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Experts discuss the environmental history of the catchment in order to explain how its present degraded state came about. There are detailed discussions of Aboriginal occupation, impact of early colonial settlement, bushfires, changes to flora and fauna, extractive industry, riverbank erosion, national parks, and the establishment of the Catchment Management Trust. B5 viii + 156 pages, 39 illustrations, maps, figures, index.
Hard Cover $20.00 Inc. GST
How can we manage our catchments in a more sustainable and productive manner? The contributors to this book argue for catchment management to be based on close collaboration between regional communities and government agencies. They examine a wide range of ideas and strategies for reversing the degradation of our river systems by bringing the community and government together in the effort to promote change. The focus is on the Hawkesbury-Nepean but the principles are applicable state-wide. This book presents the cutting-edge of current thinking about catchment management. Essential reading for everyone concerned with the future health of our river systems. Soft cover, B5, vi + 74 pages, index.
The author, a well-known conservationist, examines our sense of wonder, its sources, its importance, and why our society appears to act against it. He draws upon his own experiences in the Blue Mountains and the Wollemi Wilderness to discuss wonder and how we can re-awaken it. He argues that solving the current environmental crisis will be as much about re-discovering our sense of wonder as about scientific solutions. This book will be of interest to scientists, conservationists and all those who appreciate and enjoy the natural world. Soft cover, B5, 112 pages, illustrations, references, index.
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This booklet aims to help people resident adjacent to a creek to live in harmony with its animals and plants. It identifies everyday activities that contribute to poor creek health and describes ways in which these negative impacts can be reduced or avoided. Soft cover, B5, 24 pages, colour illustrations.
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