| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 98 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
1. ELIIDA LAKOTA AND MICHAEL WIANT: "I am in the river. The river is in me. The river is me." -- 2. SUE AND WES DIXON: Sovereign Republic of the Goldeneye -- 3. BUD GRIEVES: A River Runs Through His life -- 4. JOHN RYAN: Banking on Wetlands -- 5. MAYOR KRISTINA KOVARIK: Watching, Waiting, and Worrying -- 6. DONALD HEY: A Riverine National Park System Financed by Nutrient Farming -- 7. DOUG BLODGETT: A Huge Cattle Feedlot Becomes an Internationally Acclaimed Wetland -- 8. DOUG AND DIANE OBERHELMAN: From "Hell With the Fires Put Out" to Quail Lakes Wetland Sanctuary -- 9. JOHN FRANKLIN AND JIM FULTON: Invisible Harvest -- 10. MIKE MILLER AND JIM KLEINWACHTER: An Army of Wetland Advocates |
| Summary |
"Individuals from all walks of life have devoted their time, energy, and money to restoring the state's lost wetlands. Clare Howard and David Zalaznik take readers into the marshes, bogs, waterways, and swamps these people's efforts have brought back to life. Howard's storytelling introduces grassroots conservators dedicated to learning through failure and persistence, to heeding the lessons taught by wetlands, to undertaking hard work inspired by the necessity of flood abatement or a desire to reconnect with the earth. Zalaznik's stunning black and white photos illuminate changes in the land and the people themselves. Seeds sprout after lying dormant for one hundred years. Water winds through ancient channels. Animals and native plants return. As the forgiving spirit of a wetland emerges, it nurtures a renewed landscape that alters our view of the environment and the planet. An inspiring document of passion and advocacy, In the Spirit of Wetlands reveals the transformative power of restoration"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2022) |
| Subject |
Wetland restoration -- Illinois River Watershed
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Watershed restoration -- Illinois River Watershed
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Wetland biodiversity conservation -- Illinois River Watershed
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NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / General.
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Ecology.
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Watershed restoration.
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Wetland biodiversity conservation.
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Wetland restoration.
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| SUBJECT |
Illinois River Watershed -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
Illinois -- Illinois River Watershed.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zalaznik, David, photographer.
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| LC no. |
2021061667 |
| ISBN |
9780252053559 |
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0252053559 |
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