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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824843203321

Autore

Boyer Dennis

Titolo

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.