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Fine journalism
In what appears to be, sadly, Bruce Stutz's only book, Stutz introduces the reader to those who scratch noble livings out of a river that yields not much more than a few shad each spring. He journeys south from Hancock, NY, to Philadelphia, PA, to present the lives of riparian denizens fighting to maintain their source of income against our (federal and state) government's struggles to protect our beautiful, valuable, and fragile Delaware River Valley. Neither side in Stutz's book comes across as "right" or "wrong" because, well, both sides care deeply about this stunning river. The one lack in "Natural Lives, Modern Times" is the lack of photos or illustrations, beyond some attractive woodcuts heading each chapter. ... Read more

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From its origin at Chattahoochee Gap to where it flows into Apalachicola Bay - one of the most productive estuaries in North America - the Chattahoochee is a prototypical American River. Understand it, and you will know more about all the waterways of this country.

This guidebook is full of great tips on where to boat, fish and hike as well as information on the importance of preserving and protecting the future of the river.

Established in 1994, the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is a nonporfit environmental advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed. ... Read more

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Comprehensive!
An excellent reference for anyone planning activities along or near the Chattahoochee. Only shortcoming is general lack of river section and lake maps. The extensive narrative descriptions of noteworthy sites andinteresting areas are great and the provided directions help, but some moremaps would be very beneficial. ... Read more

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Resource management in the United States is undergoing a fundamental change. Traditional sustained-yield approaches that focus on commodity-production and human resource use are steadily giving way to ecological approaches, often referred to as ecosystem management, that have long-term ecological sustainability as their primary goal. To achieve that goal, ecosystem management emphasizes socially defined goals and objectives, integrated and holistic science, collaborative decision making, and adaptable institutions. Political considerations are an essential component of ecosystem management, yet its socio-political context has been largely ignored by those studying and writing on the subject.

The Politics of Ecosystem Management is the first book to focus entirely on the political challenges facing ecosystem management as it moves from theory to practice.

The authors examine:

• the history of natural resource management in the United States
• the theory behind ecosystem management
• potential inconsistencies and contradictions in the themes of ecosystem management
• political philosophies that undergird traditional resource management
• alternative political principles inherent in ecosystem management
• opportunities and barriers for achieving collaborative ecosystem management

The Politics of Ecosystem Management considers the sweeping and profound changes that will be required of the American governance system-its political philosophy, institutions, notions of citizenship, and politics, as well its resource management practices-if the shift to ecosystem management is to be realized. It is a lucid and accessible volume that represents a vital contribution to the literature for students, researchers, and professionals involved with any aspect of developing and implementing ecosystem-based approaches to resource management. ... Read more

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Invaluable for those concerned about fish habitat
This book provides a functional, usable set of guidelines to consider when working on fisheries habitat and stream rehabilitation problems. Although it is oriented towards the American environmental processes - EPA etc, the background concepts and information should be required reading for everyone who is involved in both environmental monitoring and assessment, and those who are involved in trying to bring back stream habitat that has been lost.

Useful for a much broader audience than originally targetted. For instance Community Stewardship groups here in BC have found it most useful.

Informative, thorough, and interesting
A very informative, thorough, and interesting coverage of the topic. Very well written and an enjoyable read. I especially liked the presentation of the "chapters" as "premises."

Advocacy is one theme of this book, but I didn't find that objectionable. As a former professional in the regulatory field, I think it is important for people with opinions to express them!

This book is really a must-read for people working on any aspect of biological monitoring of aquatic systems.

Excellent strategy & advice; slightly one-dimensional
Karr & Chu provide compelling arguments for the inclusion of reasoned biomonitoring efforts in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of aquatic ecosystems. This is long-overdue. Their desire for biological relevance above and beyond statistical significance is also laudable, reminding me of a dear mentor's constant advice: "But what do the numbers *mean* biologically??" It is an extremely well documented book as well, providing ample resources for further scholarly investigation of related topics. I laud their eagerness to create biological relevance and move beyond standard statistical distributions by brute biological common sense. Their approach is clearly robust, time-effective, and biologically relevant - an excellent combination for real-world environmental management decisions! I do, however, find the authors' quite one-dimensional focus on the use of single "multimetric indices" to be limiting in the practice of aquatic EIA. (Multimetric indices are sums of individual indices, each measuring a different ecological factor.) I fear that the same mathematical machinations which make Karr & Chu's methods robust may also make them insensitive to subtle biological changes. They might contend that robust management considerations render subtle biological changes irrelevant; I would argue that subtle change over time can be at least as powerful as quantum, near-instantaneous changes. The author's methods are also constrained by the fact that the a significant effort is expended in calibration, which may be fine and justified for future studies, but may be of little help for projects currently "in-hand." In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this book as a required read in aquatic biomonitoring strategies, but I will continue to examine my data in more statistically conventional ways as well as through multimetric indices --- I'm not likely to throw out the entire old toolbox for the addition of one new tool, after all, and all the multimetric indices in the world won't do a jot of good without sound experimental design practices.

