Nature's Second Chance

by APFELBAUM, STEVEN

• ISBN13: 9780807085967
• ISBN10: 0807085960
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780807085943
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Beacon Press
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Summary

Renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold once wrote, "A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it does otherwise."Few have taken Leopold's vision more to heart than Steven I. Apfelbaum, who has, over the last thirty years, transformed his eighty-acre Stone Prairie Farm in Wisconsin into a biologically diverse ecosystem of prairie, wetland, spring-fed brook, and savanna. In healing his land, Apfelbaum demonstrates how humans might play a starring role in healing the planet.

Author Biography

Steven I. Apfelbaum is founder, president, and senior ecologist of the firm Applied Ecological Services, known for its international science-based ecological design and restoration work. He lives in Juda, Wisconsin, on Stone Prairie Farm.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Introduction A Place for Land	p. ix
Focus and Intentions
A Place to Settle	p. 3
Ancient Landforms and Modern Inhabitants	p. 13
Jump-Starting Land Restoration	p. 28
Formative Ideas and Understandings	p. 42
What Really Matters
The Past Revisits and the Future Begins	p. 61
Taming the Old House	p. 82
Planting the Seeds of Restoration	p. 96
The Doctor Is In-Symptoms of Ecological Health	p. 108
Playing with Fire	p. 120
Getting to Know Your Neighbors	p. 135
Globally Connected	p. 147
Preparing for the Future
Gone	p. 157
Exotic and Invasive Species	p. 169
The Invading Humans	p. 184
Ecological Reserves	p. 197
A Healthy Earth Ethic	p. 211
Conclusion Land Community Membership	p. 219
Afterword Lively Seasons on the Restored Stone Prairie Farm	p. 222
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