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The Lure of the North Woods: Cultivating Tourism in the Upper Midwest The Lure of the North Woods Cultivating Tourism in the Upper Midwest Aaron Shapiro 2013 Spring
The origins of the North Woods vacation across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
Northern Pike: Ecology, Conservation, and Management History Northern Pike Ecology, Conservation, and Management History Rodney B. Pierce 2012 Fall
The definitive scientific resource on the ecology, history, and management of the northern pike
Observation Points: The Visual Poetics of National Parks Observation Points The Visual Poetics of National Parks Thomas Patin, Editor 2012 Spring
A new understanding of visual rhetoric offers unique insights into issues of representation and identity
Native Orchids of Minnesota Native Orchids of Minnesota Welby R. Smith 2012 Spring
An updated and revised edition of the only comprehensive guide to Minnesota orchids, with four new species, two new varieties, new maps, and new illustrations.
Growing Roses in Cold Climates: Revised and Updated Edition Growing Roses in Cold Climates Revised and Updated Edition Richard Hass, Jerry Olson and John Whitman 2012 Spring
Wilderness Days Wilderness Days Sigurd F. Olson 2012 Spring
A selection of Sigurd F. Olson’s finest writing on the splendor of the great outdoors, hand-picked by the master himself
Everyday Environmentalism: Creating an Urban Political Ecology Everyday Environmentalism Creating an Urban Political Ecology Alex Loftus 2012 Spring
A bold rethinking of urban political ecology
Governing the Wild: Ecotours of Power Governing the Wild Ecotours of Power Stephanie Rutherford 2011 Fall
Shows how iconic representations of nature—from museum to theme park—define our ideas about saving the natural world
Against Ecological Sovereignty: Ethics, Biopolitics, and Saving the Natural World Against Ecological Sovereignty Ethics, Biopolitics, and Saving the Natural World Mick Smith 2011 Fall
Links the political critique of sovereign power with ecological concerns
Swamplife: People, Gators, and Mangroves Entangled in the Everglades Swamplife People, Gators, and Mangroves Entangled in the Everglades Laura A. Ogden 2011 Spring
Alligator hunters, mangroves, and the (mis)adventures of the Ashley Gang in the Florida Everglades
Growing Perennials in Cold Climates: Revised and Updated Edition Growing Perennials in Cold Climates Revised and Updated Edition Mike Heger, John Whitman and Debbie Lonnee 2011 Spring
The landmark book on northern perennials, fully updated and expanded
The City, the River, the Bridge: Before and after the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse The City, the River, the Bridge Before and after the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Patrick Nunnally, Editor 2010 Fall
Exploring the university’s role in understanding how disasters impact communities
A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans: with A Theory of Meaning A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans with A Theory of Meaning Jakob von Uexküll 2010 Fall
The influential work of speculative biology—and a key document in posthumanist studies—now available in a new, accurate English translation
The Ethics of Earth Art The Ethics of Earth Art Amanda Boetzkes 2010 Spring
Analyzing the ethical stance of the earth art movement from the 1960s to the present
Fighting for the Future of Food: Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology Fighting for the Future of Food Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology Rachel Schurman and William A. Munro 2010 Fall
How activists changed the trajectory of the new agricultural biotechnologies
Removing Mountains: Extracting Nature and Identity in the Appalachian Coalfields Removing Mountains Extracting Nature and Identity in the Appalachian Coalfields Rebecca R. Scott 2010 Fall
Coal country lives in southern West Virginia
Our Neck of the Woods: Exploring Minnesota's Wild Places Our Neck of the Woods Exploring Minnesota's Wild Places Daniel J. Philippon, Editor 2009 Fall
From Minnehaha Creek to Lake Superior—Minnesota’s great outdoors beckons
The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake The Bullhead Queen A Year on Pioneer Lake Sue Leaf 2009 Fall
An evocative memoir exploring the relationship between humans and nature through the liturgical calendar
Trouble in the Forest: California’s Redwood Timber Wars Trouble in the Forest California’s Redwood Timber Wars Richard Widick 2009 Fall
The long social history of California’s conflict over ancient forests and its impact today
Shopping Our Way to Safety: How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves Shopping Our Way to Safety How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves Andrew Szasz 2009 Spring
What could be wrong with bottled water and sunscreen?