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1	Young Men & Fire more books like this by Norman MacLean add to wishlist Norman MacLean scrupulously examines the tragic events of August 5, 1949, when lightning struck and started a forest fire in the Rocky Mountains. Thirteen young airborne firefighters were killed trying to extinguish it, when a 200-foot high firestorm erupted into a vast wall of death. MacLean, who had been both a forester and a firefighter in his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.63! \| first editions
2	Breaking New Ground more books like this by Gifford Pinchot add to wishlist Vigorous, colorful, bold and highly personal, Breaking New Ground is the autobiography of Gifford Pinchot, founder and first chief of the Forest Service. His philosophy of "the greatest good for the greatest number over the longest time" has become the foundation upon which this country's conservation policy is based. With a new introduction that ... see all copies from £10.99! new only from £35.04! \| first editions
3	Diseases of trees and shrubs more books like this by Wayne A Sinclair, Howard H Lyon add to wishlist Praise for the First Edition-Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Division Award Winner (Life Sciences)"One of the ten best horticultural books of the century."-The Washington Post"Diseases of Trees and Shrubs is by far the best book currently available for the horticulturist, arborist, or forester who wishes to identify ... see all copies from £10.13! new only from £26.80! \| first editions
4	Forest Mensuration more books like this by Bertram Husch add to wishlist This new edition presents a new, updated approach to forest measurement that takes into account all of a forest?s resources, describes the use of mensuration as a monitoring tool, presents current forest management principles, and much more. see all copies from £6.10! new only from £26.17! \| first editions
5	Tree disease concepts more books like this by Paul D. Manion add to wishlist Book is intended for the intro course in Forest and Shade Tree Pathology. The book emphasis a basic biological understanding of disease systems, the ecological role of disease and the economic interaction of disease in forest and urban management systems. The book also looks at the role of disease in management practices as they relate to urban ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £40.47! \| first editions
6	Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Science and Management more books like this by Raymond A Young (Editor), Ronald L Giese (Editor) add to wishlist Conveying the wide-ranging scope of forestry and the great challenges that lie ahead, this Third Edition brings together leading forestry experts and gives readers a broad overview of the field. Coverage ranges from the basic cell, individual trees, and the forest stand, to management of the forest stand and acquisition of goods and services from ... see all copies from £61.54! new only from £73.71!
7	Forest measurements more books like this by Thomas Eugene Avery add to wishlist This edition has been revised and completely updated to offer readers the very latest information available in the field. Now including both English and SI units, the book features updated coverage of non-timber forest resources, as well as increased coverage of statistical methods and sampling. The chapter on "Site, Stocking and Stand Density" ... see all copies from £12.15! new only from £40.65! \| first editions
8	Tatoosh more books like this by Martha Hardy add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! signed copies
9	Forest ecology more books like this by Stephen Hopkins Spurr add to wishlist This revised and reorganized text is designed for a standard forest ecology course for undergraduates in forestry, natural resources, environmental science, environmental ecology, and field ecology programs. Provides an eminently current perspective on the material by emphasizing forest ecosystems using a landscape-ecosystem or geo-ecosystem ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £80.76! \| first editions
10	People and Forests: Communities, Institutions, and Governance more books like this by Clark C Gibson (Editor), Margaret A McKean (Editor), Elinor Ostrom (Editor) add to wishlist Unplanned deforestation, which is occurring at unsustainable rates in many parts of the world, can cause significant hardships for rural communities by destroying critical stocks of fuel, fodder, food and building materials. It can also have profound regional and global consequences by contributing to biodiversity loss, erosion, floods, lowered ... see all copies from £16.52! new only from £17.95!
11	Introduction to Forest Science more books like this by Raymond Allen Young add to wishlist This study examines forestry as a complex applied science, combining aspects of economics, political science, botany, chemistry and engineering. It begins with forest biology and continues through forest management and forest products. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £50.47!
12 view cover	Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics, and Safety more books like this by William C Teie add to wishlist This is the most current book on this critical subject. The author recently retired from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection after a 34-year career, starting as a seasonal firefighter and working his way up to Deputy Director for Fire Protection. This 336-page book was written for the firefighter with primary or intermittent ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £35.19! \| first editions
13	Logging practices principles of timber harvesting systems more books like this by Conway add to wishlist see all copies from £8.20!
