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Degradation of the land / by Cherrington, Mark.(CARDINAL)364610;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-105) and index.Examines the problem of land degradation through erosion and deforestation, discussing how these processes occur and what effects they have.
Subjects: Deforestation; Land degradation; Soil conservation; Soil degradation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Great War seen from the air in Flanders Fields, 1914-1918 / by Stichelbaut, Birger,author.(CARDINAL)327866; Chielens, Piet,1956-(CARDINAL)327867; Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)(CARDINAL)267177; In Flanders Fields Museum.(CARDINAL)327868; Musée royal de l'Armée et d'histoire militaire.(CARDINAL)327870;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-348) and index.This volume features hundreds of photographic case studies, illustrating in unprecedented detail the physical extent of World War I and the shocking environmental damage it left in its wake.
Subjects: Photobooks.; Illustrated works.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; War; Land degradation; World War, 1914-1918; Aerial photography;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Agrarianism and the good society : land, culture, conflict, and hope / by Freyfogle, Eric T.(CARDINAL)266686;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Life in the enclaves -- A durable scale -- The education of Ada -- Framing our choices -- Goodbye to the public-private divide -- Back toward community -- Love and democracy -- Wanted: environmental leader -- The politics of homeland health.
Subjects: Environmental degradation; Environmental ethics; Human ecology; Land use; National characteristics, American.; Social values;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Masters of the lost land : the untold story of the Amazon and the violent fight for the world's last frontier / by Araújo, Heriberto,author.(CARDINAL)859813;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-386) and index."Deep in the heart of the Amazon, the city of Rondon do Pará, Brazil, lived for decades in the shadow of land barons, or fazendeiros, who maintained control of the region through unscrupulous land grabs and egregious human rights violations. They razed and burned the jungle, expelled small-scale farmers and Indigenous tribes from their lands, and treated their farmhands as slaves--all with impunity. The only true opposition came from Rondon's small but robust farmworkers' union, led by the charismatic Dezinho, who fought to put power back into the hands of the people who called the Amazon home. But when Dezinho was assassinated in cold blood, it seemed the farmworkers' struggle had come to a violent and fruitless end. What no one anticipated was that this event would bring forth an unlikely hero: Dezinho's widow. Against great odds, and at extreme personal risk, Maria Joel, now a single mother of four young children, used her ingenuity and unwavering support from union members to bring her husband's killer to account in court. Her campaign gained unexpected momentum, helping to bring international attention to the dire situation in Rondon, from Brazil's president Lula to international celebrities and civil rights groups. Maria Joel's fight for justice had far-reaching implications: it unearthed a chilling world of corruption and lawlessness rooted in Brazil's quest to turn the largest rain forest on earth into an economic frontier. As more details came out, it began to look increasingly likely that Dezinho's killer, a reluctant and inexperienced gunman, was just one piece of a larger criminal consortium, with ties leading all the way up to one of the region's most powerful and notorious fazendeiros of all" -- inside front jacket flap."In the tradition of Killers of the Flower Moon, a haunting murder-mystery revealing the human story behind one of the most devastating crimes of our time: the ruthless destruction of the Amazon rainforest-and anyone who stands in the way"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Deforestation; Environmental degradation; Environmental protection; Farmers; Land tenure; Murder;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Land / by Haswell, Arthur.(CARDINAL)701032;
Examines major environmental issues surrounding land, giving examples of attempts to solve global problems and sources for more information.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Ecology; Environmental degradation; Environmental policy; Human ecology; Nature; Soil ecology; Soil erosion;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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This land : how cowboys, capitalism, and corruption are ruining the American West / by Ketcham, Christopher,1973-author.