Steward's Fork
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Author_James K. Agee
biodiversity
camping and hiking
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conservation
effects on the environment
engaging narrative
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fishing
fracking
ground water
klamath mountains
klamaths
logging
mining
multidimensional
natural resources
natural wonders
outdoors
pacific northwest geology
restoration ecology
restoring the environment
water development
Product details
- ISBN 9780520251250
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jul 2007
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A compelling story of place, "Steward's Fork" explores northwest California's magnificent Klamath Mountains - a region that boasts a remarkable biodiversity, a terrain so rugged that significant landscape features are still being discovered there, and a wealth of natural resources that have been used, and more recently abused, by humans for millennia. James K. Agee, a forest ecologist with more than fifty years experience in the Klamaths, provides a multidimensional perspective on this region and asks, how can we most effectively steward this spectacular landscape toward a sustainable future? In an engaging narrative laced with personal anecdotes, he introduces the dynamics of the Klamath's ecosystems, including its geology and diverse flora and fauna, and then discusses its native cultures and more recent inhabitants, laying out the effects of industries such as logging, mining, water development, and fishing. Assuming that people will continue to have a close tie to the Klamaths, Agee introduces the principles of restoration ecology to offer a vision of how we can responsibly meet the needs of both people and natural organisms, including plants, fish, and wildlife.
This debate over the future of the Klamath's rich landscape widens into a provocative meditation on nature, culture, and our relationship with the earth itself.
James K. Agee is Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Forest Ecology in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. He is author of Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests, coauthor, with R.L. Edmonds and R.I Gara, of Forest Health and Protection, and coauthor, with D.R. Johnson, of Ecosystem Management for Parks and Wilderness.
