ENTS: Try "Seeing the Forest Among the Trees, The case for Wholistic Forest Use", by Her Hammond, a BC forester and "Community Guide to Forests" co-Authored by his wife Susan. On 30-Apr-09, at 7:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
