Download or read book A Loon on Every Lake written by Carrie Tuttle and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adirondack Park contains over 6 million acres and over 3,000 lakes. Approximately 43% of the Park is publicly owned and protected to remain “forever wild”. Despite regulatory measures aimed at protecting the natural resources of the Adirondacks, surface water quality is threatened by acid and mercury deposition. This paper uses data on 12,001 property transactions over 9 years in the 12 counties that comprise the Adirondack Park to explore how property owners value lake water quality using fixed effects hedonic analysis. We find that multiple measures of water quality have significant effects on property values including lake acidity, the presence of water milfoil, an invasive species, and the presence of loons, an indicator species. This research provides valuable insight into how water quality and associated ecosystem health are capitalized into property values. Moreover, this research helps partially quantify air pollution impacts on Adirondack property values and could be used to justify additional regulations to further restrict sulfur and mercury emissions which are negatively impacting the Park.
Download or read book Loon Lake written by E.L. Doctorow and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hero of this dazzling novel by American master E. L. Doctorow is Joe, a young man on the run in the depths of the Great Depression. A late-summer night finds him alone and shivering beside a railroad track in the Adirondack mountains when a private railcar passes. Brightly lit windows reveal well-dressed men at a table and, in another compartment, a beautiful girl holding up a white dress before her naked form. Joe will follow the track to the mysterious estate at Loon Lake, where he finds the girl along with a tycoon, an aviatrix, a drunken poet, and a covey of gangsters. Here Joe’s fate will play out in this powerful story of ambition, aggression, and identity. Loon Lake is another stunning achievement of this acclaimed author. “Powerful . . . [a] complex and haunting meditation on modern American history.” –The New York Times “A genuine thriller . . . a marvelous exploration of the complexities and contradictions of the American dream . . . Not under any circumstances would we reveal the truly shattering climax.” –The Dallas Morning News “A dazzling performance . . . [Loon Lake] anatomizes America with insight, passion, and inventiveness.” –The Washington Post Book World “Hypnotic . . . tantalizes long after it has ended.” –Time “Compelling . . . brilliantly done.” –St. Louis Post-Dispatch “A masterpiece.” –Chicago Sun-Times
Download or read book The Way of the Loon written by Sally E. Burns and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Way of the Loon tells of a spring and summer in a loon family’s life on a lake in the boreal forest. When LaLa and Dapper return to the northern lake to raise a family, challenges lie ahead: hungry eagles, rowdy humans, and a large fish threaten their peace and security. But the loving couple are soon the proud parents of little Chortle, and spend the warm seasons helping him grow and teaching him about the ways of the loon. As he strengthens and matures, Chortle learns that his parents will soon leave him for the south. He will need to learn to listen to the breezes—the breezes will tell him when it’s time to journey on by himself. From their home, two young boys hearing the call of the loons, watch and learn about the birds. Through this watchful, gentle childhood presence, young readers are beckoned into the beautiful, poignant “way of the loon” and the inevitability of growing up.
Download or read book Loon Lessons written by James D. Paruk and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world’s foremost observers of the revered waterbird Even those who know the loon’s call might not recognize it as a tremolo, yodel, or wail, and may not understand what each call means, how it’s made, and why. And those who marvel at the loon’s diving prowess might wonder why this bird has such skill, or where loons go when they must leave northern lakes in winter. For these and so many other mysteries, Loon Lessons provides evolutionary and ecological explanations that are curious and compelling. Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, the book is a compendium of knowledge about the common loon and an engaging record of scientific sleuthing, documenting more than twenty-five years of research into the great northern diver. James D. Paruk has observed and compared loons from Washington and Saskatchewan to the coasts of California and Louisiana, from high elevation deserts in Nevada to mountain lakes in Maine. Drawing on his extensive experience, a wealth of data, and well-established scientific principles, he considers every aspect of the loon, from its plumage and anatomy to its breeding, migration, and wintering strategies. Here, in the first detailed scientific account of the common loon in more than thirty years, Paruk describes its biology in an accessible and entertaining style that affords a deeper understanding of this beautiful and mysterious bird’s natural history and annual life cycle.
Download or read book Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aldo Leopold, father of the "land ethic," once said, "The time has come for science to busy itself with the earth itself. The first step is to reconstruct a sample of what we had to begin with." The concept he expressedâ€"restorationâ€"is defined in this comprehensive new volume that examines the prospects for repairing the damage society has done to the nation's aquatic resources: lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. The committee examines: Key concepts and techniques used in restoration. Common factors in successful restoration efforts. Threats to the health of the nation's aquatic ecosystems. Approaches to evaluation before, during, and after a restoration project. The emerging specialties of restoration and landscape ecology.
