{"product_id":"a-healthy-nature-handbook-don-parker-9781642832426","title":"A Healthy Nature Handbook: Illustrated Insights for Ecological Restoration from Volunteer Stewards of Chicago Wilderness","description":"The Chicago metropolitan area is home to far more protected nature than most people realize. Over half a million acres of protected land known as the Chicago Wilderness are owned and managed by county forest preserve districts and other public and private sector partners. But there's a critical factor of the Chicago Wilderness conservation effort that makes it unique: a pioneering grassroots volunteer community, thousands strong, has worked for decades alongside agency staff to restore these nearby natural areas, learning how to manage biodiversity in an altered and ever-changing urban context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Healthy Nature Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e captures hard-earned ecological wisdom from this community in engaging and highly readable chapters, each including illustrated restoration sequences. Restoration leaders cover large-scale seeding approaches, native seed production, wetland and grassland bird habitat restoration, monitoring, and community building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributions from local artists bring the region's beauty to life with vibrant watercolors, oil paintings, and sketches. \u003ci\u003eA Healthy Nature Handbook \u003c\/i\u003eis packed with successful approaches to restoring nature and is a testament to both the Chicago region's surprising natural wealth and the stewards that are committed to its lasting health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642832421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642832426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Don Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436894105855,"sku":"9781642832426","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_767e7867-00ad-4224-b6e2-728f69fde8f3.jpg?v=1777158486","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-healthy-nature-handbook-don-parker-9781642832426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}