(CARDINAL)785161;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-408) and index.Battle -- Betrayal -- Resistance."The public lands of the western United States comprise some 450 million acres of grassland, steppe land, canyons, forests, and mountains. It's an American commons, and it is under assault as never before. Journalist Christopher Ketcham has been documenting the confluence of commercial exploitation and governmental misconduct in this region for over a decade. His revelatory book takes the reader on a journey across these last wild places, to see how capitalism is killing our great commons. Ketcham begins in Utah, revealing the environmental destruction caused by unregulated public lands livestock grazing, and exposing rampant malfeasance in the federal land management agencies, who have been compromised by the profit-driven livestock and energy interests they are supposed to regulate. He then turns to the broad effects of those corrupt politics on wildlife. He tracks the Department of Interior's failure to implement and enforce the Endangered Species Act--including its stark betrayal of protections for the grizzly bear and the sage grouse--and investigates the destructive behavior of U.S. Wildlife Services in their shocking mass slaughter of animals that threaten the livestock industry. Along the way, Ketcham talks with ecologists, biologists, botanists, former government employees, whistleblowers, grassroots environmentalists and other citizens who are fighting to protect the public domain for future generations. This Land is a colorful muckraking journey--part Edward Abbey, part Upton Sinclair--exposing the rot in American politics that is rapidly leading to the sell-out of our national heritage"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Ketcham, Christopher, 1973-; Public lands; Environmental degradation; Capitalism; Political corruption; Environmentalists;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Farming while Black : Soul Fire Farm's practical guide to liberation on the land / by Penniman, Leah,author.(CARDINAL)793534; Washington, Karen,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-337) and index.Introduction : Black land matters -- Finding land and resources -- Planning your farm business -- Honoring the spirits of the land -- Degraded land -- Feeding the soil -- Crop planning -- Tools and technology -- Seed keeping -- Raising animals -- Plant medicine -- Urban farming -- Cooking and preserving -- Youth on land -- Healing from trauma -- Movement building -- White people uprooting racism.Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. At Soul Fire Farm, author Leah Penniman co-created the Black and Latino Farmers Immersion (BLFI) program as a container for new farmers to share growing skills in a culturally relevant and supportive environment led by people of color. Farming While Black organizes and expands upon the curriculum of the BLFI to provide readers with a concise guide to all aspects of small-scale farming, from business planning to preserving the harvest. Throughout the chapters Penniman uplifts the wisdom of the African diasporic farmers and activists whose work informs the techniques described--from whole farm planning, soil fertility, seed selection, and agroecology, to using whole foods in culturally appropriate recipes, sharing stories of ancestors, and tools for healing from the trauma associated with slavery and economic exploitation on the land. Woven throughout the book is the story of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement.--AMAZON.
Subjects: Farms, Small; African American farmers; African Americans; African Americans; African American cooking.; Farm life.; Food habits.; Land settlement; Agricultural colonies;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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The tangled lands / by Bacigalupi, Paolo,author.(CARDINAL)356706; Buckell, Tobias S.,author.(CARDINAL)342529;
Part I. The alchemist / by Paolo Bacigalupi -- Part II. The executioness / by Tobias S. Buckell -- Part III. The children of Khaim / by Paolo Bacigalupi -- Part IV. The blacksmith's daughter / by Tobias S. Buckell."A fantasy novel told in four parts about a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant who is trying to rebuild an empire--unless the people find a way to resist"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Imaginary places; Magic; Environmental degradation; Dictators;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Camp time in California [sound recording] / by Osborne, Mary Pope,author.(CARDINAL)349891;
Read by the author."When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods"--
Subjects: Muir, John, 1838-1914; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Conservation of natural resources; Environmental degradation; Environmental degradation; Environmental protection; Environmental protection; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Environmentalism; Environmentalists; Environmentalists; Forest ecology; Forests and forestry; Magic; Nature conservation; Nature; Nature; Nature; Pollution; Pollution; social justice; Time travel; Tree houses; Magic; Nature; Time travel;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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All things are connected [videorecording] / by Baynes, A. Sydney,film producer.; Krupnick, Jane,film producer.; Seattle,Chief,1786?-1866(CARDINAL)177993; Trotman, Bill,narrator.; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.Division of Conservation Education.(CARDINAL)208021; Shenandoah Film Productions.(CARDINAL)290801;
Videography, Nature Vision ; original music, Barbara Rosenthal ; art work, Carol Tingley ; audio engineer, Perry Cheatham.Adaption of a speech given by Chief Seattle in 1854 about man's relationship with the land and nature, set to music and scenes of North Carolina showing both the beauty of nature and environmental degradation caused by humans.DVD.
Subjects: Speeches.; Seattle, Chief, 1790-1866; Environmental education.; Environmental protection.; Human ecology.; Speeches, addresses, etc., Suquamish.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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