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Norway maple / by Klepeis, Alicia,1971-(CARDINAL)350701;
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn why Norway maple trees are considered invasive species, how they have become established in and impacted new ecosystems, and what scientists are doing to combat the problem. Bright, full-color photographs and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about Norway maples and how scientists work to control the spread. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about Norway maples using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Norway Maple also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. Norway Maple is part of Jump!'s Invasive Species series"--510L
Subjects: Invasive plants; Norway maple;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The trees of Ashe County, North Carolina / by Munroe, Doug,1950-author.(CARDINAL)417389;
"The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40-60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles"--Introduction -- History -- Part 1. Evergreens -- Broadleaf evergreens -- American holly -- Rosebay rhododendron -- Conifers -- Carolina hemlock -- White pine -- Virginia pine -- Table mountain pine -- Part 2. Native trees -- The american chestnut -- The beech family -- Chinquapin -- White oak -- Northern red oak -- Chestnut oak -- American beech -- The other nut trees -- Buckeye -- Black walnut -- Butternut -- Pignut hickory and shagbark hickory -- The maples -- Red maple -- Sugar maple -- Black maple -- Striped maple -- Mountain maple -- The birches -- Yellow birch -- Black birch -- Blue beech -- Hophornbeam -- The magnolias -- Tulip tree -- Wahoo -- Cucumber tree -- The river trees -- Black willow -- Balsam poplar -- Sycamore -- The cherries -- Black cherry -- Pin cherry -- Choke cherry -- Serviceberry -- Sassafras -- Staghorn sumac -- Ash -- American white ash -- Mountain ash -- Linden -- Tupelo or "black gum" -- Hawthorn -- Sourwood -- Black/yellow locust -- Witch hazel -- Flowering dogwood -- Poem : bringing the train to todd.Part 3. Introduced trees -- Introduction -- Ornamental trees -- Ginkgo -- Dawn redwood -- Bald cypress -- The spruces -- Red spruce -- Colorado blue spruce -- Norway spruce -- White spruce -- Oriental spruce -- The cedars -- Red cedar -- Deodara -- Atlantic cedar -- False cypress -- Hinoki cypress -- Boulevard and cripps cypress -- Alaskan cedar -- Leyland cypress -- Arborvitae -- The firs -- Concolor fir -- Momi fir -- Fraser fir -- Ornamental flowering trees -- Flowering cherry -- Purple leaf plum -- Bloodgood japanese maple -- Fringe tree -- Red buds -- Kousa dogwood -- Rose of sharon -- Escaped trees -- Chinese ailanthus -- Mimosa -- Big tooth aspen -- Paulownia -- Cottonwood and weeping willow -- Crimson king norway maple -- Ornamental birches -- River birch -- European birch -- Paper birch -- Asian birch -- Ornamental pears -- Bradford -- Aristocrat -- Chinese chestnut -- Catawba tree -- Silver maple -- Tree nursery -- Seasons -- Protected land -- Part 4. Tree culture -- Maple syrup -- Apples -- Force of nature -- Christmas tree farming -- Landscaping.
Subjects: Trees; Trees;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Foraging as a way of life : a year-round field guide to wild plants / by Cannon, Mikaela,author.(CARDINAL)890477; Turner, Nancy J.,1947-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)316667;
Includes bibliographical references and index.March. Wild ginger ; Weeping willow ; Norway maple ; Kinnikinnick ; Early blue violet -- April. Cleavers ; Purple dead nettle ; Oxeye daisy ; Hairy bittercress ; Stinging nettle -- May. Dandelion ; Asparagus ; Prickly lettuce ; Black elderberry ; Catnip -- June. Red clover ; Salsify ; Lamb's quarters ; Common mallow ; St. John's wort -- July. Saskatoon ; Sheep sorrel ; Thimbleberry ; Oregon grape ; Black hawthorn -- August. Curly dock ; Western giant puffball ; Chokecherry ; White sweetclover ; Plantain -- September. Purslane ; Common burdock ; Chickweed ; White chanterelle ; Lobster mushroom -- October. Yarrow ; Rosy gomphidius ; Black walnut ; Chicory ; Dog rose -- November. Late fall oyster mushroom ; Large-leaved avens ; Western mountain ash ; Prince's pine ; Rocky mountain juniper -- December. Field pennycress ; Trembling aspen ; Ponderosa pine ; White spruce ; Western redcedar -- January. Lodgepole pine ; Interior douglas-fir ; Beaked hazel ; Western hemlock ; Paper birch -- February. Common barberry ; Rocky mountain maple ; Sulphur cinquefoil ; Black cottonwood ; Lamb's ears."Nourish your family from nature's pantry. Foraging as a Way of Life documents a full year of wildcrafting for abundant local and seasonal eating. Lavishly illustrated, detailed descriptions of each plant are written in an accessible style, complemented by profiles, recipes, and tips for safe and sustainable harvesting."--
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Wild plants, Edible.; Wild plants, Edible; Cooking (Wild foods);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Masters of tonewood : the hidden art of fine stringed-instrument making / by Greene, Jeffrey,1952-Author(DLC)n 91041379 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index.Tuning Up : An Introduction -- Origins -- A Musical Instrument Is More than a Tool -- Norway Spruce and Figured Maple in Violin Family Instruments -- Cremona and the Paneveggio Forest : Tonewood Sources for the Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri Instruments -- The Franco-Swiss Jura Mountains : The Forest as a Renewable Garden -- Rougemont, Switzerland : Forestry Laws and Choosing Tonewood Spruce -- Styria, Austria, and Transylvania : Tonewood Sources and Environmental Issues -- Reghin, Romania : Town of Stringed-Instrument Factories -- Zakopane, Poland, and Luby, Czech Republic : Mountains and Stringed-Instrument-Making Schools -- Mirecourt, France, and Andalusia, Spain : The Guitar-Making Tradition -- Luthiers and Alternative Sources : Sinker Wood, Floorboards, and Backyard Trees -- Tree Rings and Beyond : A Coda."Masters of Tonewood focuses on many of the traditional centers of stringed instrument making, highlights the forests associated with them, and foregrounds the expertise and experiences of foresters, tonewood millers, luthiers, and musicians, offering readers an account of the relationship between music, forestry, and handcrafts"--.
