Venerable Trees
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Author |
: Tom Kimmerer |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2015-10-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813165684 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813165687 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Venerable Trees by : Tom Kimmerer
When the first settlers arrived in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, they found an astonishing landscape of open woodland grazed by vast herds of bison. Farmers quickly replaced the bison with cattle, sheep, and horses, but left many of the trees to shade their pastures. Today, central Kentucky and central Tennessee still boast one of the largest populations of presettlement trees in the nation, found in both rural and urban areas. In Venerable Trees: History, Biology, and Conservation in the Bluegrass, Tom Kimmerer showcases the beauty, age, size, and splendor of these ancient trees and the remaining woodland pastures. Documenting the distinctive settlement history that allowed for their preservation, Kimmerer explains the biology of Bluegrass trees and explores the reasons why they are now in danger. He also reveals the dedication and creativity of those fighting to conserve these remarkable three-hundred- to five-hundred-year-old plants—from innovative, conscientious developers who build around them rather than clearing the land to farmers who use lightning rods to protect them from natural disasters. Featuring more than one hundred color photographs, this beautifully illustrated book offers guidelines for conserving ancient trees worldwide while educating readers about their life cycle. Venerable Trees is an informative call to understand the challenges faced by the companions so deeply rooted in the region's heritage and a passionate plea for their preservation.
Author |
: Jared Farmer |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 438 |
Release |
: 2022-10-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465097852 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465097855 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Elderflora by : Jared Farmer
The epic story of the planet’s oldest trees and the making of the modern world Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth. The new science of tree time prompted travelers to visit ancient specimens and conservationists to protect sacred groves. Exploitation accompanied sanctification, as old-growth forests succumbed to imperial expansion and the industrial revolution. Taking us from Lebanon to New Zealand to California, Farmer surveys the complex history of the world’s oldest trees, including voices of Indigenous peoples, religious figures, and contemporary scientists who study elderflora in crisis. In a changing climate, a long future is still possible, Farmer shows, but only if we give care to young things that might grow old.
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Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 1853 |
ISBN-10 |
: IBNN:BN000643136 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis English Forests and Forest Trees Historical, Legendary and Descriptive by :
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: 1830 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:727264653 |
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: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sylva Britannica by :
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: Thomas D. Worrall |
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Total Pages |
: 34 |
Release |
: 1883 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:32044107230526 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Address on the Destruction of the Big Tree, the Largest in the Centennial State by : Thomas D. Worrall
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: William Sidney Gibson |
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Total Pages |
: 332 |
Release |
: 1858 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105034240866 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lectures and Essays on Various Subjects by : William Sidney Gibson
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Total Pages |
: 580 |
Release |
: 1875 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015080118287 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
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: Maryland. Dept. of Correction |
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Total Pages |
: 1502 |
Release |
: 1884 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B2881341 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis House and Senate Documents by : Maryland. Dept. of Correction
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: Maryland. General Assembly |
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Total Pages |
: 1494 |
Release |
: 1884 |
ISBN-10 |
: CHI:099953177 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis House and Senate Documents by : Maryland. General Assembly
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Total Pages |
: 782 |
Release |
: 1852 |
ISBN-10 |
: CORNELL:31924056355591 |
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: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Farmer's Magazine by :