Titles through 10 Feb 2008
Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture On Canada’s West Coast by Judith Williams, reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
The Monster Reared His Ugly Head: The Story of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire by Jim Paxon, reviewed in Rural Culture
Angora: South Lake Tahoe - Disaster. Survival. Restoration by the Tahoe Daily Tribune staff, reviewed in Rural Culture
Imagine by James D. Petersen in Rural Culture
Wilderness and Political Ecology: Aboriginal Influences and the Original State of Nature edited by Charles E. Kay and Randy T. Simmons, reviewed in Wildlife Sciences
Titles through 25 Jan 2008
The Wrath of Kuhn: Meditations on Fire Philosophy by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Science
A geochronological approach to understanding the role of solar activity on Holocene glacier length variability in the Swiss Alps by Anne Hormes, Jürg Beer, and Christian Schlüchter, reviewed in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
The Egley Fire by various authors in Rural Culture
Forestry in Indian Country: Models of Sustainability for Our Nation’s Forests? edited by James Petersen, reviewed in Rural Culture
Wolves in Russia by Will Graves, reviewed in Wildlife Sciences
Titles through 15 Jan 2008
Native American Influences on the Development of Forest Ecosystems by Thomas M. Bonnicksen, M. Kat Anderson, Henry T. Lewis, Charles E. Kay, and Ruthann Knudson, excerpts in History of Western Landscapes
Indians, Fire, and the Land in the Pacific Northwest edited by Robert Boyd, excerpts in History of Western Landscapes
The Standley Site by Thomas J. Connolly, abstract in History of Western Landscapes
The Long Tom and Chalker Sites by Brian L. O’Neill, Thomas J. Connolly, and Dorothy E. Freidel, abstract in History of Western Landscapes
The Vegetation of the Willamette Valley by Carl L. Johannessen, William A. Davenport, Artimus Millet, and Steven McWilliams in History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 31 Dec 2007
A Time for Burning by Henry T. Lewis reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
References on the American Indian Use of Fire in Ecosystems by Gerald W. Williams in History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 26 Dec 2007
Testimonies Regarding Forest Restoration, Dec 2007, various authors in Restoration Forestry
When Do Wolves Become Dangerous To Humans? by Valerius Geist in Wildlife Sciences
Burning Border by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
“The Solution is Aircraft”: Aircraft and the Political Economy of Canadian Forest Fires by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
The Ecological Legacy of Indian Burning Practices in Southwestern Oregon by Ken Carloni reviewed in The History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 18 Dec 2007
Awful Splendour: A Fire History of Canada by Stephen J. Pyne reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
Burning Banff by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
Historical Fire Cycles in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks by Charles E. Van Wagner, Mark A. Finney, and Mark Heathcott in Forest and Fire Sciences
A New Solution To Non-Game Program Funding? by George Dovel in Wildlife Sciences
Your Political Will Does Not Mean A Damn Thing by James D. Petersen in Forest and Fire Sciences
Management of Hyperabundant Wildlife Populations in Canada’s National Parks by Parks Canada Agency in Wildlife Sciences
Holocene Temperatures and Sea Level Changes by George H. Taylor in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
Titles through 11 Dec 2007
Paradigm Shifts, Rock Art Studies, and the “Coso Sheep Cult” of Eastern California by Alan P. Garfinkel in History of Western Landscapes
National Forests at a Crossroads by John F. Marker in Forest and Fire Sciences
Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims by Sarah Winnemucca (Thocmentony) in History of Western Landscapes
Forgotten Fires — Native Americans and the Transient Wilderness, by Omer C. Stewart, Edited and with Introductions by Henry T. Lewis and M. Kat Anderson reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
Back to the Rim: The Story of the Warm Fire by Mike Dubrasich in Forest and Fire Sciences
Forestry in Indian Country: Models of Sustainability for Our Nation’s Forests? edited by James D. Petersen reviewed in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 04 Dec 07
Ice Ages: Solving the Mystery by John Imbrie and Katherine Palmer Imbrie reviewed in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America by E. C. Pielou reviewed in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America by Paul S. Martin reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
What is the Forest Service doing right and what is it doing wrong? by James D. Petersen in Forest and Fire Sciences
1491–New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
Population nucleation, intensive agriculture, and environmental degradation: The Cahokia example by William I. Woods in History of Western Landscapes
Testimony of Dr. John A Helms before the US Senate Oct 2007 in Forest and Fire Sciences
Welcome
Welcome to the Western Institute for Study of the Environment. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit collaboration of environmental scientists, practitioners, and the interested public. W.I.S.E. provides this free, on-line set of post-graduate courses in environmental studies, currently fifty Topics in eight Colloquia, each containing book and article reviews, original papers, and essays. In addition, we present two Commentary sub-sites, a news clipping sub-site, and the W.I.S.E. Fire Tracking site. Reviews and original articles are archived in our Library. Recent titles reviewed are posted below.
Titles through 15 Nov 07
Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives on Native Fire Management of the Willamette Valley by Thomas J. Connolly, in History of Western Landscapes
Blazes On The New Frontier by Stephen J. Pyne, in Forest and Fire Sciences
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural Resources by M. Kat Anderson, reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
America’s Ancient Forests–From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery by Thomas M. Bonnicksen, reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
Protecting Communities And Saving Forests–Solving the Wildfire Crisis Through Restoration Forestry by Thomas M. Bonnicksen, in Restoration Forestry
Testimony of William Wallace Covington before the US Senate, July 2002, in Restoration Forestry