Rivers

China's meteoric rise to economic powerhouse might be charted with dams. Every river in the country has been tapped to power exploding cities and factories - every river but one. Running through one of the richest natural areas in the world, the...

Steve Faulkner has been tracking down waterfalls since he was a teenager. For this book, he has travelled to the farthest reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador's varied and complex geography to bring you 100 stunning waterfalls. The one hundred treasures...

When the Bosque Ran Clear: Life Along the River from Prehistory to the Civil War presents a history of early people and their environments along the Bosque River valley in North Central Texas. Spanning from the Pleistocene, thousands of years ago when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888397911Author Mark AngeloFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781962645348Author Kurt D FauschFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Oregon State University PressPublisher Oregon State University PressWeight(grams) 454g

What if rivers could talk and tell their stories? What would they tell us? In What Rivers Know, artist Basia Irland insinuates herself as the voice of major waterways as they struggle to navigate their changing relationships with humans and climate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888306284Author Henry David ThoreauFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888306291Author Henry David ThoreauFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways-its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams-are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that...

River otters, black bears, and red foxes drink from its clear waters. Prickly pear cacti grow from the red shale cliffs that overlook it, while on the river near Bordentown lies the archeological remnants of a sprawling estate built by the former King of...

Riparian areas - transitional zones between the aquatic environments of streams, rivers, and lakes and the terrestrial environments on and alongside their banks - are special places. They provide almost two hundred thousand miles of connections through...

Founded as a port at the confluence of two great rivers, Kansas City has the waters of the Missouri running through its bloodstream-threading expressways, delivering drinking water, carrying traffic and sewage, and emerging most visibly in the city's...

A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America's most vital natural resource: our rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America's great rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them...

The Chattahoochee River is one of the premier waterways of Georgia and the Southeast. It is a mecca for summer recreation, a priceless natural resource that provides water and power for a great number of Georgia's citizens, and an essential component to...

Thirty years ago, the best thinking on urban stream management prescribed cement as the solution to flooding and other problems of people and flowing water forced into close proximity. Urban streams were perceived as little more than flood control...

The rivers of America flow from mountains, forests, and grasslands with astonishing beauty, essential to all life. Many of the best of these streams have been safeguarded under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968-America's premier program for...

"Rivers are the essence of Oregon," writes award-winning author and photographer Tim Palmer. In over 140 brilliant photos and evocative, informative text, Rivers of Oregon captures the life, the beauty, and the magic of Oregon's remarkable array of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870714481Author Robin CareyFormat HardbackPage Count 277Imprint Oregon State UniversityPublisher Oregon State UniversityWeight(grams) 825gDimensions(mm)...

In 1765 the father and son naturalists John and William Bartram first explored the natural wonders of the St. Johns River Valley in Florida. Traversing a landscape virtually unknown at the time, one that was subtropical in many ways and then a British...

In this social and ecological account of the Chicago River, Libby Hill tells the story of how a sluggish waterway emptying into Lake Michigan became central to the creation of Chicago as a major metropolis and transportation hub. This widely acclaimed...

This book is intended for those with an academic, scientific and practical interest in river conservation and management. It provides an overview of how changes in legislation, policies, institutional responsibilities, science, technology, practical...

After a two-decade absence, Washington Post journalist Blaine Harden returned to his small-town birthplace in the Pacific Northwest to follow the rise and fall of the West's most thoroughly conquered river. Harden's hometown, Moses Lake, Washington,...

The fabled nature of Montana's streams cannot be taken for granted. In the late 1800s many of Montana's rivers were filled with pollution and dying fish. Certain key conservation and restoration policies between 1900 and 1940 set the stage for the waters...

From spring-fed headwaters to quiet, marshy creeks and from tannin-stained northern reaches to broad southern tributaries winding through farmland, Wisconsin is home to 84,000 miles of streams. This guide is the ultimate companion for learning about...

Since 1996, The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River has been an essential resource for understanding the full sweep of the great river's natural history and human heritage. This updated third edition includes the latest information about the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870716072Author Jeff CraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Oregon State UniversityPublisher Oregon State UniversityWeight(grams) 456g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682010228Author Timothy McDonnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint North Star Press of Saint Cloud IncPublisher North Star Press of Saint Cloud...

The Rouge River is a mostly urbanized watershed of about 500 square miles populated by nearly 1.4 million people. While not geographically large, the river has played an outsized role in the history of southeast Michigan, most famously housing Ford Motor...

Kenny Salwey is a modern-day American hermit who has lived most of his life in the Mississippi river bottoms, coming to know the river ecosystem with an intimacy unavailable to most. Now, Kenny shares his love of, and knowledge about, the mighty river...

A vivid history of the Hudson River and how it has fired the American imagination for four hundred years Flowing through a valley of sublime scenery, the Hudson River uniquely connects America's past with its present and future. This book traces the...

"A World of Rivers" explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube, the book journeys down the most important rivers in all corners of...

Gold Metal Waters presents a uniquely inter- and transdisciplinary examination into the August 2015 Gold King Mine spill in Silverton, Colorado, when more than three million gallons of subterranean mine water, carrying 880,000 pounds of heavy metals,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781882906987Author Tim ErnstFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Tim Ernst PublishingPublisher Tim Ernst PublishingWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America's most vital natural resource: our rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America's rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978814059Author Stephen P. StanneFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948314022Author John H. HartigFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Greenstone BooksPublisher Greenstone BooksWeight(grams) 499g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948314046Author Dave DempseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Michigan State University PressPublisher Michigan State University Press

The revitalizing and restoration of rivers, creeks and streams is a major focus of urban conservation activity throughout North America and Europe. This book presents models and examples for organizing multiple stakeholders for purposes of waterway...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816541485Author Mark K. BriggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams)...

Drawing on the author's experience as a paddler and as the leader of an environmental nonprofit working to protect and restore the Willamette River, this book illustrates what it is like to travel the Willamette River Greenway. It also provides a first...