North American Rodents

North American Rodents

Author: David J. Hafner

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9782831704630

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The first comprehensive treatment of North American rodents of conservation concern. This action plan summarizes the rodent fauna of North America and provides available information on every rodent taxon that has been considered to be of conservation concern by state, provincial and private conservation agencies and regional experts. It is hoped that the survey provided in this action plan will serve as a common ground for all these parties in drawing up conservation strategies for rodents.


In the Memory House (PB)

In the Memory House (PB)

Author: Howard Mansfield

Publisher: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum

Published: 1995-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781555912475

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A recollection of the land, its people, and its ideals. Examines what we choose to remember and how progress has created absences in our landscapes.


Forest Development in Cold Climates

Forest Development in Cold Climates

Author: John Norman Alden

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1993-06-30

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9780306444807

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''Required reading for forest scientists.'' -Northeastern Naturalist


Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products

Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products

Author: Margaret G. Thomas

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780788112362

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Describes special forest products that represent opportunities for rural entrepreneurs to supplement their incomes. Includes: aromatics, berries & wild fruits, cones & seeds, forest botanicals, honey, mushrooms, nuts, syrup, & weaving & dying materials. Each chapter describes market & competition considerations, distribution & packaging, equipment needs, & resource conservation considerations, & also presents a profile of a rural business marketing the products. Products suitable for small or part-time operators are described. 50 photos.


Where the Wind Blows

Where the Wind Blows

Author: Peter J. Bowyer

Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Breakwater

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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"Topography (physical shape of the land) and bathymetry (physical shape of the sea bed) have a profound influence on both the general climate and the local weather along Atlantic Canada's coastlines. The combination of rugged landscape and generally cold seas can produce some of the harshest marine weather conditions imaginable-sometimes with tragic consequences"--Introduction, page x.