Between urban and wild : reflections from Colorado / Andrea M. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Andrea M.

Series:

Bur oak book.

A bur oak book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country life--Colorado.

Country life.

Colorado--Climate.

Colorado.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In her calm, carefully reasoned perspective on place, Andrea Jones focuses on the familiar details of country life balanced by the larger responsibilities that come with living outside an urban boundary. Neither an environmental manifesto nor a prodevelopment defense, Between Urban and Wild operates partly on a practical level, partly on a naturalist's level. Jones reflects on life in two homes in the Colorado Rockies, first in Fourmile Canyon in the foothills west of Boulder, then near Cap Rock Ridge in central Colorado. Whether negotiating territory with a mountain lion, balancing her observations of the predatory nature of pygmy owls against her desire to protect a nest of nuthatches, working to reduce her property's vulnerability to wildfire while staying alert to its inherent risks during fire season, or decoding the distinct personalities of her horses, she advances the tradition of nature writing by acknowledging the effects of sprawl on a beloved landscape. Although not intended as a manual for landowners, Between Urban and Wild nonetheless offers useful and engaging perspectives on the realities of settling and living in a partially wild environment. Throughout her ongoing journey of being home, Jones's close observations of the land and its native inhabitants are paired with the suggestion that even small landholders can act to protect the health of their properties. ... Probing the contradictions of a lifestyle that burdens the health of the land that she loves, Jones's writing is permeated by her gentle, earnest conviction that living at the urban-wild interface requires us to set aside self-interest, consider compromise, and adjust our expectations and habits to accommodate our surroundings rather than force them to accommodate us"--Ebook Library.

Contents:

The View from Home

Voyeur

First Signs

Lay of the Land

Where Does Your Garden Grow?

Five Ways of Seeing a Mountain Lion

Love Letter to a Sewage Lagoon

Reaping an Unexpected Harvest

A Walk in the Park

Modern Frontier

Tyranny of the Visible

Contemplating the Fire Seasons

Weed Duty

Horse Lessons

Picking Up the Unexpected

Winter Outlook

Fourmile Postscript

A Day with Nothing More Urgent than This

Return

My Life as a Weed.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60938-212-9

OCLC:

862046541