The Hudson : an illustrated guide to the living river
The Hudson River is on of the great rivers of the world. Not long ago, it was deeply threatened by pollution. Now it is coming back to life, a river where fish and birds can thrive again, a river valued once more by communities along its shores. The unique environmental education program on board the sloop Clearwater - founded by folk singer Pete Seeger - has taught thousands of children and adults to love the river. With this guidebook, Clearwater teachers bring their
Print Book, English, ©1996
Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N.J., ©1996
History
xiv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 29 cm
9780813522708, 9780813522715, 0813522706, 0813522714
32859161
Ch. 1. A Physical Overview of the Hudson
Ch. 2. Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycles in the Hudson
Ch. 3. The Hudson's Habitats and Plant Communities
Ch. 4. The Hudson's Invertebrate Animals
Ch. 5. The Hudson's Fishes
Ch. 6. The Hudson's Birds and Beasts
Ch. 7. Exploration, Colonization, and Revolution
Ch. 8. The Romantic River
Ch. 9. Industrialization and the Transformation of the Landscape
Ch. 10. Conservation and Environmentalism
Ch. 11. Resolving River Conflicts
Ch. 12. Is the Hudson Getting Cleaner?
"A project of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc."
Includes one folded colored map of the Hudson River