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Rouge River Revived
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Author : John H. Hartig
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Rouge River Revived written by John H. Hartig and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Nature categories.
The Rouge River is a mostly urbanized watershed of about 500 square miles populated by nearly 1.4 million people. While not geographically large, the river has played an outsized role in the history of southeast Michigan, most famously housing Ford Motor Company’s massive Rouge Factory, designed by architect Albert Kahn and later memorialized in Diego Rivera’s renowned “Detroit Industry” murals. In recent decades, the story of the Rouge River has also been one of grassroots environmental activism. After pollution from the Ford complex and neighboring factories literally caused the river to catch on fire in 1969, community groups launched a Herculean effort to restore and protect the watershed. Today the Rouge stands as one of the most successful examples of urban river revival in the country. Rouge River Revived describes the river’s history from pre-European times into the 21st century. Chapters cover topics such as Native American life on the Rouge; indigenous flora and fauna over time; the river’s role in the founding of local cities; its key involvement in Detroit’s urban development and intensive industrialization; and the dramatic clean-up arising from citizen concern and activism. This book is not only a history of the environment of the Rouge River, but also of the complex and evolving relationship between humans and natural spaces.
Rouge River Revived
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Author : John H. Hartig
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Rouge River Revived written by John H. Hartig and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Nature categories.
The history and restoration of an important watershed
Great Lakes Champions
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Author : John H. Hartig
language : en
Publisher: MSU Press
Release Date : 2022-10-01
Great Lakes Champions written by John H. Hartig and has been published by MSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Great Lakes—containing one-fifth of the standing freshwater on earth, covering some 94,250 square miles with a combined 10,210 miles of shoreline—have suffered greatly from human use and abuse since the advent of the commercial fur trade in the late 1600s. Logging destroys or degrades habitats, urbanization and industrialization pour human and industrial wastes into the water, fertilizers flowing off farm fields feed algae that suffocate other creatures, and ships bring in exotic species that decimate the lakes’ biodiversity. In 1985 when the International Joint Commission identified more than forty pollution hotspots around the lakes, few people had faith the Areas of Concern would be cleaned up in their lifetime. Indeed, aquatic ecosystem restoration is extremely difficult: only nine of these hotspots have been removed from the infamous list. But progress is being made, and at the helm are local champions, people with a profound love of the region who lead by example and build broad, diverse coalitions in order to realize a common vision. The stories of fourteen of these champions are told here to inspire necessary action to care for the place they call home, so it may be a home to many living creatures for ages yet to come.
Under Raps
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Author : John H. Hartig
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Regional
Release Date : 1992
Under Raps written by John H. Hartig and has been published by University of Michigan Regional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Nature categories.
Case studies of the progress being made in cleaning up seriously polluted areas of the fragile Great Lakes system
River Rouge
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 197?
River Rouge written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 197? with River Rouge (Mich.) categories.
The Double Crested Cormorant
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Author : Dennis Wild
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2012-02-08
The Double Crested Cormorant written by Dennis Wild and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-08 with Nature categories.
This is the story of the survival, recovery, astonishing success, and controversial status of the double-crested cormorant. After surviving near extinction driven by DDT and other contaminants from the 1940s through the early 1970s, the cormorant has made an unprecedented comeback from mere dozens to a population in the millions, bringing the bird again into direct conflict with humans. Hated for its colonial nesting behavior; the changes it brings to landscapes; and especially its competition with commercial and sports fishers, fisheries, and fish farmers throughout the Great Lakes and Mississippi Delta regions, the cormorant continues to be persecuted by various means, including the shotgun. In The Double-Crested Cormorant, Dennis Wild brings together the biological, social, legal, and international aspects of the cormorant's world to give a complete and balanced view of one of the Great Lakes' and perhaps North America's most misunderstood species. In addition to taking a detailed look at the complex natural history of the cormorant, the book explores the implications of congressional acts and international treaties, the workings and philosophies of state and federal wildlife agencies, the unrelenting efforts of aquaculture and fishing interests to "cull" cormorant numbers to "acceptable" levels, and the reactions and visions of conservation groups. Wild examines both popular preconceptions about cormorants (what kinds of fish they eat and how much) and the effectiveness of ongoing efforts to control the cormorant population. Finally, the book delves into the question of climate and terrain changes, their consequences for cormorants, the new territories to which the birds must adapt, and the conflicts this species is likely to face going forward.
Michigan Manufacturer And Financial Record
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940-07
Michigan Manufacturer And Financial Record written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940-07 with Commerce categories.
Let S Build A Rain Garden
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Author : Sally Wenczel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Let S Build A Rain Garden written by Sally Wenczel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with categories.
Let's Build a Rain Garden leads children into Michigan ecology through verse. They get a close up look at the fun creatures and native plants that thrive inside a rain garden while learning the more high-level terms STORMWATER and WATERSHED. The book is written for children, however adults will enjoy taking notes on the basic steps for building a rain garden as well. Be a part of the solution to stop the pollution. It all begins with YOU!
Michigan History
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Michigan History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Michigan categories.
Michigan History Magazine
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Michigan History Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Michigan categories.