Thoughtful and inspiring yet a bit too one dimensional
Karr & Chu write to inspire improvement in biological assesment protocols; no doubut I agree with them on this goal. They also remind us all that the "proof of the pudding" is in the biological relevance of the statistical analyses which we undertake to perform this task. Again, no problem. I do have suspicions re: their rather singular fixation on univariate compression of data to the IBI format to the extent that any & all multivariate data treatments are avoided. I would strongly recommend this text as a starting point, but would equally strongly recommend that you *avoid* considering it a definitive Bible for these assessment processes. An apt ecologist who is conversant with contemporary techniques of biotic quantification should perhaps be able to come up with some more multivariate and flexible metrics in addition to those suggested in this text -- although their tables of "what works where" are very helpful starting guidlines for pragmatic issues of what variables to measure in the field. Excellent documentation if you want to go after the references found in the bibliography. Wonderfully aggresive attitude re: preserving our rivers & engaging style -- I read most of the book this afternoon just because it's so engaging, which is pretty high praise for a textbook. If you also happen to be involved with biomonitoring efforts, please drop me an email as I'm working remotely via the 'Net & wold love the comraderie & discussion -- Eric entfolks@mwci.net ... Read more

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The recent listing of Pacific salmon under the Endangered Species Act has led to substantial interest in the scientific basis for river restoration in the Pacific Northwest. Millions of dollars in state and federal funding has been programmed for habitat restoration efforts to stem the decline of salmon populations in the region. This volume addresses the need for a solid understanding of fluvial processes and aquatic ecology in order to predict both river and salmonid response to restoration projects.

In the Pacific Northwest, as in most regions of the United States, we are still learning about the processes that create habitat and river structure, how those processes influence aquatic ecosystems, and how to gauge the response of river systems to both land-use changes and restoration efforts.

River systems are still responding to historic changes, and degraded habitat may not be restored successfully if natural conditions are not well understood, particularly if massive changes in watershed hydrology or other processes are the root cause. These issues faced in the development of regional river restoration programs are by no means unique to the Northwest, and so the initiation of a regional program of river restoration provides an opportunity to evaluate the state of river restoration in general. ... Read more

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Nothing puts quite the same tingling fear in swimmers, surfers, and divers--especially in the quarter century since Peter Benchley's novel Jaws conquered the bestseller charts--as the thought that a shark might be plying its course somewhere in the murky deep below. Thomas Allen plays on that fear in the opening pages of Shadows in the Sea with a strangely entertaining compendium of shark attacks on humans over the centuries. (The humans get their licks in, however, in the pages that follow, in which Allen recounts the exploits of William Young, an Ahab who chased sharks around the world.) Allen goes on to describe the ways in which scientists have attempted to understand the ways of sharks and their selachian kin, the skates and rays; looks at the place of the shark in the world's folklore and cuisine; and examines the commercial shark-fishing industry. His useful bookcloses with a species-by-species account of the world's principal shark types, from the 6-inch dogfish to the 20-foot great blue shark. Allen does a fine job of giving his readers an idea of the many ways these frightening but fragile denizens of the sea live their lives--and he provides plenty of anecdotes to disturb a beachgoer's dreams. --Gregory McNamee ... Read more

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Fun, Rare information covered,
I read this book after years of interest in the Ocean and all things therein. I had thought I read most of the published accounts of the more well-known incidents, especially here in teh U.S. This book taught me so much more was available. This is the best coverage of the New Jersey shark attacks (with photos) just now being covered in greater detail in 2 newly published books. It covers the story of an old shark fisherman, an evolution of our study of sharks and of attacks and biological data. One of the best.

shadows in the sea
this is one of the most informative and fascinating books i have ever read. i have used it for giving speeches and for teaching. the illustrations are very interesting along with the other art works included. i must own close to a thousand books , but this is one of the very few which i read over and over.

