Forests forever : their ecology, restoration, and protection /
by John J. Berger ; with a foreword by Charles E. Little.
- 1st ed.
- Chicago : San Francisco : [Chicago] : Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago ; In association with Forests Forever Foundation ; Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, 2008.
- xxii, 306 p., [88] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
- Center books on natural history ; 2nd v. .
- Center books in natural history (Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago) ; 2nd v. .
"The book is a completely revised, updated, and expanded version of John J. Berger's Understanding Forests (Sierra Club Books, 1998)"--P. 306.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index.
The bounteous forest -- The forest resource -- Where have all the forests gone? -- Conservation efforts -- The U.S. Forest Service -- New developments in U.S. forest policy -- Forestry and logging techniques -- Of old growth, spotted owls, and salvage logging -- Clearcutting -- Forests, money, and jobs -- Sustainable forestry -- Restoration forestry -- Saving forests -- Tropical forests and international forestry issues -- How to plant trees.