Wilderness Tapestry

Wilderness Tapestry

Author: Samuel I. Zeveloff

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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To further understanding of the meanings and values of wilderness, this volume explores wilderness and its significance to humans from myriad viewpoints, based on a meeting of the North American Interdisciplinary Wilderness Conference.


Anatomy of a Tapestry

Anatomy of a Tapestry

Author: Jean Pierre Larochette

Publisher: Schiffer Craft

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764359330

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Jean Pierre Larochette is a renowned top-level artist, making this opportunity to learn from him a treasure for all levels of weavers.


Rethinking Wilderness

Rethinking Wilderness

Author: Mark Woods

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2017-07-30

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1460405714

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The concept and values of wilderness, along with the practice of wilderness preservation, have been under attack for the past several decades. In Rethinking Wilderness, Mark Woods responds to seven prominent anti-wilderness arguments. Woods offers a rethinking of the received concept of wilderness, developing a positive account of wilderness as a significant location for the other-than-human value-adding properties of naturalness, wildness, and freedom. Interdisciplinary in approach, the book combines environmental philosophy, environmental history, environmental social sciences, the science of ecology, and the science of conservation biology.


Tending the Wild

Tending the Wild

Author: Kat Anderson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9780520248519

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"This is a highly significant--one might argue revolutionary--book. It, and the author's previous research, has the potential to completely change the way western land managers relate to the land and the resources they are trying to regulate. Even more, it has the power to influence the way that all of us approach Nature and will reinforce the importance of Native Americans and the sophistication of their knowledge."--Nancy J. Turner, University of Victoria "Tending the Wild is an enormously rich and highly readable text on the remarkably diverse land management techniques practiced by California Indians over millennia. This book serves as an invaluable resource as we strive to conserve California's enormous cultural and biotic heritage in the new century. A triumph!"--Michael H. Horn, California State University Fullerton "Tending the Wild supports the little know fact that Indian groups in California historically practiced a kind of "environmental bonsai" through their centuries long management activities. Kat Anderson's work is timely and will make an important contribution toward a better understanding of the historic ecologies of North America."--Greg Cajete, University of New Mexico


Driven Wild

Driven Wild

Author: Paul S. Sutter

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2009-11-23

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0295989904

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In its infancy, the movement to protect wilderness areas in the United States was motivated less by perceived threats from industrial and agricultural activities than by concern over the impacts of automobile owners seeking recreational opportunities in wild areas. Countless commercial and government purveyors vigorously promoted the mystique of travel to breathtakingly scenic places, and roads and highways were built to facilitate such travel. By the early 1930s, New Deal public works programs brought these trends to a startling crescendo. The dilemma faced by stewards of the nation's public lands was how to protect the wild qualities of those places while accommodating, and often encouraging, automobile-based tourism. By 1935, the founders of the Wilderness Society had become convinced of the impossibility of doing both. In Driven Wild, Paul Sutter traces the intellectual and cultural roots of the modern wilderness movement from about 1910 through the 1930s, with tightly drawn portraits of four Wilderness Society founders--Aldo Leopold, Robert Sterling Yard, Benton MacKaye, and Bob Marshall. Each man brought a different background and perspective to the advocacy for wilderness preservation, yet each was spurred by a fear of what growing numbers of automobiles, aggressive road building, and the meteoric increase in Americans turning to nature for their leisure would do to the country’s wild places. As Sutter discovered, the founders of the Wilderness Society were "driven wild"--pushed by a rapidly changing country to construct a new preservationist ideal. Sutter demonstrates that the birth of the movement to protect wilderness areas reflected a growing belief among an important group of conservationists that the modern forces of capitalism, industrialism, urbanism, and mass consumer culture were gradually eroding not just the ecology of North America, but crucial American values as well. For them, wilderness stood for something deeply sacred that was in danger of being lost, so that the movement to protect it was about saving not just wild nature, but ourselves as well.


