Hardback | |
June 18, 2013 | |
9781611172423 | |
English | |
218 | |
9.25 Inches (US) | |
6.25 Inches (US) | |
1 Pounds (US) | |
$29.99 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Painting the Landscape With Fire
Longleaf Pines and Fire Ecology
In recent decades, foresters and landowners have become intensely aware of the need to "put enough fire on the ground" to preserve longleaf habitat for red-cockaded woodpeckers, quail, wild turkeys, and a host of other plants and animals. Painting the Landscape with Fire is a hands-on-primer for those who want to understand the role of fire in longleaf forests. Latham joins wildlife biologists, foresters, wildfire fighters, and others as they band and translocate endangered birds, survey snake populations, improve wildlife habitat, and conduct prescribed burns on public and private lands.
Painting the Landscape with Fire explores the unique southern biosphere of longleaf forests. Throughout, Latham beautifully tells the story of the resilience of these woodlands and of the resourcefulness of those who work to see them thrive. Fire is destructive in the case of accidents, arson, or poor policy, but with the right precautions and safety measures, it is the glowing life force that these forests need.
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"Den Latham's Painting the Landscape with Fire is a helpful volume for anyone who wants to understand the importance of fire to the South's beautiful forests of longleaf pine. Focusing on the Sandhills region of South Carolina, Latham converses with landowners, foresters, botanists and biologists to show the challenges that forest managers face in using fire to manage forests in a rapidly developing South."—Larry Earley, author of Looking for Longleaf: The Fall and Rise of an American Forest
"This book is a tour de force exploring the myriad ecological connections within the longleaf pine ecosystem while demonstrating its total dependence upon natural and cultural fire for its continued existence."—Robert W. McFarlane, consulting ecologist, McFarlane & Associates, and author of A Stillness in the Pines: The Ecology of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Hardback | |
June 18, 2013 | |
9781611172423 | |
English | |
218 | |
9.25 Inches (US) | |
6.25 Inches (US) | |
1 Pounds (US) | |
$29.99 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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