The most accurate shark book on the market
Well, what can i say? i LOVE this book. From the first pages, an account of the "rogue shark" off New Jersey in 1916, this book is informative, exciting, and sometimes even endearing...stories of shark fisherman, attacks, and a comprehensive guide to sharks commonly found in North American oceans, i have never read a shark book that is so full of information...READ THIS BOOK! ... Read more

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Disappointed, Confused
After reading many adventure stories in the past few years, this was the least satisfying. The whitewater descriptions were not clear enough for the uninitiated to appreciate and understand. The two included maps were not very helpful either. Photographs would have helped. Although the paddlers were risking their lives amost every day, I never got involved with them enough to care. In the end I felt sorry for the author who himself endured so much pain but was restricted by the paddlers from using all means of communicating the story.

High drama at the edge of adventure
Peter Heller will have you gripping your seat as he transports the reader into the Tsangpo Gorge.The story is told with beautifully crafted sentences which compensate for the lack of photos by filling your mind with exquisite word pictures.Of course the adventure itself is the main excitement, but the personalities of the kayakers present another layer of drama as the adventure roars down the river.These men are on a sort of exploration, true, but it is a mistake to imagine that they areheroes, since this kind of adrenaline- and testosterone-filled journey is by nature a very self-involved endeavor. For readers who love to mentally throw themselves over the edge without actually risking death, HELL OR HIGH WATER is a classic wild ride.

A thrilling ride
Peter Heller is an adventure writer in the old style: thoroughly conversant when it comes to the main event, but careful also to place that central project in full context. For me, this was the great joy of reading "Hell or High Water." The kayaking trip down the Tsangpo is so vividly, ingeniously described that at several points my toes curled at the risk, and it's a great, solid tale that sits properly at the center of this book. But the story of seven brave kayakers is offset by Heller's unique curiosity and humanity: along the route we get bits of Tibetan mythology and history, narratives of earlier conquest, a tutorial on river movement, a little Buddhism and natural-history arcana, plus a whole boatload of engaging stories. Heller is a generous writer who takes excellent command of his book's ambitious scope, and the result for readers is a chance to join a knowledgeable, companionable guide on a truly remarkable expedition.

Writing was contrived...........
Being an experienced kayaker, this was an interesting account of the incredible journey of the decent of an extremely dangerous river.The details about the river running were good, not excellent but good.The "creative writing" that Heller uses left a lot to be desired.There were many dropped sentences, sentences that didn't really make sense, and gramatical errors that seemed to come from an editor that edited with his eyes closed.I found myself bored, and the only thing that really kept me awake was the background story of the porters and the sherpas.I love adventure stories, especailly non-fiction and have read many authors, among them Jon Krakauer.When I read that the Heller himself made a comparison to Krakauer and how this book might be his "big hit", I was inspired to read further.Alas, I was VERY diasapponited.Heller's writing doesn't even come close to the kind of writing that Krakauer delivers.Heller's writing was contrived, boring, and the word "narcissistic" came to mind when I thought what kind of person Heller might be.
I will be interested in hearing how much money Heller actually makes from this book, and if the 10% the kayakers really get turns out to be more than a few hundress dollars a piece.
Sorry, but this book was a complete disappointment.

One of the great books about exploration
This is one of the great exploration books.Heller's book chronicles a modern-day 19th Century-style grand expedition through the Tsangpo Gorge. After years of preparation, seven kayakers, fundamentally alone despite a ground support team, modern communications gear and corporate sponsors, risk their lives to explore a river as wild as any, and more remote.
It's an audacious story told with awe for the accomplishment of these seven men and respect for the strength of the leader, a hero of modern kayaking.Heller, an accomplished kayaker himself (he followed the expedition on the ground on assignment for an outdoor sports magazine), communicates for those of us who only wish we could be there what it was like in the Gorge and the frightening and magical sensation of sitting in a tiny kayak in the middle of a raging cataract.The kayaking scenes are as concretely realized as the rockclimbing sequence in Deliverance.The book is worth reading for that alone.
There is more here, however.Heller has a poet's sensibility for structure and telling detail, and he uses that to place this expedition's story in a larger frame.The book opens and closes, appropriately, with the wind sweeping through the Gorge: "The only sound was wind rippling and snapping the prayer flags that ran down the riverbank and freezing the paddlers' hands as they zipped into drysuits. . . . The wind would whip the white flags and take their inked prayers, little by little, into the Gorge until they were washed clean."In between, the adventure story unfolds and the book raises issues about why-even for men as able and brave as these-petty jealousies about the ownership of something no one can own creep into our most heroic moments.These issues aren't plainly told in most books detailing former expeditions; I wonder if that's a result of how we've changed (this is, after all, the age of movie rights and the blog from base camp) or the fact that few reports from the field as thoughtful as this one have been written.
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"Columbus knew no greater thrill than I, a ten-year-old discovering new creeks and branches and islands and mainland hideaways. . . . I resolved to make my living as an explorer and said so in school when we were all asked what we planned to do upon our growing up."

