringo on a Chicken Bus details the unforgettable and delightful experiences of David Koons as he begins the adventure of a lifetime with a move to Central America in 1978 to accept a job as the new assistant director of an archaeological foundation in...

Aunty Moose books are designed to give children the opportunity for a fresh look into the values and morals of everyday life lessons. From the simple pleasures we overlook in everyday life, to the drastic changes we may desperately try to avoid. Given the...

Forestry In The Mining Districts Of The Ural Mountains In Eastern Russia is a book written by John Croumbie Brown and published in 1884. The book is a detailed account of the forestry practices in the mining districts of the Ural Mountains in Eastern...

Valuation: Its Nature And Laws is a book written by Wilbur Marshall Urban in 1909. The book serves as an introduction to the general theory of value, which covers the fundamental principles of valuation. The author defines valuation as the process of determining the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The Nature of Laughter is a book written by J.C. Gregory that explores the science and psychology behind laughter. The author delves into the various aspects of laughter, including its evolutionary origins, social and cultural influences, and neurological processes. Gregory also examines the different...

The Great Quest: Studies In Nature, Literature And Life is a book written by Edward Bursell Moody. The author explores the relationship between nature, literature, and life in this book. The book is divided into three parts, each containing essays that examine different aspects...

Bachman's fourth book of poems, illustrated by the fine watercolors of Ann C. Colley, is a labor of love for the Adirondacks, where he and his wife canoe, hike, climb, enjoy fellowship with friends, and soak up the beauty. In this book Bachman animates...

Flying birds have a thick coat of down and feathers that protect their body a specialized circulatory system constricts blood flow to their specialized versatile feet, and a digestive system quickly converts food into energy that begins with the bill. Migration is genetic with...

Author: Charles Dale ColemanISBN-10: 1425969542ISBN-13: 9781425969547Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/22/2007Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

Author: Warren CederborgISBN-10: 1425954952ISBN-13: 9781425954956Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/27/2007Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

This book is about some of the author''s favorite backpacking and canoeing outings. These are actual outdoor experiences. He tells about seeing moose and bears and listening to the sounds of wolves and loons. He tells about seeing the stars reflecting on the still...

Big-Bang? Do you believe it? I don't. Being a career engineering-physicist, I always look for proof. For 50 years I have tried to prove the BB to myself. I have reviewed Slipher's red shift observation, reinterpreted it, and corrected Hubble's declaration, (the universe is...