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Shades of Green: An Environmental and Cultural History of Sitka Spruce
Ruth Tittensor
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Description for Shades of Green: An Environmental and Cultural History of Sitka Spruce
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black/white and colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 185. .
Sitka spruce has contributed to the Pacific Coast landscapes of North America for over ten millennia. For the Tlingit First Nationit is the most important tree in terms of spiritual relationships, art, and products in daily use such as canoes, containers, fish-traps and sweet cakes. Since the late nineteenth century it has also been the most important tree to the timber industry of west coast North America. This book takes a fresh look at Sitka spruce in Britain and Ireland, explaining the reasons it was introduced and why it became ubiquitous in the archipelagos of north-west Europe. The ... Read more
Sitka spruce has contributed to the Pacific Coast landscapes of North America for over ten millennia. For the Tlingit First Nationit is the most important tree in terms of spiritual relationships, art, and products in daily use such as canoes, containers, fish-traps and sweet cakes. Since the late nineteenth century it has also been the most important tree to the timber industry of west coast North America. This book takes a fresh look at Sitka spruce in Britain and Ireland, explaining the reasons it was introduced and why it became ubiquitous in the archipelagos of north-west Europe. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Windgather Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1044g
Number of Pages
375
Place of Publication
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909686779
SKU
V9781909686779
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About Ruth Tittensor
Ruth Tittensor studied botany at Oxford University and woodland ecology and history at Edinburgh University. She has since worked on numerous ecology and environmental history projects for estates, farmers, residents, small and large organisations, cooperaing with archaeologists, historians, archivists and community-groups on research in Scotland and southern England.
Reviews for Shades of Green: An Environmental and Cultural History of Sitka Spruce
...not only scholarly but wonderfully accessible, totally engaging, and a joy to read... Boring old Sitka is shown to be anything but boring.
Scottish Forestry
The book is well written in clear, scientific but accessible language useful for all studying the tree or those looking for conceptual approaches in looking at larger ecological and cultural patterns. ... Read more
Scottish Forestry
The book is well written in clear, scientific but accessible language useful for all studying the tree or those looking for conceptual approaches in looking at larger ecological and cultural patterns. ... Read more