John Leland lived a Huckleberry Finn sort of boyhood that most children would envy. A fifth-generation lowcountry native, he grew up fishing, swimming, and hunting arrowheads on a tidal creek just north of Charleston, South Carolina. With admirable freedom, he poled his bateau through the maze of oyster banks and the tangle of salt waterways known as Porcher's Creek. He spent years learning where the conchs congregated, where the clams kept secret rendezvous, and which hole hid the sweetest crabs. He became a naturalist by studying heron, frogs, and porpoises. Leland's existence was so intertwined with Porcher's Creek that he lived, slept, and ate by its tides and seasons--until exiled by family misfortune and suburban encroachment.

Leland combines nature writing and reminiscence with a heartfelt examination of change along the South Carolina coast. He celebrates Porcher's Creek as a watery refuge that links him to his childhood and ancestry, weaving together his family's story with that of the creek. He chronicles both the geographic dispersal of his family and the abandonment of traditional lowcountry ways of life.

Leland takes his readers back to a time not so long ago, before golf courses, concrete, and speedboats transformed Porcher’s Creek. With eloquence and humor, he dissects the life histories of its creatures--fiddler crabs, alligators, marsh hens, and more--and threads through the narrative of his own life history as he grew up in the shadow of a father who was larger than life. On the surface a nature-lover's elegy, Porcher's Creek is in fact Leland’s treatise on mankind's ambiguous place in the natural world. ... Read more

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Large dams are the focus of efforts to manage both water and energy resources. By 2000, the world had built 45,000. Yet they can also bring huge problems of environmental damage and social dislocation. establishing the role of large dams is vital for the future and for sustainable forms of development.

This report is the outcome of extensive public policy and consultation efforts bringing governments, the private sector and civil society representatives into one process. It challenges prevailing assumptions and sets out clearly why dams are built and what impacts they have, for better and worse.

From this evidence it presents a new framework for developing energy and water resources and an agenda of seven priorities with guidelines for decision making. The result is essential reading for all parties involved with the future of large dam construction. ... Read more

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Wet feet again.
Although I first read this collection of essays nearly five years ago, Derrick Jensen's recent interview with Moore in "The Sun" magazine prompted me to get my feet wet in this river again. "I have come to believe that all essays walk in rivers," Moore writes in the Preface. "Essays ask the philosophical question that flows through time--How shall I live my life? The answers drift together through countless converging streams, where they move swiftly below the reflective surface of the natural world and mix in the deep and quiet places of the mind. Tthis is where an essayist must walk, stirring up the mud" (p. xiii).

There are reflections of love, loss, motherhood, and happiness in these twenty river essays, which tend to run deep. We find Moore river-camping on the Willamette, wondering "What will draw our children back home?" (p. 8); contemplating happiness and sorrow on the John Day River; discovering "love can lead people to beauty" (p. 27), while night-skiing along the headwaters of the Rogue River with her husband, Frank; poking around Winter Creek (my favorite essay in the book); contemplating erosion in the Little Stoney River; "keeping house in the woods" (p. 54) while camping near the Smohalla River; identifying plants at the McKenzie River; spending time with her father under a full moon at the headwaters of the Metolius; walking barefoot up Bear Creek; camping among Sonoran Desert arroyos; country-western dancing to songs about rivers; travelling in the jet stream to see her dying father; contemplating motherhood, loss, and aging by the Puget Sound; studying newts at Klickitat Creek; fly-fishing on the Deschutes River; soul searching on the Salish River; encountering a rattlesnake near Alamo Canyon Creek; and looking at the Maclaren River under the midnight sun in Alaska.

RIVERWALKING shows that we can never step in the same river twice, and will appeal to those who have ever had seeds in their socks, or rocks in their pockets (p. 31).

