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Save our seeds : protecting plants for the future / by Normandeau, Sheryl.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines the importance of seeds to all living things, the threats they face and why we have to preserve and conserve seeds for the future. Illustrated with photographs throughout"--
Subjects: Plant conservation; Seeds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Citizen scientist : searching for heroes and hope in an age of extinction / by Hannibal, Mary Ellen.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Endemic plants; Endemic animals; Introduced organisms; Extinction (Biology); Plants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Water-smart gardening : save water, save money, and grow the garden you want / by Maranhao, Diana.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Everybody talks about the drought, but nobody does anything about it -- Inspiration gallery: water-smart landscapes for every garden style -- Water-smart design solutions -- Water-wise watering -- Water-conserving solutions -- Creating a water-smart landscape -- Water-thrifty plants -- Maintaining water-smart gardens.LSC
Subjects: Xeriscaping.; Drought-tolerant plants.; Water conservation.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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A trillion trees : restoring our forests by trusting in nature / by Pearce, Fred,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'A Trillion Trees', veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce takes readers on a whirlwind journey through some of the most spectacular forests around the world. Along the way, he charts the extraordinary pace of forest destruction, and explores why some are beginning to recover. Throughout the book, Pearce interviews the people who traditionally live in forests including Indigenous peoples in western Canada and the U.S. who are fighting to control their traditional forested lands and manage them according to their traditional practices.
Subjects: Environmental protection.; Forest conservation.; Forest management; Human-plant relationships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The water-saving garden : how to grow a gorgeous garden with a lot less water / by Penick, Pam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Drought-tolerant plants.; Gardening.; Low maintenance gardening.; Water conservation.; Xeriscaping.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Our green heart : the soul and science of forests / by Beresford-Kroeger, Diana,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this inspiring culmination of Diana Beresford-Kroeger's life's work as botanist, biochemist, biologist and poet of the global forest, she delivers a challenge to us all to dig deeper into the science of forests and the ways they will save us from climate breakdown -- and then do our part to plant and protect them. As the last child in Ireland to receive a full Druidic education, Diana Beresford-Kroeger has brought an unusual and ancient holistic attitude to the science of trees, which has led her to many fresh insights into how closely we are tied to one another and to the natural world. Her influential message is to pay rapt attention to trees, because they are the green heart of the living world. Forests are our lungs, our medicine, our oxygen and the renewal of our soil. Planting the right trees in the right places, protecting the last virgin forests and working to create new ones is our best means to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren on this burning earth. Each of the essays gathered in Our Green Heart show us a slice of the natural world through Diana's unique lens, illuminating the way our health, individually and as a species, is tied to the health of the forest -- a tie we ignore at our peril. She maps the science that still needs to be done -- there is so much we don't know about the ways trees and forests work -- but also, eloquently, shows us the path to survival that her own science has revealed, the "bioplan" or blueprint for the connectivity of life in nature. If we realize that even the flowerpot on our doorstep is a natural habitat, and plant it according to its bioplan, we will be aiding and abetting life rather than destroying it"--
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Forest conservation.; Forest ecology.; Forest health.; Forests and forestry; Human-plant relationships.;
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How to save a species / by Baillie, Marilyn.; Baillie, Jonathan.; Butcher, Ellen.; Baillie, Marilyn.Very wonderful, very rare.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.Profiles seventeen of the world's 100 most endangered species and includes astonishing success stories of species that have been saved from the edge of extinction, as well as urgent cases needing instant action.LSC
Subjects: Endangered species; Rare animals; Rare plants; Wildlife conservation;
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Pollinators of native plants : attract, observe and identify pollinators and beneficial insects with native plants / by Holm, Heather,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-242) and index."This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans."--Back cover.
Subjects: Beneficial insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pollinators; Insect pollinators; Native plants for cultivation.;
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The plant life cycle / by Jakab, Cheryl;
Earth's natural cycles -- Plants -- The plant life cycle -- Seed -- Young plant -- Mature plant -- Flower -- Plant life span -- The balance of nature -- People and plants -- Plant conservation -- Protecting plants -- Living with nature.Describes the different stages in the life cycle of plants and the importance of this cycle on the balance of nature.
Subjects: Plant life cycles;
© 2008., Smart Apple Media,
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Seeds on ice : Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault / by Fowler, Cary,author.; Tefre, Mari,photographer.; Richardson, Jim,1947 December 5-photographer.;
Includes bibliographical references.Closer to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter long tunnel chiseled out of solid stone is a room filled with humanity's precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collection ever assembled: more than a half billion seeds containing the world's most prized crops, a safeguard against catastrophic starvation. The Global Seed Vault, a visionary model of international collaboration, is the brainchild of Cary Fowler, renowned scientist, conservationist, and biodiversity advocate. In SEEDS ON ICE, Fowler tells for the first time the comprehensive inside story of how the "doomsday seed vault" came to be, while the breathtaking photographs offer a stunning guided tour not only of the private vault, but of the windswept beauty and majesty of Svalbard and the enchanting community of people in Longyearbyen. With growing evidence that unchecked climate change will seriously undermine food production and threaten the diversity of crops around the world, SEEDS ON ICE offers a personal and passionate reminder that we shouldn't take our reliance on the world of plants for granted--and that, in a very real sense, the future of the human race rides on this frozen and indispensable biodiversity.
Subjects: Svalbard Global Seed Vault.; Biodiversity; Climatic changes; Germplasm resources conservation.; Germplasm resources; Germplasm resources, Plant.; Seed supply.; Seeds;
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