Title & Author:

Using our natural resources.

Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.], 1983.

Description:

xxxix, 572 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Series:

Yearbook of agriculture ; 1983

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Introduction -- A Sixth Grader Spells Out Our 'Dependetses' on the Land / Merrill L. Petoskey -- II. Physical, Biological, and Social Components -- Soil Sustains Life If We Treat It Right / Richard W. Arnold -- New Efficiencies in Water Use Vital for Nation / Marvin E. Jensen / John D. Bredehoeft -- Climate: A Key Natural Resource Often Overlooked in Agriculture / James E. Newman / Robert F. Dale -- Tundra to Tropics: Living Tapestry of Our Plant Communities / John M. Safley, Jr. / Donald T. Pendleton -- The Animal Kingdom and the Way We Look at It / W.B. Clapham, Jr. -- People Change the Landscape, Pose Problems, Seek Solutions / Thomas E. Hamilton / James N. Benson -- III. Managing Natural Resource Systems -- A Billion Acres of Rangeland: Our Nation's Multiple Use Lands / Thadis W. Box -- The XXX Ranch: Managing Range for Ecology and Economy / John Merrill -- Texas Cattlemen and Shrubland Know-How / Bill E. Dahl / Henry A. Wright / Fred S. Guthery -- Livestock Predators and the Balance of Nature / Walter E. Howard -- Eagles Saved From Electrocution / Allan R. Ansell -- Comeback of Grasses and Forbs / Warren C. Whitman / Harold Goetz.
Forest Lands of the Continental United States / Fred C. Hall -- Building a Family Along With a Family Forest / Leonard A. Kilian, Jr. -- Super Trees for the South's Pine Forests / Steve McDonald / Clark Lantz / Pieter Hoekstra -- Grizzlies, Elk, Eagles: Wildlife Diversity and the National Forests / Hal Salwasser -- Return of a Native: The Wild Turkey Flourishes Again / James E. Miller / Herman L. Holbrook -- Endangered Bird of Fire: the Kirtland's Warbler / Robert E. Radtke / John Byelich / George Irvine -- The Spectrum of Forest Settings for Recreation / Charles McConnell / Warren R. Bacon -- Blending Scenic and Other Values in Our Forests / Robert F. Scheele / Robert W. Ross, Jr. -- The Multi-Faceted Control of Pests That Damage Our Forests / William M. Ciesla -- Road to Recovery After Eruption of Mt. St. Helens / Joseph E. Means / Jack K. Winjum -- Instant Forestry: Getting More Wood From Fewer Trees / William E. Penoyar -- Edge in Fuel Costs Leads to Greater Wood Burning / Mark Bailey / Ken Skog -- Wetlands: a Vanishing Resource / Leigh H. Fredrickson -- Bottom Land Hardwoods: for Wildlife and Timber / Edward R. Smith / Ramon L. Callahan -- Prairie Wetlands: Home for Over 100 Wildlife Species / Erling B. (Punch) Podoll -- Louisiana Story: The Gulf Coast Wetlands / Billy R. Craft -- Chesapeake Bay's Coastal Wetlands, Biological Treasure / Elder A. Ghigiarelli, Jr. / William S. Sipple -- Ever-Changing Network of Our Streams, Rivers and Lakes / L. Dean Marriage / Ronald F. Batchelor -- Colorado River: Life Stream of the West / Jan van Schilfgaarde -- The Catfish Story: Farmers, State Services Create New Industry / Thomas L. Wellborn, Jr. -- Seagoing Migrants: Our Northwestern Salmon and Trout / William R. Meehan -- Upper Great Lakes Sportfishery Establishment Has Spectacular Impact / Howard Tanner / Mercer Patriarche / William Mullendore -- Water, Water, Everywhere for Americans at Play / David W. Lime -- The Risk Factor From Acid Rain: All the Answers Are Still Not In / William McFee / Ellis Cowling / James Gibson -- East and West, Animal Waste Cleanup Pays / E. Alan Cassell / John Van Calcar -- Harnessing Water for Electricity: One More Time / Charles M. Payne -- Wilderness, Natural Areas and Other Wild Lands / Laurence R. Jahn -- Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands: Opportunities for Everyone / Roy W. Feuchter / George H. Moeller -- Keeping the Wild in Wilderness Recreation / Robert C. Lucas -- Surface Mining Areas Can Be Restored, or Left to Ugliness / E. Wayne Chapman -- How Farmers Affect Natural Resources / Sandra S. Batie -- Family Farming: Corn, Cattle, and Conversation / Mary M. Cressel -- Specter of Another Dust Bowl Seems Laid to Rest / J.D. Schwien / W.O. Willis / A.R. Grable -- A Good Life for Wildlife on the Farm / Edward C. Soutiere -- Irrigating Better With Less Water: Small Watershed Success Story / Douglas A. Bishop -- Our Underground Water Supplies: The Sometimes Dry Facts / Herman Bouwer / Dale F. Heermann / Bobby A. Stewart -- Ground-Water Conservation on the Texas High Plains / A. Wayne Wyatt / Patricia Bruno -- Ecological Managing of Crop Pests Pays Off / Katherine Reichelderfer / Waldemar Klassen -- No Artichokes! Would Life Be Bearable Without Specialty Crops? / Darwyn H. Briggs / Henry C. Wyman -- Urban Area Greenbelts and Parks / Gary A. Moll -- Managing Soils for Your Garden and Homesite / Duane A. Bosworth -- Urban Forests, Where Trees and People Go Together / J.F. Dwyer / F.J. Deneke / G.W. Grey / G.H. Moeller -- LESA Shows Which Lands Should Stay in Farms / Lloyd E. Wright -- IV. Human Dimensions in Resource Management -- How People Interact With Resources / Marion Clawson / Emery N. Castle -- Ventriloquist, Many Others Do Volunteer Forest Work / Jean P. Ground -- Population Gains Put Pressure on Natural Resources / Anne H. Ehrlich -- Accountability Revamps Plans for Managing Our Resources / Lawrence W. Libby.
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Summary:

This book explores the management and conservation of natural resources in the U.S., focusing on land, water, wildlife, forests, and agriculture. It covers topics like soil health, water use efficiency, wildlife protection, and the environmental impact of farming. It also discusses how people interact with and manage these resources.

Subject:

Natural resources United States.
Conservation of natural resources United States.
Conservation des ressources naturelles États-Unis.
Conservation of natural resources
Natural resources
United States
natuurlijke hulpbronnen
natural resources
landbouw
agriculture
vs
usa
nationaal vermogen
national wealth
Economics (General)
Economie (algemeen)

Form/genre:

Yearbook.

Added entries:

United States. Department of Agriculture. issuing body.
Yearbook of agriculture ; 1983.

1983 yearbook of agriculture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307535
Call No.: BIB 253010
Status: Available