14 view cover	The Forest Ranger: A Study in Administrative Behavior more books like this by Professor Herbert Kaufman add to wishlist It is the rare book that remains in print for nearly fifty years, earning wide acclaim as a classic. "The Forest Ranger" has been essential reading for generations of professionals and scholars in forestry, public administration, and organizational behavior who are interested in the administration of public lands and how the top managers of a ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £17.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Introduction to Forests and Renewable Resources more books like this by Grant W Sharpe, Wenonah F Sharpe, John C Hendee add to wishlist This edition outlines the changes in policies and practices in the conservation and management of forests and other renewable resources in the United States and elsewhere. The book features an expanded photograph section, and more information on ecosystem management and the "new" forestry. New chapters include: Watershed Management, Recreation, ... see all copies from £14.38! new only from £89.18!
16 view cover	Textbook of dendrology covering the important forest trees of the United States and Canada more books like this by William Morehouse Harlow, Ellwood S. Harrar add to wishlist The standard reference and textbook for identification of trees in North America, updated with new and revised classifications. see all copies from £7.79! new only from £160.44! \| first editions
17 view cover	Essentials of forestry practice more books like this by Charles Hatch Stoddard add to wishlist This book introduces the principles of forestry with emphasis on actual field practices, both traditional and modern. This fourth edition includes expanded treatments of small private forest owners, reflecting changing patterns in ownership; more information on new advances in timber volumes, growth, cut, and management; updated coverage of forest ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £85.82!
18 view cover	Forest resource economics and finance more books like this by W. David Klemperer add to wishlist This book is designed for undergraduate forestry students who have taken at least one semester of introductory micro-economics, although basics are reviewed. Emphasis is on economics as a way of thinking in which added costs and benefits are compared in order to maximize net benefits. With the basics in capital theory, students learn how to ... see all copies from £22.51! new only from £38.18! \| first editions
19 view cover	The lumberjacks more books like this by Donald MacKay add to wishlist This fourth printing of a non-fiction classic will be welcomed by those interested in the early days of the Canadian logging industry. The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct. They called themselves lumberers, shantymen, timber beasts, les bucherrons -- and, more recently, ... see all copies from £7.74! new only from £9.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	A Season of Fire: Four Months on the Firelines in the American West more books like this by Douglas Gantenbein add to wishlist SEASON OF FIRE documents some of America's deadliest forest fires of 2001 and the damage left in their wakes. It examines how smokejumpers train for these catastrophes and what goes through their minds during a fire. In addressing the American West specifically, the book also explores the economic and ecological conditions that precipitate a ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century: The Science of Ecosytem Management more books like this by Kathryn A Kohm (Editor), Jerry F Franklin (Editor), Jack Ward Thomas (Foreword by) add to wishlist Drawing upon the expertise of top professionals in the field, this book is an authoritative and multidisciplinary examination of the current state of forestry and its relation to the emergent field of ecosystem management. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of principles of ecosystem management and their implications for forest policy. Features a ... see all copies from £8.19! new only from £36.14!
22	The Forest Rangers more books like this by Montgomery M Atwater add to wishlist A history of the Forest Service and descriptions of the jobs of its various personnel. Includes a chapter on preparing for a forestry career. see all copies from £11.67! first editions
23 view cover	Community Forestry in the United States more books like this by Frank McLynn, Mark Baker, Jonathan Kusel add to wishlist Across the United States, people are developing new relationships with the forest ecosystems on which they depend, with a common goal of improving the health of the land and the well-being of their communities. Practitioners and supporters of what has come to be called community forestry are challenging current approaches to forest management as ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.54! \| first editions
24 view cover	Wildlife Habitat Management: Concepts and Applications in Forestry more books like this by Brenda C McComb add to wishlist In recent years, conflicts between ecological conservation and economic growth forced a reassessment of the motivations and goals of wildlife and forestry management. Focus shifted from game and commodity management to biodiversity conservation and ecological forestry. Previously separate fields such as forestry, biology, botany, and zoology ... see all copies from £48.34! new only from £48.34!
25 view cover	The Rain Forests of Home: Profile of a North American Bioregion more books like this by Peter K Schoonmaker (Editor), Edward C Wolf (Editor), Bettina Von Hagen (Editor) add to wishlist The Rain Forests of Home brings together a diverse array of thinkers - conservationists, community organizers, botanists, anthropologists, zoologists, Native Americans, ecologists, and others - to present a multilayered, multidimensional portrait of the coastal temperate rain forest and its people. Joining natural and social science perspectives, ... see all copies from £12.97! new only from £42.37!

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	River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman MacLean see all from £1.24! new only from £5.61!
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