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Title A healthy nature handbook : illustrated insights for ecological restoration from volunteer stewards of Chicago Wilderness / edited by Justin Pepper and Don Parker
Published Washington, DC : Island Press ; [Chicago, Illinois] : Bobolink Foundation, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 145 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Contents Front Cover -- About Island Press -- Subscribe -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Restoration, Nachusa Style -- Toolshed: The Parsnip Predator -- Backyard Seed Factory -- Reclaiming Sedge Meadow -- Point of Craft: A Twist on Brushpile Building -- Monitoring Fit for a Steward -- Monitor Birds, See Ecosystems in 3D -- The Society of Stewardship -- Toolshed: The Scythe -- Contributing Artists -- Image Credits -- Island Press
Summary The Chicago metropolitan area is home to far more protected nature than most people realize. Over half a million acres of protected land known as the Chicago Wilderness are owned and managed by county forest preserve districts and other public and private sector partners. But there's a critical factor of the Chicago Wilderness conservation effort that makes it unique: a pioneering grassroots volunteer community, thousands strong, has worked for decades alongside agency staff to restore these nearby natural areas, learning how to manage biodiversity in an altered and ever-changing urban context. A Healthy Nature Handbook captures hard-earned ecological wisdom from this community in engaging and highly readable chapters, each including illustrated restoration sequences. Restoration leaders cover large-scale seeding approaches, native seed production, wetland and grassland bird habitat restoration, monitoring, and community building. Contributions from local artists bring the region's beauty to life with vibrant watercolors, oil paintings, and sketches. A Healthy Nature Handbook is packed with successful approaches to restoring nature and is a testament to both the Chicago region's surprising natural wealth and the stewards that are committed to its lasting health
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 24, 2021)
Subject Chicago Region Biodiversity Council.
SUBJECT Chicago Region Biodiversity Council fast
Subject Restoration ecology -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Nature conservation -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Natural areas -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Restoration ecology -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area
Nature conservation -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area
Natural areas -- Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area
Natural areas
Nature conservation
Restoration ecology
Illinois -- Chicago Metropolitan Area
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Pepper, Justin, editor
Parker, Don (Freelance writer, editor, and illustrator), editor, illustrator
ISBN 9781642832433
164283243X