Subjects: Stringed instruments; Tonewoods.; Forests and forestry.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tree atlas : the world's most amazing trees and where to find them / by Collins, Matthew(Arboreal expert),author; Rutter, Thomasauthor|;
Includes index.Africa & the Middle East. Carob tree; Quiver tree; Red mangrove; Date palm; Umbrella thorn acacia; Atlas cedar; Dragon's blood tree; Grandidier's baobab -- The Americas. Great Basin bristlecone pine; Sugar maple; Southern live oak; Monkey puzzle; Quaking aspen; Pacific madrone; Giant sequoia; Jacaranda; Ponderosa pine; Boojum; Western redcedar; Alerce; Joshua tree -- Asia. Black mulberry; Tree rhododendron; Gingko; Cherry; Indian banyan; Coconut palm; Yulan magnolia; Flame of the forest -- Europe. Silver birch; Cork oak; Maritime pine; Holly; European larch; Yew; Common beech; Olive; Oak; Norway spruce; Horse chestnut; Almond -- Oceania. Mountain ash; Wollemi pine; Karri; Kauri; Norfolk Island pine; Snow gum; Pōhutukawa; Rainbow eucalyptus; Moreton Bay fig."Whether taking in the beautiful cherry blossoms of Japan or a beech forest's seasonal hues in France, The Tree Atlas is the ultimate guide to discovering our planet's most amazing species of tree, as well as better understanding their role in our ever changing ecosystem, and appreciating the restorative effects of visiting these natural wonders in the flesh." --
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Hiking Washington : a guide to the state's greatest hiking adventures / by Lazenby, Oliver,author.;
Includes index.Weather -- Flora and fauna -- Wilderness restrictions and regulations -- How to use this guide -- Trail finder -- Map legend -- The Hikes: North Cascades. Yellow Aster Butte -- Skyline Divide -- Oyster Dome -- Maple Pass Loop -- Park Butte/Railroad Grade Moraine -- Cascade Pass -- Hidden Lake Lookout -- Horseshoe Basin -- Tiffany Mountain -- Mount Pilchuck -- Gothic Basin -- Beckler Peak -- Wallace Falls -- Kendall Katwalk -- Mirror Lake -- Rachel Lake and Rampart Lakes -- Lake Ingalls -- Honorable Mentions: Church Mountain -- Winchester Mountain -- Ira Spring Trail, Mason Lake -- Cutthroat Pass -- Mount Dickerman -- Boulder River -- Raptor Ridge -- Meander Meadow -- South Cascades. Summerland and Panhandle Gap -- Burroughs Mountain: Second Burroughs Loop -- Naches Peak Loop -- High Rock Lookout -- Snowgrass Flat and Goat Ridge Loop -- Juniper Ridge -- Twin Sisters Lakes and Tumac Mountain -- Killen Creek Meadows -- Norway Pass -- Indian Heaven Loop -- Lewis River -- Hamilton Mountain Loop -- Honorable Mentions: Dog Mountain -- Mount Beljica -- Spray Park -- Grove of the Patriarchs -- Lily Basin -- Northeast Washington. Northrup Canyon -- Whistler Canyon -- Iller Creek Conservation Area -- Sherman Peak Loop -- Grassy Top -- Shedroof Mountain -- Honorable Mentions: Steamboat Rock -- Mankato Mountain -- Kettle Crest North -- Abercrombie Mountain -- Southeast Washington. Manastash Ridge/Ray Westberg Trail -- Black Canyon -- Ancient Lakes -- Cowiche Canyon -- White Bluffs North Slope -- Kamiak Butte Pine Ridge Trail -- Palouse Falls -- Oregon Butte -- Honorable Mentions: L. T. Murray Area Hikes/Umtanum Canyon, Umtanum Falls, Yakima Skyline -- Frenchman Coulee -- Gingko Petrified Forest State Park Backcountry -- Badger Mountain -- Juniper Dunes Wilderness -- The Olympic Peninsula. Flapjack Lakes -- Mount Ellinor -- Marmot Pass -- Grand Valley -- High Divide Loop -- Pete's Creek to Colonel Bob Peak -- Queets River Trail -- Rialto Beach to Hole-in-the-Wall -- Shi Shi Beach/Point of the Arches -- Honorable Mentions: Hoh River to Glacier Meadows -- Enchanted Valley -- Silver Lake."A guide to more than 50 hikes in Washington State. Includes up-to-date trail information, detailed maps, and clear directions from major access points, as well as information on nearby lodging, restaurants, and events."--
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Hiking;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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