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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781935195030
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Subject Area
- Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science, History
- Publication Name
- America's Conservation Impulse : a Century of Saving Trees in the Old Line State (Center Books)
- Publisher
- Center for American Places, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Agriculture / Forestry, Environmental Conservation & Protection, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Plants / Trees, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Center for American Places, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1935195034
ISBN-13
9781935195030
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92591818
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
America's Conservation Impulse : a Century of Saving Trees in the Old Line State (Center Books)
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Agriculture / Forestry, Environmental Conservation & Protection, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Plants / Trees, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2010-014594
Reviews
"Geoff Buckley's book is at the juncture of two important strands of conservation history: rural forestry and urban tree management. The book does precisely what a book so situated should do: it brings the two subjects together by exploring their common roots, illuminating their common and unique problems, and showing how their histories are intertwined. Buckley's decision to use the career of Fred Besley as the spine of his story is inspired, for he was considered 'the dean of American forestry' at the time of his retirement. America's Conservation Impulse is a well-written and handsomely illustrated narrative that moves along with justified assurance. I am very positive about the book." -- Ronald Foresta, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee, America's Conservation Impulse is well-researched and -written, interesting and engaging. Readers will enjoy how Dr. Buckley places the main narrative into a larger social context, connecting the past to the present with thoughts to what we face in the future., "America's Conservation Impulse is well-researched and -written, interesting and engaging. Readers will enjoy how Dr. Buckley places the main narrative into a larger social context, connecting the past to the present with thoughts to what we face in the future." -- J. Morgan Grove, Northern Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Geoff Buckley's book is at the juncture of two important strands of conservation history: rural forestry and urban tree management. The book does precisely what a book so situated should do: it brings the two subjects together by exploring their common roots, illuminating their common and unique problems, and showing how their histories are intertwined. Buckley's decision to use the career of Fred Besley as the spine of his story is inspired, for he was considered 'the dean of American forestry' at the time of his retirement. America's Conservation Impulse is a well-written and handsomely illustrated narrative that moves along with justified assurance. I am very positive about the book., [A] handsome and engaging book....Buckley's in-depth research has recaptured Besley's many achievements. Every bit as important is his analysis of Baltimore's more checkered history of urban forestry.
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
333.75/1609752
Synopsis
In 2006, conservationists everywhere celebrated the 100th anniversary of professional forestry in Maryland, the Old Line State. Under the leadership of Fred Wilson Besley, Maryland's first and the nation's third state forester, scientific forest management and the larger conservation impulse became firmly ensconced. A protégé of America's most famous forester, Gifford Pinchot, Besley moved aggressively to implement pioneering scientific and conservation practices that are commonplace today. Besley helped to stem the tide of forest loss from excessive logging and rampant fire, he started a state forest nursery and launched a program to reforest thousands of acres of "wasteland" along utilitarian principles, and, perhaps his greatest legacy, he built an exemplary system of state forest reserves that today form the nucleus of Maryland's network of public lands. Although more than fifty years have passed since Besley's death, his legacy as a pioneer in conservation and forestry science lives on. Less well known to environmental historians is the city of Baltimore's extensive experience with professional forestry during the past century, a movement and legacy that is ongoing today. Recently, for example, city officials announced plans to double Baltimore's tree canopy--the total area covered by leaves--in the next thirty years. It is an ambitious goal for a city that, for decades, has been removing more trees than it has been planting, because of pollution, neglect, and lack of funding. America's Conservation Impulse: A Century of Saving Trees in the Old Line State explores the roots and early history of professional forest management in Maryland and in Baltimore and how that history coincides with America's larger conservation impulse. Many of the ideas that began here gained regional and national attention. The book also examines the unique challenges that resource managers and citizens alike have faced in the past and must confront in the future--in Maryland and across America --if we are to secure the survival of our forest heritage. "As we look ahead to the next 100 years," concludes author Geoffrey L. Buckley, "it is imperative that we recognize the impact that our resource management decisions, land-use practices, and lifestyle choices have on our forest resources. Only then can we begin to plan more wisely for the future.", In 2006, conservationists everywhere celebrated the 100th anniversary of professional forestry in Maryland, the Old Line State. Under the leadership of Fred Wilson Besley, Maryland's first and the nation's third state forester, scientific forest management and the larger conservation impulse became firmly ensconced. A protege of America's most famous forester, Gifford Pinchot, Besley moved aggressively to implement pioneering scientific and conservation practices that are commonplace today. Besley helped to stem the tide of forest loss from excessive logging and rampant fire, he started a state forest nursery and launched a program to reforest thousands of acres of "wasteland" along utilitarian principles, and, perhaps his greatest legacy, he built an exemplary system of state forest reserves that today form the nucleus of Maryland's network of public lands. Although more than fifty years have passed since Besley's death, his legacy as a pioneer in conservation and forestry science lives on. Less well known to environmental historians is the city of Baltimore's extensive experience with professional forestry during the past century, a movement and legacy that is ongoing today. Recently, for example, city officials announced plans to double Baltimore's tree canopy--the total area covered by leaves--in the next thirty years. It is an ambitious goal for a city that, for decades, has been removing more trees than it has been planting, because of pollution, neglect, and lack of funding. America's Conservation Impulse: A Century of Saving Trees in the Old Line State explores the roots and early history of professional forest management in Maryland and in Baltimore and how that history coincides with America's larger conservation impulse. Many of the ideas that began here gained regional and national attention. The book also examines the unique challenges that resource managers and citizens alike have faced in the past and must confront in the future--in Maryland and across America --if we are to secure the survival of our forest heritage. "As we look ahead to the next 100 years," concludes author Geoffrey L. Buckley, "it is imperative that we recognize the impact that our resource management decisions, land-use practices, and lifestyle choices have on our forest resources. Only then can we begin to plan more wisely for the future."
LC Classification Number
SD413.M35B83 2010
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