Ed, Also consider adding "Wild Foresting: Practicing Nature's Wisdom" ed Alan Drengson and Duncan Taylor to the ENTS booklist.
An excerpt from a chapter by Ralph Metzner: "When bioregionalists and deep ecology supporters advocate abandoning a homocentric perspective where everything is seen from our hopelessly muddled and arrogant human perspective , they advocate an ecocentric (ecosystem-centered) or biocentric (life-centered) perspective instead....The bioregional vision is that humans need to humbly learn reinhabitation - dwelling in a place in a balanced way, with respect for the stories of the other inhabitants." and from Jim Drescher who suggests 5 management principles: 1.maximize canopy height 2. keep canopy closure ... to the natural range in the mature Acadian Forest. The natural canopy closure , 65%-80% closed, has evolved in synchronization with the existing biodiversity. 3. Maintain volumes and distribution of dead wood very close to those found in the old-growth reference points 4. don't do anything to reduce species diversity 5.maintain connectivity, or enhance it where it has been diminished He elaborates on a buddhist perspective and states: "What is required ,then,of our forestry practices is to reveal or uncover that underlying health, beauty and wealth within our own minds and within the forsest itself. Rather than fixing a problem, the challenge becomes one of unwrapping our direct experience of the undeniable isness or sacredness of the forest." Lisai ---- Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > > I added a link to this book of the ENTS Bookstore on the ENTS website. > > Ed > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joseph Zorzin > To: ENTS > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:39 AM > Subject: [ENTS] "Wilderness Comes Home - Rewilding the Northeast" > > > "Wilderness Comes Home - Rewilding the Northeast", edited by Christopher > McGrory Klyza and with a chapter by Bob Leverett! > > This book is about a decade old- and somehow I never saw it until recently > though I've read bits and pieces of writings by Bob. > > Chapter 3 is written by Bob, "Old-Growth Forests of the Northeast". > > I'm sure many/most of you are familiar with the book but if not, I strongly > recommend it. > > Bob's chapter is incredibly good! When I read a book- I have my red pen > with me and I underline the good stuff and add check marks for very good > stuff and stars for super good stuff. This chapter almost wore out my pen! > > When I get time I'm going to pass along some quotes from the chapter- for > now I'll offer one, perhaps the best: > > "No reservoir of indigenous wisdom about the Northeast forests flows from > European Americans, and that which existed in Native American culture has > been irretrievably lost." > > That's a gem! > ***** > Joe > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