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Walking in the rivers with Kathleen Dean Moore
Writing with clarity and purpose is difficult, but Kathleen Dean Moore has mastered the craft in Riverwalking. Her essays are both simple and complex as they mix her experiences in the natural world with her philosophical questions about life.

She is at her best in the essay, "The John Day River", where she questions a universal balance between happiness and despair. She wonders if the joy of cowboys who park their trucks in wheat fields and turn up their radios "to dance in the headlights" (page 20) enjoy themselves at another's expense. In her casual, but eloquent style she questions the possibility of Nature collecting a debt, payable by sickness or sorrow charged to one (her own father's hospitalization, perhaps) to cover the cost of happiness for another.

Kathleen Dean Moore is a gifted essayist. She has found a beautiful confluence where her philosophical questions empty into the deep ocean of nature writing. She has earned her place as one of the genre's very best.

Life, rivers and a philosopher
In the essay in which the author describes her initial encounter with graduate level philosophy, Kathleen Moore gave away a major distinction between herself and myself ... her first paper topic was on Descartes - as a undergraduate philosophy major, I thought Descartes marked the point at which Western philosophy became a waste of time. Admittedly my view has mellowed, but Kathleen Moore's essays lack the almost mystical quality one finds in the essays of Kim Stafford, Annie Dillard etc.

Several of the essays, however, are charming especially her meditations on poking around, on her elderly neighbor, and on the funeral arrangements for her father. From her essays as a whole, one gets a sense of life fully lived in the details.

This is a book I enjoyed, am glad to have read but am unapt to read more than one or two essays again.

A refreshing collection of essays
The title of this book is what caught my eye - as a kid, I loved walking in rivers, feeling the water rushing against my skin - I still do.

Although there are plenty of rivers running through the essays in this book, there is more to them than that. My favorite essay is the chapter dedicated to the merits of "poking around". It gives a fantastic justification of spending a day doing absolutely nothing - my kind of day!

This is the kind of book that you read in more than one sitting. When you're stuck somewhere you don't want to be - when you're feeling stifled - when all you want to do is escape somewhere to your own little universe - that's the time to read a chapter of this book. If you can't get away to spend a weekend in the mountains, reading these essays is the next best thing.

Much more than rivers
This is excellent, engaging writing.Moore unfolds bits of her life as she takes us along various rivers. The result is poignant, memorable stories inspired by life outdoors. ... Read more

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Route to 1800s Canadian gold strikes, the Stikine is the largestand most navigable river that flows from Canada through southeasternAlaska and to the Pacific. With contemporary color and historicalblack-and-white photos; includes a fold-out map. 96 pages. ... Read more

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A Vast and Untouched Wilderness
The Stikene River careens through northern British Columbia past magnificent mountains, cutting canyons deeper, carrying salmon to the Pacific and tossing adventurous kayakers high over its rapids. In years past, it was a primary trade route for the natives of the area, and was instrumental transporting miners during the Yukon Gold Rush. However, all of these facts, so well detailed in this volume, are nothing in comparison to the photographs of a harsh and stunningly beautiful land. The brute strength of the enormous quantity of water, the utter isolation of the still largely unexplored costal mountains and the breathtaking vistas are the images that you will be left with. With those images will be a nostalgia of a life you may have had 20,000 years ago and the desire to sell all your belongings to finance your next exploration. ... Read more

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This volume summarizes the two-year effort of a working group of leading aquatic scientists sponsored by NSF, EPA, NASA, TVA, and NOAA to identify research opportunities and frontiers in freshwater sciences for this decade and beyond. The research agenda outlined focuses on issues of water availability, aquatic ecosystem integrity, and human health and safety. It is a consensus document that has been endorsed by all of the major professional organizations involved with freshwater issues. ... Read more

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Here, in a story of high adventure and unlikely romance, is an authoritative account of the first steamboat voyage on the Mississippi river. This hazardous three-month's long voyage changed the course of history. It is also the story of two fascinating people, Nicholas Roosevelt and his adventurous young wife, Lyola Latrobe, who together challenged the Mississippi … and won. ... Read more

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Vivid true adventure
An amazing true adventure brought to life -- beautifully written, and with a spirited hero and heroine.In a narrative and highly readable fashion, the author takes us back into the life and times of the early 1800s.She brings into sharp relief the courage and persistence shown by Nicholas Roosevelt and his young wife Lydia Latrobe, as they dared the first steamboat voyage down the uncharted waters of the Mississippi River.The New Madrid earthquake, Indians, primitive living conditions and a host of other challenges spice the story of the historic voyage.

