03916nam 22006734a 450 991045643460332120200520144314.097866123570841-282-35708-50-520-92991-81-59734-809-010.1525/9780520929913(CKB)111090529079590(EBL)224753(OCoLC)475931883(SSID)ssj0000222412(PQKBManifestationID)11190562(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222412(PQKBWorkID)10169768(PQKB)10064843(MiAaPQ)EBC224753(OCoLC)55531647(MdBmJHUP)muse30509(DE-B1597)519228(DE-B1597)9780520929913(Au-PeEL)EBL224753(CaPaEBR)ebr10057081(CaONFJC)MIL235708(EXLCZ)9911109052907959020030826d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlanting nature[electronic resource] trees and the manipulation of environmental stewardship in America /Shaul E. CohenBerkeley University of California Pressc20041 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-23770-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.Taking control of nature -- Planting patriotism, cultivating institutions -- The National Arbor Day Foundation: modifying the natural world -- American forests: planting the future -- Uncle Sam plants for you -- The greatest good -- Celebritrees.Trees hold a powerful place in American constructions of what is good in nature and the environment. As we attempt to cope with environmental crises, trees are increasingly enlisted with great fervor as agents of our stewardship over nature. In this innovative and impassioned book, Shaul E. Cohen exposes the way that environmental stewardship is undermined through the manipulation of trees and the people who plant them by a partnership of big business, the government, and tree-planting groups. He reveals how positive associations and symbols that have been invested in trees are exploited by an interlocking network of government agencies, private timber companies, and nongovernmental organizations to subvert the power of people who think that they are building a better world. Planting Nature details the history of tree planting in the United States and the rise of popular sentiment around trees, including the development of the Arbor Day holiday and tree-planting groups such as the National Arbor Day Foundation and American Forests. Drawing from internal papers, government publications, advertisements, and archival documents, Cohen illustrates how organizations promote tree planting as a way of shifting attention away from the causes of environmental problems to their symptoms, masking business-as-usual agendas. Ultimately, Planting Nature challenges the relationships between a "green" public, the organizations that promote their causes, and the "powers that be," providing a cautionary tale of cooperation and deception that cuts across the political spectrum.AfforestationUnited StatesAfforestationEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesAfforestationGovernment policyUnited StatesElectronic books.AfforestationAfforestationEnvironmental aspectsAfforestationGovernment policy333.75/152/0973Cohen Shaul Ephraim1961-1043862MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456434603321Planting nature2469131UNINA