WHC Recommends
Here we will explore and present books and ideas for sustainability and wildlife habitat management. Send in your book suggestions to publications@wildlifehc.org.  | The Conservation Easement Handbook
by: Elizabeth Byers and Karin Marchetti Pont
Newly revised and updated! Conservation easements are the premier legal tool for addressing strategic land conservation in America’s communities. This handbook - an expanded revision of the 1988 original - is the definitive practical and technical resource on conservation easements and best practices for their use.Includes CD-ROM with sample conservation easements, policies, forms, checklists and more! Published by the Land Trust Alliance and the Trust for Public Land. Read the press release. |
 | The Sunflower Forest:
Ecological Restoration and the New Communion with Nature
by: William R. Jordan III Ecological restoration, the attempt to guide damaged ecosystems back to a previous, usually healthier or more natural, condition, is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most promising approaches to conservation. In Dr. Jordan's book, he shows that ecological restoration will prove to be one of the primary ways in which people interact with nature in the new century. |
 | Win-Win Ecology:
How The Earth's Species Can Survive In The Midst of Human Enterprise
by: Michael L. Rosenzweig
In this book, ecologist Michael Rosenzweig finds that ecological science actually rejects such polarization. Instead it suggests that, to be successful, conservation must discover how we can blend a rich natural world into the world of economic activity. This revolutionary common ground between development and conservation is called reconciliation ecology: creating and maintaining species-friendly habitats in the very places where people live, work or play. |
 | A Guide to Creating Vernal Ponds
by: Thomas R. Biebighauser The USDA Forest Service, Izaak Walton League of America and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. are pleased to announce the publication of A Guide to Creating Vernal Ponds. This easy to understand book contains techniques that the educator, private landowner and public land steward may use to establish ephemeral wetlands. Vernal ponds provide critical habitat to amphibian, reptile, waterfowl, shorebird and bat species throughout North America. |
| The Sibley Guide to Birds
by: David Allen Silbey David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations—more than 6,600 in all—and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional populations will enrich every birder's experience. The Sibley Guide's innovative design makes it entirely user friendly. The illustrations are arranged to facilitate comparison, yet still capture the unique character of each species. |
| The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior
by: David Allen Silbey This is the new landmark book from David Allen Sibley. Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, the book combines more than 795 of his full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologists. In this new guide Sibley takes us beyond identification, to show us how birds live and what they do. Introductory essays outline the principles of avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. |
For more information on David Sibley and the Sibley Guides,
please visit the author's Web site at www.sibleyart.com. Charles O. Holliday, Jr, Chairman and CEO, DuPont
Stephan Schmidheiny, Honorary Chairman, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Philip Watts, Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors, Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
Co-published with Greenleaf Publishing and Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. | Converting Brownfields to Green Space shows that many communities are finding unique social, economic, and environmental benefits from turning brownfields into parks and open space—benefits such as recreation opportunities and transportation choices, restored natural environments,improved community appearance and perception, and higher surrounding property values. To purchase this book, visit the online bookstore at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). |
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