The Tapestry Of Torah

The Tapestry Of Torah

Author: Sydney Hewitt

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2022-02-16

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1639039864

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The Tapestry of Torah shines each Torah portion into the eternally woven tapestry design of God's blueprint for history; unveiling Messiah, the heart of Torah. Jennifer's Genesis Story ~ Page 82 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tapestry of Torah brings forth new understanding of the heart of Adonai and His relentless love for Israel and the Wild Olive Branch. Laura's Exodus Story ~ Page 87 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tapestry of Torah teaches fresh new lessons for our own lives today. The Lessons from the Wilderness anoint us with holy oil, etching Torah upon our hearts! Theresa's Exodus Story ~ Page 143 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tapestry of Torah sings with synergy. Sydney's writing illuminates the woven words of Adonai from the garden of His Torah; still changing lives today! Kilee's Leviticus Story ~ Page 200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tapestry of Torah illuminates revelation from each Torah portion leading readers into the brilliant presence of Adonai! This devotional is the perfect companion for Torah study, encouraging a journal experience for readers. Carol's Numbers Story ~ Page 259 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tapestry of Torah brings the Torah portions to life each week. I see in deeply supernatural ways as never before, from the illumination of Sydney's writing. Beverly's Deuteronomy Story ~ Page 265 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Tapestry of Torah illuminates deep Hebraic meanings found in the Scriptures. By studying Torah with Sydney's devotional, one comes to know the land of milk and honey in a visceral way! Magda's Deuteronomy Story ~ Page 320


The Wilderness Debate Rages on

The Wilderness Debate Rages on

Author: Michael P. Nelson

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 1488

ISBN-13: 0820331716

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Ten years ago, The Great New Wilderness Debate began a cross-disciplinary conversation about the varied constructions of "wilderness" and the controversies that surround them. The Wilderness Debate Rages On will reinvigorate that conversation and usher in a second decade of debate. Like its predecessor, the book gathers both critiques and defenses of the idea of wilderness from a wide variety of perspectives and voices. The Wilderness Debate Rages On includes the best explorations of the concept of the concept of wilderness from the past decade, underappreciated essays from the early twentieth century that offer an alternative vision of the concept and importance of wilderness, and writings meant to clarify or help us rethink the concept of wilderness. Narrative writers such as Wendell Berry, Scott Russell Sanders, Marilynne Robinson, Kathleen Dean Moore, and Lynn Maria Laitala are also given a voice in order to show how the wilderness debate is expanding outside the academy. The writers represented in the anthology include ecologists, environmental philosophers, conservation biologists, cultural geographers, and environmental activists. The book begins with little-known papers by early twentieth-century ecologists advocating the preservation of natural areas for scientific study, not, as did Thoreau, Muir, and the early Leopold, for purposes of outdoor recreation. The editors argue that had these writers influenced the eventual development of federal wilderness policy, our national wilderness system would better serve contemporary conservation priorities for representative ecosystems and biodiversity.


Exploring Nature's Tapestry: A Journey through the Natural World

Exploring Nature's Tapestry: A Journey through the Natural World

Author: Jhumur Akhter Riya

Publisher: BookRix

Published: 2023-10-16

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 3755456346

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In the early hours of dawn, the wilderness stirs from its slumber. The air is crisp, carrying with it the earthy scent of dew-kissed leaves and the sweet melodies of awakening birds. As the first rays of sunlight pierce the canopy, the forest floor comes alive with a symphony of life. Here, in this untouched wilderness, the intricate dance of nature unfolds. The Amazon rainforest, one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, serves as a perfect canvas for the start of our journey. Towering trees, draped in vines and moss, reach for the sky. Exotic birds in vibrant plumage take flight, their calls echoing through the verdant cathedral. As we venture deeper, we encounter ancient tribes and rare creatures, each with a unique role in this thriving ecosystem. In the heart of the African savannah, the sun casts its golden glow over endless grasslands. The roar of a lion, the trumpeting of elephants, and the thundering hooves of wildebeests fill the air. The savannah is a testament to the interplay of predator and prey, a delicate balance that has sustained life for centuries. The wilderness awakens not only with sights and sounds but also with stories of resilience, survival, and the beauty of biodiversity. As we journey deeper into these pristine landscapes, we begin to unravel the secrets that make the wilderness such a captivating and vital part of our natural world.