The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa (Bur Oak Book)
by Cornelia F. Mutel
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Since so much of the tallgrass state has been transformed into an agricultural landscape, Mutel focuses on understanding today's natural environment by understanding yesterday's changes. After summarizing the geological, archaeological, and ecological features that shaped Iowa's modern landscape, she recreates the once-wild native communities that existed prior to Euroamerican settlement. Next she examines the dramatic changes that overtook native plant and animal communities as Iowa's show more prairies, woodlands, and wetlands were transformed. Finally she presents realistic techniques for restoring n show lessTags
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My daughter brought this book home for college. It was used as a textbook in her environmental science class. Very interesting and really makes you think about how much humans have affected the environment in just a couple of generations. There is a bit of a preachy tone that starts to grate after a while, but you can feel the author's passion and desperation to save this nearly extinct ecosystem. I learned a ton reading this book. I wish I could go back in time 150 years and see what the virgin prairie REALLY looked like!
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