Download or read book Little Loon on the Lake written by Debbie Delung Reinertson and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The awe-inspiring Common Loon with its haunting primitive call echoing across the water, reminds us of the inner knowledge that we are close to and part of the earth. Although chicks leave the nest almost immediately and are able to swim, they are dependent on the adults to be fed and protected until they learn to fish and to be on their own. After its flight south for the winter, in the following spring, the bird that began life as a fluffy chick bobbing on the water returns to the northern lakes as an elegant adult to once more use its innate abilities and claim its place on the lake and in our hearts, as the spirit of the north. As the reader goes through each experience with the chick, one will be led on the path to awareness, and developing and strengthening one's own natural intuitive power and confidence in new and challenging situations. Through the Little Loon's trust of inner feelings and direct knowing, the reader sees how they too can access and benefit from this source of information at every step. Little Loon on the Lake is for ages 4 and up and follows the life of a loon chick from birth to its flight as it migrates south. The reader witnesses the delights and dangers experienced by the chick as it learns from its parents - good habits, strengths, diet, who their enemies are, and coping skills - all methods to survive and thrive through outer and inner guidance. This story also assures children, through the loon's experiences, that all is right within our world. There is that special time when children realize the protective adult in their life cannot always be with them, or there may be events of which they are unsure. Children can emotionally relate to and share the loon's confidence in the world within which we live, honing innate abilities that assist in coping with life changes and challenges. Little Loon on the Lake serves as a professional and parenting tool to teach children appreciation and confidence in themselves and their world. This story lends itself to thematic teaching with possibilities for activities that will expand environmental awareness as well as emotional and intuitive attentiveness.
Download or read book Loons written by Aubrey Lang and published by Thunder Bay Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully photographed book captures the loon in the wild. While celebrating the many species of loons, the authors examine the science behind the myths. Why is the loon so awkward on land, yet so graceful in the air and water? Do loons really mate for life, and is there really only one pair of loons to every lake? The informative text addresses all aspects of the Ioon's biology, behavior, and environment. Includes over 120 full-color photos by some of the best loon and nature photographers in North America.
Download or read book Dead Hot Shot written by Victoria Houston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder never takes a holiday...or so Loon Lake learns one wintry Thanksgiving Day. Chief of Police Lew Ferris, short-handed thanks to an AWOL coroner, never even gets the turkey stuffed before the bodies start to surface. By the end of the day, credit card theft and dysfunctional families have so muddied the waters that not even expert tracker and dedicated fishing guide Ray Pradt can hope to fish the final day of muskie season. And while retired dentist Doc Osborne had counted on sitting by the fire with Lew (out of uniform) and planning a fly-fishing trip to Wyoming, the unexpected arrival of Gina Palmer, former investigative reporter turned forensics database expert, ramps up the action with her pursuit of a Canadian link to the theft of merchandise from stores across the upper Midwest. Dead Hot Shot, ninth in the Loon Lake Mystery series, is a heady mix of murder, mayhem, and fishing in the northwoods of Wisconsin.
Download or read book Dead Insider written by Victoria Houston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of a catastrophic August rainstorm, a grisly discovery shatters the serenity of a summer evening in northern Wisconsin. Moving quickly to prevent a panic among tourists, Loon Lake Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris enlists the forensic and interrogation skills of her close friend and fellow fly fisherman, the retired dentist "Doc" Osborne. Within hours of launching their investigation, they find themselves faced with a national media circus as Loon Lake becomes the focus of a murderous scenario that links the murder to the race for the U.S. Senate by a woman who is heir to a Northwoods fortune and other, less savory, family traditions. In the meantime, Doc Osborne's eldest daughter, Mallory, enters into a relationship that may put her life at risk--unless her father and Chief Ferris can find the killer stalking the residents of Loon Lake.
Download or read book Mystery on Pine Lake written by Tamra Wight and published by Cooper and Packrat. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trouble has come to the Wilder Family Campground, where someone is out to harm a family of loons. Cooper Wilder and his new best friend, Packrat, must find the culprit, fend off a bully, save the campground, and still have time for s'mores!
