Download or read book Wetland Woodland Wildland written by Elizabeth H. Thompson and published by Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-published by The Vermont Fish & Widlife Department, The Nature Conservancy, and Vermont Land Trust--a revised and updated 2nd edition This book is a must-have for anyone wanting to understand Vermont's forests, wetlands, mountaintops, and shores. Richly illustrated with beautiful line drawings and stunning color photographs, this accessible field guide will delight outdoor explorers and armchair naturalists alike. The book starts with an introduction to the natural community concept and the factors influencing our natural systems, from wind and water to soil and rocks. Then, the book offers a lucid and enjoyable journey into Vermont's geologic past, with stories of colliding continents, sea floor sediments, and mysterious whale bones. This follows with a journey through all of Vermont's nine distinct biophysical regions, from the cold and wild Northeastern Highlands to the warm and dry Taconic Mountains. The bulk of the book describes Vermont's natural communities--its northern hardwood forests, dry oak woodlands, alpine tundra, cedar swamps, bogs, and marshes--in comprehensive detail. Ecological settings, including geology, soils, climate, and natural disturbance processes, are described for each community, along with complete lists of characteristic plants and animals, as well as places to visit. Wetland, Woodland, Wildland is the definitive guide to Vermont's natural communities, and is packed with information unavailable elsewhere. It offers practical information for naturalists, teachers, students, landowners, land managers, foresters, conservation planners, and all those with a love of nature who want to learn more about their surroundings. The first edition of this book, published in 2000, has become a mainstay for naturalists and students throughout Vermont and surrounding states and provinces. This second edition is completely updated to incorporate new research and a growing knowledge about natural communities, as well as a deeper understanding of climate change and its implications for conservation into the future. This newly updated book will be a prized addition to your natural history library, but it won't remain on the shelf. You will want to take it with you every time you explore the outdoors. Each paragraph will bring new insights and will deepen your understanding and appreciation of wild nature around you. You will surely want to share this book with friends.
Download or read book Fishes of Vermont written by Richard W. Langdon and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Vermont Encyclopedia written by John J. Duffy and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive sourcebook for Vermont facts, figures, people, events, and history
Download or read book Vermont Wildlife Viewing Guide written by Cindy Kilgore Brown and published by Falcon Press Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where-to guide to 50 viewing sites of the best locations to watch wildlife including mammals and birds in their natural environment. Offical field guide of the Watchable Wildlife Series.
Download or read book Farming on the Wild Side written by Nancy J. Hayden and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One farm’s decades-long journey into regenerative agriculture—and how these methods enhance biodiversity, pollinators, and soil health Northern Vermont’s Nancy and John Hayden have spent the last 25 years transforming their draft horse–powered, organic vegetable and livestock operation into an agroecological, regenerative, biodiverse, organic fruit farm, fruit nursery, and pollinator sanctuary. In Farming on the Wild Side they explain the philosophical and scientific principles that influenced them as they phased out sheep and potatoes and embraced apples, pears, stone fruits, and a wide variety of uncommon berry crops; turned much of their property into a semi-wild state; and adapted their marketing and sales strategies to the new century. As the Haydens pursued their goals of enhancing biodiversity and regenerating their land, they incorporated agroforestry and permaculture principles into perennial fruit polycultures, a pollinator sanctuary, repurposed greenhouses for growing fruit, hügelkultur, and ecological “pest” management. Beyond the practical techniques and tips, this book also inspires readers to develop greater ecological literacy and respect for the mysteries of the global ecosystem. Farming on the Wild Side tells a story about new ways to manage small farms and homesteads, about nurturing land, about ecology, about economics, and about things that we can all do to heal both the land and ourselves.
Download or read book Hawaii Nature Set written by James Kavanagh and published by Waterford Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hawaii Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Aloha State. The set includes three 12-panel, laminated, folding Pocket Naturalist Guides to Hawaii: Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife. Set is value-priced and is attractively packaged in an acetate bag.
