logging

"Go west seeking your fortune with those who came because of the land's rich natural resources. News stories reveal the hard lives of miners in the Rockies and the desperation of prospectors searching for riches in the gold rushes in California, Alaska, and on the Klondike River in the Yukon. Find out which was the wealthiest occupation--trapping for furs, logging in the forests of the northwest, or mining borax in Death Valley."--Provided by publisher.

In a newspaper-style format, discusses the hard lives of miners in the Rockies, the desperation of prospectors searching for riches in the gold rushes, the dangerous life of logging in the forests of the Northwest, and what life was like trapping for furs.

"Social activism combines with environmentalism in this picture book bio of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna, the thousand-year-old redwood tree whose life she saved"--Provided by publisher.

In 1895, twelve-year-old Stan decides to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan, documenting in his scrapbook his travels and encounters with troublesome relatives, his mother's suitors, lumberjacks, and more.

Laws protecting the spotted owls in the old growth forest of northern California cost Borden's father his logging job. Angry, Borden vows to kill any spotted owl he sees, but has a change of heart when he and his father find themselves taking care of a young owlet.

Examines how the forestry industry has been impacted by various ecological, social, and economic events, discussing how the industry has been influenced by the restructuring of the global division of labor, the effect of Japanese demand for pulp, changes in employment, production, and land policies, deforestation, plantation forestry, and other factors.

Discusses the work of loggers, activities at sawmills, various products derived from trees, and measures taken to insure a continued supply of lumber.

Fifteen-year-old Dusty, a ward of the state, is forced to work in a logging camp during the Depression. Despite the bleakness of her life, spirited Dusty dreams of escape.