For Love of Lakes
America has more than 130,000 lakes of significant size. Ninety percent of all Americans live within fifty miles of a lake, and our 1.8 billion trips to watery places make them our top vacation choice. Yet despite this striking popularity, more than 45 percent of surveyed lakes and 80 percent of urban lakes do not meet water quality standards. For Love of Lakes weaves a delightful tapestry of history, science, emotion, and poetry for all who love lakes or enjoy nature writing. For Love of Lakes is an affectionate account documenting our species' long relationship with lakes -- their glacial origins, Thoreau and his environmental message, and…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-61186-021-4
- EAN: 9781611860214
- Produktnummer: 11398578
- Verlag: Michigan St Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.3 cm 420 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 420
Über den Autor
Darby Nelson, Professor Emeritus at Anoka-Ramsey Community College and aquatic ecologist, has servedt hree terms as a Minnesota state legislator and is the former board president of Conservation Minnesota.
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