conservation of natural resources

To help his family during the Depression and avoid becoming a drunk like his father, Moss Trawnley joins the Civilian Conservation Corps, helps build a new camp near Monroe, Montana, and leads the other men in making the camp a success.

When they find blue logging markings in the ancient forest where they like to hike, a boy and his father try to save the trees from being cut down. Includes information about how to find and enjoy ancient forests.

Describes the conflict between environmentalists and commercial and recreational interests over how the remaining wilderness areas in America should be used.

Polly Greene and her grandmother believe younger sister, Bree, may be hiding in the neighboring Idaho woods; but when they discover a mysterious, hidden grove of larches, Polly and her friends build a shelter for Bree and try to save the grove from developers.

Describes one hundred ways in which individuals can make a positive difference in the environment through simple lifestyle changes in the home, in the garden, at work, while shopping and traveling, and in the community.

Presents an overview of American environmentalism, and features a selection of essays that examine the Americans and their landscape, the preservation and use of nature, a new relationship with nature, and the green movement. Includes narratives and a chronology.

To help his family during the Depression and avoid becoming a drunk like his father, Moss Trawnley joins the Civilian Conservation Corps, helps build a new camp near Monroe, Montana, and leads the other men in making the camp a success.

In 1894, fifteen-year-old Francie determines to fight the lumbermen and protect the largest Sequoia tree ever seen, which had been given to her sister just before her death six years earlier.

Covers different kinds of natural resources including plants, minerals, and fossil fuels. Also discusses nonrenewable resources and conservation.