Download or read book Ramblings on the Upper Iowa River written by Sumner W. Matteson and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oneota Flow written by David S. Faldet and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether profiling the chief of the last hunter-gatherers on the river, an early settler witnessing her first prairie fire and a modern wildlife biologist using fire to manage prairies, the manager of the Granger Farmer’s Co-op Creamery, or a landowner whose bottomlands are continually eaten away by floods, Faldet steadily develops the central idea that people are walking tributaries of the river basin in which they make their homes. Faldet moves through the history of life along the now-polluted Upper Iowa, always focusing on the ways people depend on the river, the environment, and the resources of the region. He blends contemporary conversations, readings from the historical record, environmental research, and personal experience to show us that the health of the river is best guaranteed by maintaining the biological communities that nurture it. In return, taking care of the Upper Iowa is the best way to take care of our future.
Download or read book The Upper Iowa River written by George Ellert Knudson and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Iowa River Wild and Scenic River Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Iowa River written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iowa s Wild Rivers Upper Iowa River written by Iowa State Conservation Commission and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Iowa River written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patterns of Recreational Use and Characteristics of Users of the Upper Iowa River written by William Kerlin Seitz and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on Iowa s Wild Rivers upper Iowa River written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ramblings written by Dave Adkins and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I like the idea of a sentimental-historical approach to articles about Grinnell and other topics. Maybe there is no past or no future, only the present. I have a good memory, which is my main research tool. Share ideas and establish contact with old friends and others. Somehow, I believe the blogs on aging are of some value to others. Feedback confirms that. It gives me something worthwhile to do. Too much leisure can be the booby prize of retirement, as can be too much activity. This is a collection of essays which I have written and arranged in a reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent and moving back in time with the others. The main topic of the articles is Grinnell, Iowa, my hometown, but there are also other subjects discussed. They are a historic, nostalgic treatment of many facets of life there in the 1940s and 1950s including Grinnell College and Grinnell High School sporting events, customs in the neighborhoods back then, and the inevitable topic of aging and life as a septuagenarian. The articles on aging are written with my GHS class of 1957 classmates in mind.
Download or read book St Croix River Road Ramblings written by Russell B. Hanson and published by Russell B. Hanson. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from the backwoods by a 4th generation St Croix River Valley resident. Farm, hunting, local history, nostalgia laced with subtle humor and wit.
Download or read book Bohumil Shimek written by Walter Ferdinand Loehwing and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Sugar Creek Chronicle written by Cornelia F. Mutel and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010, while editing a report on the effects of climate change in Iowa, ecologist Cornelia Mutel came to grips with the magnitude and urgency of the problem. She already knew the basics: greenhouse gas emissions and global average temperatures are rising on a trajectory that could, within decades, propel us beyond far-reaching, irreversible atmospheric changes; the results could devastate the environment that enables humans to thrive. The more details she learned, the more she felt compelled to address this emerging crisis. The result is this book, an artful weaving together of the science behind rising temperatures, tumultuous weather events, and a lifetime devoted to the natural world. Climate change isn’t just about melting Arctic ice and starving polar bears. It’s weakening the web of life in our own backyards. Moving between two timelines, Mutel pairs chapters about a single year in her Iowa woodland with chapters about her life as a fledgling and then professional student of nature. Stories of her childhood ramblings in Wisconsin and the solace she found in the Colorado mountains during early adulthood are merged with accounts of global environmental dilemmas that have redefined nature during her lifespan. Interwoven chapters bring us into her woodland home to watch nature’s cycles of life during a single year, 2012, when weather records were broken time and time again. Throughout, in a straightforward manner for a concerned general audience, Mutel integrates information about the science of climate change and its dramatic alteration of the planet in ways that clarify its broad reach, profound impact, and seemingly relentless pace. It is not too late, she informs us: we can still prevent the most catastrophic changes. We can preserve a world full of biodiversity, one that supports human lives as well as those of our myriad companions on this planet. In the end, Mutel offers advice about steps we can all take to curb our own carbon emissions and strategies we can suggest to our policy-makers.
Download or read book IDR F Ramblings written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Centennial Memoirs Samuel Calvin by H J Thornton Isaac Althaus Loos by K D Loos and H L Whitney Thomas Huston Macbride by M W C Schertz and W L Myers Washington Freeman Peck by J T McClintock William Galt Raymond by B J Lambert Bohumil Shimck by W F Lochwing written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stone Junction written by Jim Dodge and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2004-01-31 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Daniel's mother dies, he is brought under the protection of the AMO: the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws. It is an introduction to a world of revenge, revolution and mind-bending chemicals, where anarchists, alchemists and high-stake gamblers co-exist. It is a place in which magic and murder are the norm. So begins an extraordinary quest for knowledge and understanding in this unforgettable outlaw classic.
Download or read book Should We Eat Meat written by Vaclav Smil and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout their evolution and around the world. Setting the scene with a chapter on meat’s role in human evolution and its growing influence during the development of agricultural practices, the book goes on to examine modern production systems, their efficiencies, outputs, and impacts. The major global trends of meat consumption are described in order to find out what part its consumption plays in changing modern diets in countries around the world. The heart of the book addresses the consequences of the "massive carnivory" of western diets, looking at the inefficiencies of production and at the huge impacts on land, water, and the atmosphere. Health impacts are also covered, both positive and negative. In conclusion, the author looks forward at his vision of “rational meat eating”, where environmental and health impacts are reduced, animals are treated more humanely, and alternative sources of protein make a higher contribution. Should We Eat Meat? is not an ideological tract for or against carnivorousness but rather a careful evaluation of meat's roles in human diets and the environmental and health consequences of its production and consumption. It will be of interest to a wide readership including professionals and academics in food and agricultural production, human health and nutrition, environmental science, and regulatory and policy making bodies around the world.
