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Jahrbuch der Preußischen Forst- und Jagdgesetzgebung und Verwaltung: Sechsundzwanzigster Band
by O. Mundt
The Mountains of California: An enthusiastic nature diary from the founder of national parks (John Muir: The Eight Wilderness-Discovery Books)
by John Muir‘How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! To behold this alone is worth the pains of any excursion a thousand times over.’John Muir is known internationally for his dedication to protecting the environment and for founding The Sierra Club in 1892. His first book, as Muir authority Terry Gifford writes in the foreword, ‘became the bible of the fledgling Sierra Club, which is now a major national environmental activists’ organisation with branches in every corner of America’.The Mountains of California not only details Muir’s visits to the magnificent mountains along the Sierra Nevada Range, which he affectionately calls ‘The Range of Light’, but also the stunning glaciers, forests and landscapes that he encounters: ‘Climbing higher, I saw for the first time the gradual dwarfing of the pines in compliance with climate … patches of the dwarf vaccinium with its round flowers sprinkled in the grass like purple hail; while in every direction the landscape stretched sublimely away in fresh wildness: a manuscript written by the hand of nature alone.’Throughout the book, Muir’s philosophy of nature’s ability to soothe and amaze is evident. He heart-warmingly discusses at length how his encounters with animals, such as the Douglas squirrel, cheered him so. This is a truly beautiful read; Muir’s writing, embedded with emotion, wit, and at times, humour, will never fail to speak to his reader.The enthusiasm contained within these pages is infectious, and as well as making a powerful read, Muir will inspire you, too, to ‘come and see’ the innumerable delights that nature can offer:‘The best words only hint at [California’s] charms. Come to the mountains and see.’
Jahrbuch der Preußischen Forst- und Jagdgesetzgebung und Verwaltung: Fünfundzwanzigster Band
by O. Mundt
Jahrbuch der Preußischen Forst- und Jagdgesetzgebung und Verwaltung: Vierundzwanzigster Band
by O. Mundt
Jahrbuch der Preußischen Forst- und Jagdgesetzgebung und Verwaltung: Dreiundzwanzigster Band
by O. Mundt
Jahrbuch der Preußischen Forst- und Jagdgesetzgebung und Verwaltung: Zweiundzwanzigster Band
by O. Mundt
Nature Guiding
by William Gould VinalNature Guiding is the science of inculcating nature enthusiasm, nature principles, and nature facts into the spirit of individuals. "Doing" nature-study means observing, wondering, and solving problems. It could include collecting, building, measuring, painting, planning, writing, touching, experimenting or any of a wide range of other activities. Most importantly, it allows children to be "original investigators."This book is intended as a resource for teachers and students engaged in nature study at summer camps and in schools. William Gould Vinal believed that the teacher of nature study should be "in sympathy with the simple life and the country way," that the nature study should emphasize observation of the interactions of plants and animals in their environment, and not be reduced to matters of taxonomy and anatomy. In Nature Guiding, he offers advice to camp counselors and school teachers on incorporating nature study into everyday activities, as well as suggestions for parents and others about using visits to state and national parks to teach nature lore.
Jahrbuch der Preußischen Forst- und Jagdgesetzgebung und Verwaltung: Einundzwanzigster Band
by O. Mundt
Massen-Tafeln zur Bestimmung des Gehaltes stehender Bäume an Kubikmetern fester Holzmasse
by H. Behm
Se-Quo-Yah
by George Everett FosterPublished in 1885, this is the biography of famed Cherokee Indian, Se-Quo-Yah, the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet.
Die ökonomische Vertheilung und Benutzung von Boden und Wasser: Eine nationalökonomische Studie im Interesse des Waldschutzes und einer verbesserten Ernährungsbilanz durch Förderung der Wasserwirthschaft
by Friedrich Wilhelm Toussaint
Geschichte des Waldeigenthums, der Waldwirthschaft und Forstwissenschaft in Deutschland: Dritter Band
by August Bernhardt
A Shepherd's Life: Impressions Of The South Wiltshire Downs
by W. H. HudsonConsidered a classic at the time of its publication in 1910, A Shepherd's Life is a rare account of the lives of those who lived on and worked the land in nineteenth-century rural Britain. A masterful work of prose, W. H. Hudson focuses on the story of one man, a Wiltshire shepherd named Caleb Bawcombe, whose tales of sheep dogs, farmer's wives, poachers and local fairs become a sublime account of a way of life that has largely disappeared from these shores.
