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Author Drengson, Alan R., 1934-

Title Wild foresting : practicing nature's wisdom / Alan Drengson & Duncan Taylor
Published Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2009]
©2009

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 MELB  634.956 Tay/Wfp  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 307 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: Foreword: Life On Our Planet Is In Trouble - What Will You Do? / Georg Feuerstein / Brenda Feuerstein -- Introduction.Wild Foresting - A Vision Emerges / Duncan M. Taylor / Alan Drengson -- Poem: Autumn Secret / Carolina Read -- Pt. I Wild Forests and Perennial Wisdom -- Ch. 1 Values Deep in the Woods / Holmes Rolston III -- Ch. 2 The Place and the Story / Ralph Metzner -- Ch. 3 Forests and Sacred Groves / Sarah Laird -- Ch. 4 Enrichment Forestry at Windhorse Farm / Jim Drescher -- Ch. 5 Ecoforestry - Doing the Right Things / Ray Travers -- Pt. II Wild Forests, Trees and Diversity of Values -- Ch. 6 Ecological Principles for Responsible Forest Use / Alan Wittbecker -- Ch. 7 A Tree is a Quintessential Plant / Chris Maser -- Ch. 8 Salmon Nutrients, Nitrogen Isotopes and Coastal Forests / Tom Reimchen -- Ch. 9 Life with Carnivores in the Great Bear Rainforest - Notes from an Autumn Diary / Chris Genovali --
Contents note continued: Ch. 10 Why Preserve Wild Forests? / George Wuerthner -- Ch. 11 Buddhism and Global Warming / Bill Devall -- Pt. III Case Studies Here and There -- Ch. 12 Lessons from the Old Growth - Merv Wilkinson and Wildwood Forest / Jay Rastogi -- Ch. 13 Renewing our Forest Culture - The Art and Practice of Natural Forests / Iliff Simey -- Ch. 14 Restoring a Forest - A Remedy for Our Ills / Nitya Harris -- Ch. 15 The Vision of Trees For Life / Alan Watson Featherstone -- Ch. 16 Learning from Trees / Wangari Maathai -- Ch. 17 Gaviotas - Lessons from a Global Classroom / Doug Skeates -- Ch. 18 A Letter from Victoria / Brenda R. Beckwith -- Ch. 19 The Future of Ecoforestry in Western Australia / Robert Hay -- Ch. 20 Eco Tipping Points - How a Vicious Cycle Can Become Virtuous / Amanda Suutari / Gerald Marten -- Pt. IV Indigenous Knowledge, Meeting Human and Wild Forest Needs -- Ch. 21 A First Nations Perspective on Ecosystem Management / Richard Atleo --
Contents note continued: Ch. 22 The Culture of Forests - Haida Traditional Knowledge and Forestry in the 21st Century / Barbara Wilson (Kii'iljuus) / Nancy J. Turner -- Ch. 23 Plant Teachers as a Source of Healing in the Peruvian Amazon / Gonzalo Brito / Claire Sieber -- Ch. 24 Tree Meditation Meets Shamanism / Alan Drengson -- Ch. 25 Wild Humans / Davd Martin -- Poem: Kingley Vale / Carolina Read -- Pt. V Wild Foresting, Healthy Children and Lifelong Learning -- Ch. 26 Nowadays We Idolize Nature - or Fear It / Richard Louv -- Ch. 27 The Powerful Link Between Conserving Land and Preserving Health / Howard Frumkin / Richard Louv -- Ch. 28 Creating a New Land Movement with Children / Peter Forbes -- Ch. 29 Fairies, Forests and Childhood Education / Briony Penn -- Ch. 30 Beyond Ecophobia / David Sobel -- Ch. 31 The Longest Journey and Role of an Enlightened Witness / Alice Miller -- Ch. 32 Access to Free Nature / Arne Naess -- Ch. 33 Ecointelligence and Hope / Norah Trace --
Contents note continued: Ch. 34 Students Becoming Teachers through Place-Based Education / Alan Drengson -- Pt. VI Wild Forests and the Fate of the World -- Ch. 35 Earth's Greatest Crisis / Guy Dauncey -- Ch. 36 The Future of British Columbia Forests Requires Resilience Management / Richard J. Hebda -- Ch. 37 Aboriginal Forests, Innu Culture and New Sustainable Economics / Tom Green -- Ch. 38 Creating Institutions of Care- The Case for Democratic Forest Trusts / Gus di Zerega -- Ch. 39 Transforming Ourselves, Renewing the Earth / Graeme M. Taylor / Duncan M. Taylor -- Ch. 40 Shifting Direction to Local Interdependence / Helena Norberg-Hodge -- Afterword: Where We Are Going / Wes Jackson -- Appendix 1 Industrial and Ecological Approaches -- Appendix 2 Resources for Supporting and Learning about Wild Foresting
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index
Subject Forest restoration.
Forest ecology.
Community forestry.
Author Taylor, Duncan M.
ISBN 9780865716162 paperback
0865716161 paperback