The Once and Future Forest: A Guide To Forest Restoration Strategies,Used

The Once and Future Forest: A Guide To Forest Restoration Strategies,Used

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Developed by the pioneering landscape design firm of Andropogon Associates, worldrenowned for their innovative approach to integrating environmental protection and restoration with landscape architecture and design, The Once and Future Forest is a guidebook for restoring and managing natural landscapes. Focusing on remnant forest systems, it describes methods of restoring and linking forest fragments to recreate a whole landscape fabric.The book begins by explaining the history and current situation of forest ecosystems in the eastern United States. Following that is an indepth examination of the restoration process, with thorough descriptions of ecological strategies for landscape management along with specific examples of how those strategies have been implemented in various sites around the country. The final section provides handson information about the many specific details that must be considered when initiating and implementing a restoration program. All aspects of the restoration process are considered, including: Water opportunities for increasing infiltration, reducing pollutants, promoting habitat values Ground methods of protecting existing vegetation, removing fill, rebuilding soils Plants strategies and procedures for planting, maintenance, propagation Wildlife guidelines for preserving wildlife resources, management techniques to favor selected specie.The Once and Future Forest presents a comprehensive approach to assessing sites, detailed guidelines for determining management goals, and a thorough overview of appropriate management and restoration techniques. It is an important guide for professional planners and landscape architects, government agency personnel at all levels, land managers, scientists involved in restoration work, and citizen activists who wish to do something constructive about our deteriorating forest patches.

⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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