History that Reads Like Fiction
"Mr. Roosevelt's Steamboat" describes the first steamboat journey on the Mississippi. It reads like a fast-paced novel yet it is scrupulously accurate history thanks to the thorough research done by the gifted Ms. Dohan. The three-month voyage starts in Pittsburgh in 1811 and is an exciting adventure for Nicholas and Lydia Roosevelt and their two children--the second born enroute. (Nicholas was Theodore Roosevelt's great-granduncle.) Roosevelt believed in his boat and risked everything to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of steam transportation on the Mississippi.The adventure-packed voyage includes passages through dangerous falls, a chase by Indians, the New Madrid earthquake and an on-board fire.This excellently written book is a must for those who like true-action with their history. ... Read more

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A Superb Read About a Fascinating Place
To adequately describe a place like the San Pedro River, if such a complex and fascinating place can ever be adequately described, one must know it like an old friend. To reach that level of familiarity, one has to have spent countless hours with the place, gaining an intimate knowledge of the multitudes of nuances and wonders to which the casual visitor will be oblivious.

If a person gains such a level of understanding of a great natural area, and if that person happens to be an accomplished writer, a worthwhile and entertaining book may be the result, if we, the readers, are lucky. Fortunately, that is precisely what has happened in the case of the book, The San Pedro River, by Roseann Hanson.

Few areas in our country are more biologically rich than the San Pedro River. This small river and the riparian forest that surrounds it are home to more species of wild animals than virtually any other area of equal size on the North American Continent. Nearly 400 species of birds have been seen there. The San Pedro was named one of the Last Great Places in the Northern Hemisphere by the Nature Conservancy. Having been there, I would not hesitate to drive thousands of miles to walk its banks again.

Ms Hanson knows the San Pedro River from having roamed its forests over much of her life. Too, she is an alert observer and an excellent writer with a deep understanding of people and wildlife, and a real gift for description. Her rendition of the call of a yellow-billed cuckoo was so well done that I instantly recognized the bird before reading its name later in the text. I could hear the call; it took me back to the West Virginia Appalachians where I grew up, and to the haunting song of what we then called the rain crow.

If you have any interest in birding, in wildlife, in ecology, in the Southwest, in the preservation of certain of our most precious natural areas, or in the San Pedro River itself, or if you simply have a desire to sit down and read something that can transport you to an incredibly interesting outdoor area, buy at least two copies of this book. You'll want to share it with friends, and you won't want to be without a copy yourself. ... Read more

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In A Doubtful River, photographers Robert Dawson and Peter Goin and essayist Mary Webb explore the ways the river's multifarious users relate to the region's aridity and the precious waters of the Truckee. Dawson's and Goin's eloquent photographs record unforgettable images of the Truckee River's course from the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada to desert-bound Pyramid Lake and the ways the river and the land beside it have been used and reshaped by human needs, greed, and carelessness. Webb's essays offer a moving verbal counterpoint, focusing on the people who depend on and adjudicate the river's water.The sum of the elements of this book is a memorable picture of the complexity of water allocation in a region where conflicting traditions about the uses of the land and its resources, a rapidly growing population, and limited supply make water the most precious commodity of all. ... Read more

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the Truckee is Reno
This book has beautiful photos. It is an amazing river, considering its short run. I bought this for my Dad, but (secretly) I wanted it for myself.
I wish there was more info on the Truckee Meadows ditches;... ... Read more

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Researchers have been complaining about the lack of one single place to find information on computing effect sizes in analysis of variance (ANOVA), until now. Authors Jose M. Cortina and Hossein Nouri begin with a literature review of previous treatments of the topic (including corrections to the misleading treatments of repeated measures and ANCOVA (analysis of covariance) designs). They introduce the effect sizes, by defining the term and explaining how it is computed from summary and test statistics for the simple two independent group design. They next provide a description of methods for computing effect sizes from the results of one-way designs with more than two groups, and then extend these methods to cases in which the effects of interest are embedded within the context of two and three-way ANOVA’s. They conclude the book with an explanation of the methods for computing effect size from the results of ANCOVA designs followed by the methods for computing effect sizes from the results of repeated measures. Throughout the book, the authors offer examples with worked-out computations to illustrate each technique. Researchers who need to estimate their effect size of run a meta-analysis will find this book very useful.