Author: Society of American Foresters. Upper Mississippi Valley SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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A Forestry Program for Minnesota
Author: Society of American Foresters. Upper Mississippi Valley SectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Forestry in Minnesota
Author: Samuel Bowdlear GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Woodland Stewardship
Author: University of Minnesota ExtensionPublisher:
ISBN: 9781946135629
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Minnesota's Forestry Programs
Author: Minnesota. Legislature. Forestry Study CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Integrated Forest Gardening
Author: Wayne WeisemanPublisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603584978
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Permaculture is a movement that is coming into its own, and the concept of creating plant guilds in permaculture is at the forefront of every farmer's and gardener's practice. One of the essential practices of permaculture is to develop perennial agricultural systems that thrive over several decades without expensive and harmful inputs: perennial plant guilds, food forests, agroforestry, and mixed animal and woody species polycultures. The massive degradation of conventional agriculture and the environmental havoc it creates has never been as all pervasive in terms of scale, so it has become a global necessity to further the understanding of a comprehensive design and planning system such as permaculture that works with nature, not against it. The guild concept often used is one of a "functional relationship" between plants-beneficial groupings of plants that share functions in order to bring health and stability to a plant regime and create an abundant yield for our utilization. In other words, it is the integration of species that creates a balanced, healthy, and thriving ecosystem. But it goes beyond integration. A guild is a metaphor for all walks of life, most importantly a group of people working together to craft works of balance, beauty, and utility. This book is the first, and most comprehensive, guide about plant guilds ever written, and covers in detail both what guilds are and how to design and construct them, complete with extensive color photography and design illustrations. Included is information on: - What we can observe about natural plant guilds in the wild and the importance of observation; - Detailed research on the structure of plant guilds, and a portrait of an oak tree (a guild unto itself); - Animal interactions with plant guilds; - Steps to guild design, construction, and dynamics: from assessment to design to implementation; - Fifteen detailed plant guilds, five each from the three authors based on their unique perspectives; - Guild project management: budgets, implementation, management, and maintenance. Readers of any scale will benefit from this book, from permaculture designers and professional growers, to backyard growers new to the concept of permaculture. Books on permaculture cover this topic, but never in enough depth to be replicable in a serious way. Finally, it's here!
Assessing urban forest effects and values New York City’s urban forest
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422324615
Category : Trees in cities
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program
Author: Minnesota's Forests
Author: Patrick D. MilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The Community Food Forest Handbook
Author: Catherine BukowskiPublisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 160358644X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Collaboration and leadership strategies for long-term success Fueled by the popularity of permaculture and agroecology, community food forests are capturing the imaginations of people in neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the United States. Along with community gardens and farmers markets, community food forests are an avenue toward creating access to nutritious food and promoting environmental sustainability where we live. Interest in installing them in public spaces is on the rise. People are the most vital component of community food forests, but while we know more than ever about how to design food forests, the ways in which to best organize and lead groups of people involved with these projects has received relatively little attention. In The Community Food Forest Handbook, Catherine Bukowski and John Munsell dive into the civic aspects of community food forests, drawing on observations, group meetings, and interviews at over 20 projects across the country and their own experience creating and managing a food forest. They combine the stories and strategies gathered during their research with concepts of community development and project management to outline steps for creating lasting public food forests that positively impact communities. Rather than rehash food forest design, which classic books such as Forest Gardening and Edible Forest Gardens address in great detail, The Community Food Forest Handbook uses systems thinking and draws on social change theory to focus on how to work with diverse groups of people when conceiving of, designing, and implementing a community food forest. To find practical ground, the authors use management phases to highlight the ebb and flow of community capitals from a project's inception to its completion. They also explore examples of positive feedbacks that are often unexpected but offer avenues for enhancing the success of a community food forest. The Community Food Forest Handbook provides readers with helpful ideas for building and sustaining momentum, working with diverse public and private stakeholders, integrating assorted civic interests and visions within one project, creating safe and attractive sites, navigating community policies, positively affecting public perception, and managing site evolution and adaptation. Its concepts and examples showcase the complexities of community food forests, highlighting the human resilience of those who learn and experience what is possible when they collaborate on a shared vision for their community.
Minnesota's Private Forestry Assistance Program
Author: Russell K. HenlyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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