Nature Forest

Why do maple and oak trees drop their leaves in the fall? What other animals share the forest with chipmunks, deer, and snakes? Hike through this book, and find out what makes temperate deciduous forests one of Earth’s treasures.

Are you spellbound by the unexplored beauty of nature and constantly intrigued by the cutting-edge world of Artificial Intelligence? The groundbreaking eBook "Whispers of the Forest" seamlessly combines the two, bringing to you a perspective never seen before. Each chapter is designed to lead you into the deeper recesses of this intricate subject effortlessly. Indulge in a bewildering exploration of the symphony of symbiotic communication that trees share with each other. Uncover the magic and mystery of these silent conversations that form a crucial part of our ecosystem. As we dive right ...

For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and into the inferno of a fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. Here is the same meticulous prose brought to bear on the inner workings of a terrifying elemental force; here is a cast of characters risking everything in an effort to bring that force under control.

Native American tribes from the Northwest Coast learned to use the wood of cedar trees for many of their daily needs. Tribes used recycling to conserve resources hundreds of years ago. Pounding bark until it was fluffy to make diapers and with special thin branches called withes, cedar trees were soaked and used to make rope. What special technique did tribes use to take down big cedar trees?

Forest bathing isn't taking a bath in the middle of the forest; it's the act of allowing your senses to bathe in the sensations of the wooded areas we have come to know and love. During a forest bathing session, you fully immerse yourself into experiences, reaping physical, emotional, mental, and social health benefits. Forest bathing is a natural and proven way to help relieve stress and reduce the adverse effects that a hectic life can cause.

Una de las grandes novelas americanas. La terrorifica magnitud de la selva amazonica es el telon de fondo de la unica novela del gran poeta y escritor colombiano Jose Eustasio Rivera, La voragine.

Research reveals that time in nature makes us happier and healthier, and yet, we are visiting nature less than ever before. Nature Therapy Walks tackles common reasons we dissociate from nature and makes it easy to reconnect and revitalize through fun, simple, nature-themed activities and meditations. We show you how to find and engage with nature anywhere, even in the city. Our flexible and experiential activities can be completed in as little or as much time as you want (as few as five minutes) in a variety of settings, whether the backcountry, the backyard...or even indoors! Skillfully ...

From hibernation to baby animals and falling leaves, life in the forest changes from season to season. Discover why snow is good for trees. Learn how wildfires help the forest grow.

I never wanted to come home to Lakeside. Despite my best efforts, fate brought me home from the big city. When I got there, I immediately went to check in on my best and oldest friend James. He was always a quiet, nerdy guy, so imagine my surprise when I found him working on a classic car with a bronzed and muscular body. He hated the fact that I had left town--and him--so long ago. To make it up to him, I agreed to go out on the lake in his tiny dinghy to fish for trout. A funny thing happened out there: I started to fall in love with Lakeside again. The pleasant, quiet rhythms of the town...

Benjy, Penny, Rory and Sheila are spending the holidays with their aunt and uncle at Cherry Tree Farm. They play with the animals and learn to feed them, roam the countryside and hunt for the mysterious Tammylan, who lives deep in the woods. Everywhere is teeming with adventure and the children are bound to get into mischief!

King Belodawn blames his daughter for the mysterious disappearance of his wife. He avoids his daughter at all costs. The king favors conquests requiring his person far away from the kingdom. Things are about to change. The princess has matured. When Wren discovers a friend, a horse, some muscle, and swords, she inherits a new crucible, she is bound to another king as his kingdom's dragon slayer. While Wren's greatest strength turns into a nightmarish bondage, spirited fans bring her gifts. Are they attracted to her skill or her need? How will she survive? Is there a key to free her from the...

An extraordinary children's introduction to the world of trees above and below ground. Learn about the amazing natural science of trees in this nature and science children's book. From the highest branch and leaf down to the complex "wood wide web" of roots in the soil, every part of a tree plays an important role in its own growth and the habitat of the whole forest or woodland.

A tree’s rings can tell us many things about its long life–whether it was healthy, or unhealthy, if it needed rain or if its wide rings show it grew healthy and strong. Through poetry, this story shares the life of a tree and how special these giant plants really are! Find a stump and count the rings to listen to a tree’s story. Will the tree you pick be healthy? How will you know?

In this entertaining young readers edition of the environmental studies classic, Michael Pollan demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, energy, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, coffee, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also helped them to thrive.

By any measure, Ed Zahniser is one of the truest poets in America in this century. If you love mountain poetry and wilderness on the page, Adirondack Mountain & Cabin Poems is your next read. Ed Zahniser writes from the Adirondack cabin he's visited since the 1940s. Here is the mountain experience rendered by the poet’s words and beyond. Encounter the bird that reads the poet’s note on the tree and startles away. A harvest of wilderness after-thoughts, Ed’s mountains restore the reader time and again: Paper Birch Scribble scribble scribble idly on white birchbark Leave these on the ...

Are you stressed in everyday life? You can fall asleep badly, or find not a moment of rest? Are you in pain? Lack of concentration? Or You just want to enjoy nature for 10 minutes? With "Healing in Nature" we give you 7 short meditation sessions that take you on a unique relaxing journey into the healing nature. Draw new energy from the sun. "Inhale" the scent of the forest. Synchronize with the vibrations of the sea. Lie down on a meadow, look into the sky and let your thoughts free.

Grandpa surprises Yo with a tree to plant for his birthday, so the two can grow tall together.

Immerse yourself in the soothing embrace of nature—gentle ocean waves, soft rain, rustling forests, flowing streams, and the calming melodies of birdsong. Paired with the scientifically recognized benefits of 432Hz music, these carefully crafted soundscapes promote relaxation, lower blood pressure, and guide your breathing into a natural, restful rhythm. Developed by the American Sound Healing Institute (est. 1992), these soundscapes work on multiple levels to ease tension, reduce stress, and bring your nervous system into a state of deep calm.

Yo learns an important rule about using a campfire when she goes camping with her mother and father. Yo notices land destroyed by a forest fire. Campfires can start just from a small spark hidden in the coals of a campfire and a little wind! Yo discovers how forest fires can start and how to prevent them. What does Yo learn about being safe with campfires? How would you put out a fire?

Locked in ice for more than twenty thousand years, the lands that now make up Britain and Ireland were some of the last settled by humans. The earliest people, Mesolithic hunter-gatherers like Cheddar Man, arrived around eleven thousand years ago to find dense forests. While they lived lightly, they did introduce fire, which they used to create clearings, and this was the beginning of the reshaping of Britain’s forests.