SELECTED RECENT ACQUISITIONS - May 2008

Agriculture and energy -- United States

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National Research Council (U.S.). Water implications of biofuels production in the United States. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2008.

Carex -- Wisconsin

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Hipp, Andrew.  Field guide to Wisconsin sedges: an introduction to the genus Carex (Cyperaceae). Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008.

For both botanists and gardeners, a full-color introduction to an important genus of wetland plants that make up about 7 percent of the flora of the Upper Midwest.

271389 Kids
Livingston, Irene. Finklehopper Frog cheers. illustrations by Brian Lies. Berkeley, CA.: Tricycle Press,

A 2004 CBC Children's Choice and recipient of the Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award, this follow-up to "Finklehopper Frog" highlights physical exercise and good sportsmanship. Full color.

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Duerksen, Christopher and Cara Snyder.  Nature-Friendly Communities: Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning.  Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2005.

Nature-Friendly Communities offers a useful overview of the increasing number of communities that have established successful nature protection programs and the significant benefits those programs provide. It is an important new work for public officials, community activists, and anyone concerned with understanding or implementing local or regional biodiversity protection efforts.

191132
McDonnell, Greg. Lake boats : the enduring vessels of the Great Lakes .

A full-color pictorial tribute to the historic ships of the Great Lakes with 170 extraordinary photographs by the author and other photographers, introductory essays and a detailed appendix with the specifications and history of each ship in the book.

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Sherman, Eric and Smith, Bart. Along Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail. Madison, WI.: University of Wisconsin Press, 2008.

The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a thousand-mile footpath—entirely within the state of Wisconsin—that courses like a river through a varied landscape. Walk the Ice Age Trail to witness hundreds of crystal lakes, thriving prairies and farmlands, towering white pines and diverse wetlands, ancient Native American effigy mounds, remnant oak savannas, charming villages and cities, and many of the world’s finest examples of the effects of continental glaciation.

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Grady, Wayne. The Great Lakes : the natural history of a changing region. Principal photography by Bruce Litteljohn; illustrations by Emily S. Damstra. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.

Ever since French explorer Samuel de Champlain’s first taste of what he called “la mer douce” — the freshwater sea — the Great Lakes have been admired, exploited, and renewed. This vast region is a study in contrasts: a hub of industry that’s the resting spot for billions of migrating birds. 40 million residents, immense untamed forests. 95 percent of North America’s fresh water and a dumping ground for poisonous wastes. The Great Lakes is an authoritative, accessible look at an ecosystem in eternal flux. Written by one of North America’s most acclaimed science and nature writers, the book explores the area’s geological formation and its role in human history; its diverse plant, bird, and animal species; and its significant physical, climatic, and environmental features. This captivating tribute to the Great Lakes region is also an essential guide to the challenge of preserving the natural world.

110238 Kids
Burns, Loree Griffin. Tracking trash : flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion. Boston, MA.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.

Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean.

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Gershon, David. Water stewardship : a 30 day program to protect and conserve our water resources. Woodstock, N.Y. : Empowerment Institute, 2008.

In Water Stewardship: A 30 Day Program to Protect and Conserve Our Water Resources... One Drop at a Time, environmental behavior change pioneer David Gershon uses his time-tested empowerment methodology to empower readers to take an active role in improving the quality and availability of one of our most precious resources. This immensely readable illustrated handbook guides readers through 32 behavior change actions and action plans for each of three topics: water quality, water conservation and community volunteering/advocacy. Employing Gershon's acclaimed EcoTeam model—which has helped over 250,000 people around the world reduce their environmental footprint by 25%—Water Stewardship gives readers the concrete tools they need to make a meaningful difference on water preservation and conservation. This book will also be of interest to any watershed organization or local government involved in watershed protection as it provides an effective and scalable program for reducing household non-point source pollution. Water Stewardship has the power to move citizens beyond awareness to behavior change, and generate enough participation to make a measurable difference in non point source pollution in their watershed.

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Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality: First Addendum to Third Edition. Volume 1: Recommendations. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2006.

The First Addendum to Volume 1 of the Third Edition of the Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality provides a detailed list of all changes to the Guidelines that have occurred since the Third Edition was published in 2004.

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Sonzogni, William, Jocelyn Hemming, Miel Barman, and Steve Geis.  Occurrence of Estrogenic Endocrine Disrupters in Groundwater.  Madison: University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute, 2006.

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Keillor, Philip, ed.  Deciding about sediment remediation : a step-by-step guide to making the decisions.  Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, 2006.