A North Country almanac
Subtitle: reflections of an old-school conservationist in a modern world
By: Thomas C. Bailey
Series: The Dave Dempsey environmental series; Dave Dempsey environmental studies series
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9781611862867
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources
Work titles: Essays
Table of contents: title: Inspired by eagles; title: A Yooper kid goes to Washington; title: An environmentalist looks at fifty; title: Conquering nature?; title: Why protect land?; title: The biophilia hypothesis; title: Science and spirit; title: Dark sky park; title: Locking up land; title: The hunting issue : some background; title: Nature-based people's perspective on hunting; title: But is there room for hunters?; title: A glimpse at how it might be ...; title: A glimpse of how it was : the elk hunt; title: Government, regulations, and politics; title: Government wetland protection; title: Property taxes; title: The value of public land; title: The natural resources sector of the economy; title: What is the economy, anyway?; title: Unlimited growth can be sustainable; title: Elephants and resource economics; title: War and resources; title: Tax breaks; title: Conservation and the World War II generation; title: Another generation; title: Enjoying the snow; title: The berry patch and food from nature; title: On becoming a military family : reflections on home, land, and security; title: As the sun begins to set; title: Fathers and sons : afterword.