Download or read book The Common Loon written by Judith W. McIntyre and published by Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the characteristics and behavior of the loon, discusses their health, communication, and anatomy, and assesses human impact on the loon ecosystem
Download or read book The Ladies Repository written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of this women's magazine originated with Samuel Williams, a Cincinnati Methodist, who thought that Christian women needed a magazine less worldly than Godey's Lady's Book and Snowden's Lady's Companion. Written largely by ministers, this exceptionally well-printed little magazine contained well-written essays of a moral character, plenty of poetry, articles on historical and scientific matters, and book reviews. Among western writers were Alice Cary, who contributed over a hundred sketches and poems, her sister Phoebe Cary, Otway Curry, Moncure D. Conway, and Joshua R. Giddings; and New England contributors included Mrs. Lydia Sigourney, Hannah F. Gould, and Julia C.R Dorr. By 1851, each issue published a peice of music and two steel plates, usually landscapes or portraits. When Davis E. Clark took over the editorship in 1853, the magazine became brighter and attained a circulation of 40,000. Unlike his predecessors, Clark included fictional pieces and made the Repository a magazine for the whole family. After the war it began to decline and in 1876 was replaced by the National Repository. The Ladies' Repository was an excellent representative of the Methodist mind and heart. Its essays, sketches, and poems, its good steel engravings, and its moral tone gave it a charm all its own. -- Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
Download or read book Lenny the Loon written by Mikaela Casey and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lenny the Loon and Wally the Walleye are back! This time, the friends set out to find the meaning behind Lake Minnetonka--along the way, they take a tour through the sights the water has offered throughout the ages, and all the ways people have enjoyed the lake from past to present. Join in the fun as they take a trip through time and discover interesting facts about Lake Minnetonka's history! Whether it's Lake Minnetonka or the Twin Cities, Lenny's adventures offer a vivid, informative look at Minnesota history for all ages. Don't forget the other books in the series!
Download or read book Waiting for a Warbler written by Sneed B. Collard III and published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short listed for the Green Earth book award In early April, as Owen and his sister search the hickories, oaks, and dogwoods for returning birds, a huge group of birds leaves the misty mountain slopes of the Yucatan peninsula for the 600-mile flight across the Gulf of Mexico to their summer nesting grounds. One of them is a Cerulean warbler. He will lose more than half his body weight even if the journey goes well. Aloft over the vast ocean, the birds encourage each other with squeaky chirps that say, “We are still alive. We can do this.” Owen’s family watches televised reports of a great storm over the Gulf of Mexico, fearing what it may mean for migrating songbirds. In alternating spreads, we wait and hope with Owen, then struggle through the storm with the warbler. This moving story with its hopeful ending appeals to us to preserve the things we love. The backmatter includes a North American bird migration map, birding information for kids, and guidance for how native plantings can transform yards into bird and wildlife habitat.
Download or read book Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages written by Sara Rath and published by Terrace Books. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first novel from award-winning writer Sara Rath, the forests and lakes of northern Wisconsin pose a daunting threat to outsider Hannah Swann, who is content with her quiet life in Madison, Wisconsin, where she teaches and writes screenplays about obscure nineteenth-century poets. Her relationship with her college-aged daughter is strained yet candid, and a long-standing affair with a married professor has its own peculiar ups and downs. When Hannah unexpectedly inherits her uncle's rundown resort, she must head to the northwoods to close up and sell the business. But the only interested buyer is Ingold, an international mining company, and Hannah finds herself reluctantly operating the resort while trapped in the midst of a treacherous dispute between Ingold and Uncle Hal's activist friends. From safeguarding the wilderness to pursuing elusive new love interests, Hannah has plenty to engage her imagination at Star Lake. A new aspect of her personality emerges, one that is surprisingly courageous and compassionate. Throughout this humorous, elegantly plotted adventure with its appealing characters and lyrical depictions of nature, Hannah encounters the inevitability of change—in herself and in the nostalgic landscape of the deep North.
Download or read book The Ladies the Gwich in and the Rat written by Clara Vyvyan and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1926, two British women came from Cornwall to Edmonton and travelled through northern Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon by rail, sternwheeler, and canoe. For the women, it was a liberating experience, yet Vyvyan's narrative, supported by MacLaren and LaFramboise's insightful editorial work, reveals the imperialist attitudes underlying their travels.
Download or read book Managing Lakes and Reservoirs written by North American Lake Management Society and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for the lake user, this third edition testifies to the success and the leadership of EPA's Clean Lakes Program.
