Finding the Forest
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0967194016 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 157 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fires that devastate one kind of growth are a breath of hope to another because a powerful enemy has been burnt up. This is no soft retirement philosophy about a harmonious nature. Old trees compete for light against their own young. -- Carol Bly. And European and Asian history is a long story of humankind overharvesting forests until they are gone. Bundy doesn't deny the "cruel streak" in nature, where every kind of species, including trees, compete with neighbors for light and nourishment. Everyone who loves trees knows what a beating they take--from fire, from animals, from ice and storms, and most of all from people, but Peter Bundy is story teller and hope giver as well as forestry expert
He has a Master's Degree in forestry and has conducted oak regeneration research for the University of Minnesota. Finding the Forest is a series of vignettes that offer a different vision of the forest. It's a journey into the heart of the northwoods and a vision of land stewardship in the 21st century.Peter Bundy is a certified forester who works with private landowners on stewardship plans, reforestation, harvesting and habitat restoration projects. This vision challenges many of today's assumptions about trees, preservation and forestry practices. He currently owns and operates his own private consulting firm in northern Minnesota.
He currently owns and operates his own private consulting firm in northern Minnesota. . He has a Master's Degree in forestry and has conducted oak regeneration research for the University of Minnesota. Peter Bundy is a certified forester who works with private landowners on stewardship plans, reforestation, harvesting, and habitat restoration projects
"Important and enjoyable essays on forests." according to A Customer. I read "Finding The Forest" from my personal perspective of having forged a long driveway through our forest, often following hints of old logging roads - having built a home in the woods and watched as the second-growth forest matured around me. I have planted hundreds of trees in near-by fallow fields and gazed with awe and longing at huge white pine stumps found throughout the area. The forest is part of my home and a major part of my photographic travels.What I discovered in "Finding the Forest" was an affirmation of common feelings, and the guiding hand of an expert offering fre. "Excellent for Private Woodland Owners That Like Forests" according to A Customer. Peter's stories reflect a personal evolution of thought about forests and forestry. The episodic events are weaved into a colorful anthology of tales that are easy reading but can be deeply thought provoking. There's a solid base of practical stewardship philosophy that many forest owners would do well to consider. Lessons that have been learned and shared demonstrate a balance between people and nature that is more down-to-earth and applicable than most "nature-writers." The experiences delightfully illustrate a love of forest management tempered by the realities of natural processe