FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 15:03:23 -0500 From: "Karie L. Kirkpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: BK ANN: Forest and Wildlife Science in America: A History Announcement Forest and Wildlife Science in America: A History Edited by Harold K. Steen 453 pages Forest History Society http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest New from the Forest History Society, Forest and Wildlife Science in America: A History is an important resource for land managers, researchers, and students, that traces the history of science in forestry and wildlife management. It depicts the role science has played in formation of natural resource policy during the last 100 years; discusses the differences in research as it has been affected by organizational missions; and provides historical insights into the current challenges facing research scientists and land managers today. Sixteen original chapters that cover both organizational programs and disciplinary fields are written by the leaders in their fields. Disciplinary fields addressed include forest ecology and silviculture; genetic manipulation; forest economics; statistical methods; technology of wood and fiber; forest soils; social science; range science; naval stores; and wildlife science. Histories of organizational programs include industrial forest research; university research; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Soil Conservation Service; and the National Park Service. Edited by Harold K. Steen, the book is dedicated to four of the authors who passed away prior to publication. These chapters are the last written by these leaders including David Bruce, Marion Clawson, Stanley Gessel, and George Staebler. The 455-page book, includes 39 illustrations and can be obtained by contacting the Forest History Society, 701 Vickers Avenue, Durham, NC, 27701. For more information on related publications and to explore fully searchable databases in forest and conservation history go the FHS Web pages at http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