Download or read book Birdwatching in Vermont written by Ted Murin and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive how-to guide to watching and enjoying birds in Vermont including a special section for beginners
Download or read book The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds of Vermont written by Rosalind B. Renfrew and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited second atlas of breeding birds in Vermont
Download or read book Vermont Trout Streams written by Peter Shea and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive treatment of Vermont's trout streams. From mountain highland brooks, home to small native brookies, to meadow-cut rivers with deep holes that hold lunker brown trout, Vermont Trout Streams offers the angler a wealth of information. It is a comprehensive reference book that is as useful to the veteran angler, as it is to the newcomer. 450 trout streams are included.Wild trout distributions are identified, and high quality waters are highlighted, including miles of designated "trophy trout water."Includes 20 hand-drawn maps, covering all of Vermont's watersheds that support trout.Public accesses for boats and wading are identified. Stocking characterizations, based on multi-year analyses, are offered in handy summaries.Fly fishing information is presented in seasonal units, with recommended flies and techniques - including recipes for a few killer flies, selected by the editors.Special sections, termed "The Local Angle," are found throughout. These are angling essays, written by professional guides, Vermont Master Anglers, and other savvy locals, offering information on specific waters. .
Download or read book Vermont Wildlife written by James Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ladybugs to moose, Vermont's diverse ecosystems are home to thousands of species of animals. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and butterflies/insects and includes a map featuring prominent wildlife-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
Download or read book Growing Up Boeing written by Rebecca Wallick and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part memoir, part biography, Growing Up Boeing tells the story of the pioneers of the Golden Age of commercial jet transports from an insider's perspective. Take a nostalgic flight back in time to the dawn of the jet age-1950s through 1980s-when the best experimental test pilots flew by the seat of their pants, putting new commercial jets through tests that stressed and pushed the edge of performance envelopes, discovering their limits and tolerances. Fly along on demonstration and proving flights as the test pilots help Boeing sell the airplanes to airlines around the world, meeting a few celebrities along the way. See how they lived their lives in the air and on the ground-their adventurous spirits, need for speed, leisure activities and families. Secrets big and small are revealed, as are hair-raising moments when the hazards, the incidents, near accidents, and tragic events inherent in exploring the limits of aeronautical technology and new airplane designs are described. This artfully narrated account breathes life into the extremely personal and human experiences that have, in some magical way, been shared at some level by so many, and provides more than a hint of what has made this aircraft manufacturer legendary.
Download or read book 2007 Farm Bill Opportunities for Vermont and the Northeast written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 2007 Farm Bill Opportunities for Vermont the Northeast Congressional Hearing written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution written by Therese Marie Donovan and published by Sinauer Associates Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exercises in this unique book allow students to use spreadsheet programs such as Microsoftr Excel to create working population models. The book contains basic spreadsheet exercises that explicate the concepts of statistical distributions, hypothesis testing and power, sampling techniques, and Leslie matrices. It contains exercises for modeling such crucial factors as population growth, life histories, reproductive success, demographic stochasticity, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, metapopulation dynamics, predator-prey interactions (Lotka-Volterra models), and many others. Building models using these exercises gives students "hands-on" information about what parameters are important in each model, how different parameters relate to each other, and how changing the parameters affects outcomes. The "mystery" of the mathematics dissolves as the spreadsheets produce tangible graphic results. Each exercise grew from hands-on use in the authors' classrooms. Each begins with a list of objectives, background information that includes standard mathematical formulae, and annotated step-by-step instructions for using this information to create a working model. Students then examine how changing the parameters affects model outcomes and, through a set of guided questions, are challenged to develop their models further. In the process, they become proficient with many of the functions available on spreadsheet programs and learn to write and use complex but useful macros. Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution can be used independently as the basis of a course in quantitative ecology and its applications or as an invaluable supplement to undergraduate textbooks in ecology, population biology, evolution, and population genetics.
Download or read book A Landowner s Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation written by Erica A. Miller and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal is to give each animal the best chance of post-release survival in its natural place in the wild. Wildlife rehabilitators should combine information from Minimum Standards, current publications, wildlife veterinarians, experienced mentors, and personal experience, along with common sense and good judgment to make the best decisions for each individual animal.
Download or read book Wetland Woodland Wildland written by Elizabeth Hathaway Thompson and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2000 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first field guide to all of Vermont's natural communities
