Nature's second chance : restoring the ecology of Stone Prairie Farm / Steven I. Apfelbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apfelbaum, Steven I., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apfelbaum, Steven I., 1954-.

Apfelbaum, Steven I.

Prairie restoration--Wisconsin--Anecdotes.

Prairie restoration.

Restoration ecology--Wisconsin--Anecdotes.

Restoration ecology.

Stone Prairie Farm (Wis.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Beacon Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold once wrote, "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it does otherwise." Few have taken Leopold's vision more to heart than Steven I. Apfelbaum, who has, over the last thirty years, transformed his eighty-acre Stone Prairie Farm in Wisconsin into a biologically diverse ecosystem of prairie, wetland, spring-fed brook, and savanna. In healing his land, Apfelbaum demonstrates how humans might play a starring role in healing the planet.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Introduction: A Place for Land

Part I: Focus and Intentions

Chapter 1: A Place to Settle

Chapter 2: Ancient Landforms and Modern Inhabitants

Chapter 3: Jump-Starting Land Restoration

Chapter 4: Formative Ideas and Understandings

Part II: What Really Matters

Chapter 5: The Past Revisits and the Future Begins

Chapter 6: Taming the Old House

Chapter 7: Planting the Seeds of Restoration

Chapter 8: The Doctor Is In-Symptoms of Ecological Health

Chapter 9: Playing with Fire

Chapter 10: Getting to Know Your Neighbors

Chapter 11: Globally Connected

Part III: Preparing for the Future

Chapter 12: Gone

Chapter 13: Exotic and Invasive Species

Chapter 14: The Invading Humans

Chapter 15: Ecological Reserves

Chapter 16: A Healthy Earth Ethic

Conclusion: Land Community Membership

Afterword: Lively Seasons on the Restored Stone Prairie Farm

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-8070-8594-4

OCLC:

312165235