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The View From Cascade Head
Lessons for the Biosphere from the Oregon Coast
- 216 pages
- English
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About this book
Cascade Head, on the Oregon Coast between Lincoln City and Neskowin, has stunning ocean views, abundant recreational opportunities, and a rich history of ecological research and conservation. Its landscape and seascape support a multitude of species, some of which are threatened, such as the Oregon silverspot butterfly, spotted owl, and coho salmon. In The View from Cascade Head, Bruce Byers tells the fascinating story of this special place and the people who have worked to protect it. Drawing from his lifelong relationship with the Oregon Coast and recent experience living and working at Cascade Head, Byers weaves together personal observations, ecological science, and the history and philosophy of nature conservation in a series of interconnected essays.
Cascade Head is Oregon's only biosphere reserve, part of the international network of biosphere reserves coordinated by UNESCO. Biosphere reserves around the world are laboratories for understanding how humans affect ecosystems and models for how we can heal the human-nature relationship.
The View from Cascade Head illustrates three main lessons: the actions and efforts of committed individuals can make a difference; ecological mysteries still abound despite decades of scientific research; and our worldviewsāhow we think about our place in natureāshape our individual and collective effect on the ecosystems we inhabit. Byers helps us understand how these lessons apply everywhere and can lead us toward a more sustainable relationship with our home planet.
Cascade Head is Oregon's only biosphere reserve, part of the international network of biosphere reserves coordinated by UNESCO. Biosphere reserves around the world are laboratories for understanding how humans affect ecosystems and models for how we can heal the human-nature relationship.
The View from Cascade Head illustrates three main lessons: the actions and efforts of committed individuals can make a difference; ecological mysteries still abound despite decades of scientific research; and our worldviewsāhow we think about our place in natureāshape our individual and collective effect on the ecosystems we inhabit. Byers helps us understand how these lessons apply everywhere and can lead us toward a more sustainable relationship with our home planet.
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eBook ISBN
9780870710506Subtopic
Global Warming & Climate ChangeTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1. Eagleās View
- 2. Big Brother in Pixieland
- 3. The Midnight Forest and the Spruce Goose
- 4. Old Orchard and the Biosphere
- 5. Reference Marsh
- 6. Art and Ecology at the Otis Cafe
- 7. Voices of the Old Forest
- 8. So Long, Silverspot
- 9. Fish in the Forest
- 10. Beavers in Pixieland
- 11. Where Have All the Seastars Gone?
- 12. Whale Haven
- 13. Salmon in the Net of Indra
- 14. Dancing on the Shortest Day
- 15. Out Beyond the Eagleās Kitchen
- Acknowledgments
- Sources