Listen to the land [[electronic resource] ] : conservation conversations / / Dennis Boyer
Pubbl/distr/stampa
Madison, Wis., : Terrace Books, 2009
ISBN
1-282-27042-7
9786612270420
0-299-22563-1
Edizione
[1st ed.]
Descrizione fisica
1 online resource (208 p.)
Disciplina
333.720978
Soggetti
Conservation of natural resources - Middle West - Citizen participation
Environmentalism - Middle West - Citizen participation
Lingua di pubblicazione
Inglese
Formato
Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico
Monografia
Note generali
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di contenuto
Intro -- Contents -- Beforeword -- Spring in the East -- The Power of Stories -- Geezer Wisdom -- Ice Ages -- Caboose with a View -- Fisherman's Eyes -- Making Do -- Popple Cop -- The Land Listener -- Farm Fights -- The Quiet in the Land -- The Log House -- The Old Ways -- Summer in the South -- Warrior's Path -- A Mound with a View -- Making Sparks Fly -- Rolling on a River -- After the Land-Use Dispute -- All Creatures Great and Small -- In the Arms of the Mother -- Looking Out for the Neighbors -- Seedkeeper -- View from the Joint -- In for the Long Haul -- Laughter in the Land -- Autumn in the West -- Eco-Wizardry -- Places of Power -- Pull of the Big Lakes -- Living in the Trees -- City Sticker -- Farm Warrior -- Reeducation Camp -- Stalker Stillness -- Take a Hike -- In Defense of Neighborhoods -- Business on the Land -- New Kid in Town -- Winter in the North -- Remembering -- Environmental Conversation -- Creation's Pantry -- Making Your Vote Count -- Tapped In -- On the Pot -- Stars in the Eyes -- New Ears -- Team Green -- Joy from the World -- Grandpop's Treehouse -- Hurley Burley.
Sommario/riassunto
Inspired by years of talking with farmers, foragers, loggers, tribal activists, seed savers, fishers, railroaders, and nature lovers of all stripes, Dennis Boyer has created in Listen to the Land a fascinating
communal conversation that invites readers to ponder their own roles in grassroots environmentalism.