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154 public-domain environmental issues books, summarised. Page 2 of 4.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
Gilbert White
A patient observer documents the hidden rhythms of a Hampshire village, revealing how the lives of birds, plants, and local creatures mirror the intricate, changing pulse of the natural world.
Hygiene: a manual of personal and public health (New Edition)
Newsholme, Arthur, Sir
From the proper temperature for rendering fats to the statistical correction of urban mortality rates, this Victorian manual transforms the messy realities of daily existence into a rigorous, actionable science of survival.
The Black Moose in Pennsylvania
Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker
A mammoth beast once roamed the high ridges of the Alleghenies, leaving its mark on the land before vanishing into mountain legend.
The Naturalist on the Thames
C. J. (Charles John) Cornish
The Thames is not merely a river flowing toward the sea; it is a living, breathing landscape of ancient history, shifting tides, and resilient wildlife that reveals its secrets only to the patient observer.
Weather proverbs
H. H. C. (Henry Harrison Chase) Dunwoody
This collection gathers the traditional lore of the skies, cataloging centuries of folk observations alongside the rigorous, early meteorological data of the United States Signal Service. It preserves the poetic, sometimes superstitious, ways humanity has long attempted to read the weather through the behavior of…
The useful trees of northern Nigeria
Hugh Vandervaes Lely
This detailed field guide serves as a practical, observational record of the diverse trees inhabiting the savannah forests of Northern Nigeria. It provides a methodical, century-old lens into the botanical identity and utility of the region’s timber and flora.
One Hundred Years in Yosemite: The Story of a Great Park and Its Friends
Carl Parcher Russell
Yosemite National Park is a landscape defined as much by its persistent preservationists as by its granite cliffs. This history chronicles the century-long evolution of the American national park ideal through one specific, iconic place.
The Flea
Harold Russell
The flea is a creature of surprising biological complexity, its anatomy and habits a testament to the strange, persistent evolution of a parasite that has quietly shaped human history.
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador: An Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation at Quebec, January, 1911
William Wood
HOOK This urgent 1911 plea argues that Labrador’s vast, untamed wilderness serves as a vital global sanctuary, demanding immediate protection from the reckless, systemic slaughter of its animal life.
Lectures on Ventilation: Being a Course Delivered in the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
Lewis W. Leeds
Man’s own breath is his greatest enemy. This foundational premise drives a compelling argument for the vital necessity of fresh air in all indoor spaces.
The Story of the Hills: A Book About Mountains for General Readers
H. N. (Henry Neville) Hutchinson
Mountains are far more than mere scenery; they are the sculpted, living history of the earth, waiting to be read by those who know how to look. This exploration reveals the complex, violent, and patient forces that build, shape, and eventually dismantle the world’s most majestic heights.
The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 2: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface
Alfred Russel Wallace
Understanding the earth’s past requires mapping the living and extinct threads of its biological tapestry across every continent and island. This monumental work serves as a foundational atlas for the field of zoogeography, meticulously tracing the distribution of animal life to reveal the history of our changing…
Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting.: Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919
Unknown
This record of a 1919 assembly captures a pivotal moment when American horticulturists sought to elevate nut culture from a woodland gathering hobby into a systematic, scientific, and profitable agricultural industry. It serves as a technical snapshot of the era's ambition to map the genetics and commercial…
Climatic Changes: Their Nature and Causes
Ellsworth Huntington
Climate is not a static constant, but a pulsing, restless variable that has shaped the rise and fall of civilizations and the trajectory of life on Earth. Through a meticulous synthesis of geology, meteorology, and dendrochronology, the text maps the rhythmic fluctuations of the world’s atmosphere across eons.
The Ocean and Its Wonders
R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
A gentle whisper on the beach or a roar in the tempest, the sea speaks constantly to human beings of divine power, boundless natural wonder, and unseen physical laws waiting to be understood.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications
In a stark landscape defined by heat and isolation, human history and deep natural forces carve out a fragile, magnificent sanctuary.
American Big Game in Its Haunts: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club
Unknown
Tracking mountain sheep across frozen canyon ledges, sportsman-naturalists document North America’s vanishing wilderness to champion game refuges and rigorous wildlife preservation before wild species face total extinction.
Rural Hygiene
Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden
This practical sanitary engineering guide exposes how rural independence often masks dangerous self-neglect, offering precise technical fixes for domestic pollution and preventable disease.
Den Hunting as a Means of Coyote Control
Stanley Paul Young
Effective predator management requires an understanding of biology, as the most strategic point to reduce a coyote population is before the next generation matures.
Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas
Dwight R. Platt
An examination of avian diet reveals the complex, often misunderstood role of a common scavenger within a specific agricultural ecosystem.
The School Book of Forestry
Charles Lathrop Pack
Our forests are the backbone of agriculture, the skeleton of lumbering, and the heart of industry. By preserving them, we act as good citizens, ensuring that the natural wealth of the land survives for the generations to come.
The giant sequoia
Rodney Sydes Ellsworth
Confronting these quiet titans of the California mountains, human history suddenly shrinks to an fleeting instant, leaving the reader suspended in awe between the ancient deep past and the urgent necessity of natural preservation.
A year at the shore
Philip Henry Gosse
A quiet stroll along the rocky British coast turns into an illuminating journey through hidden marine worlds, uncovering delicate ecosystems and alien sea life beneath the waves.
Mammals of the San Gabriel Mountains of California
Terry A. Vaughan
A rigorous field study maps how topography, microclimates, and plant communities dictate the distribution and survival of seventy-two mammalian species across steep, ecologically diverse mountain slopes.
Wayside and woodland trees
Edward Step
With meticulous observation and deep affection for the countryside, this guide reveals how to truly see the architecture, history, and life thriving within British trees and hedgerows.
Volcanic Islands
Charles Darwin
Volcanic islands across distant oceans reveal how subterranean fires, marine erosion, and gradual uplifting continuously reshape the crust of the Earth.
Aspects of nature, in different lands and different climates (Vol. 2 of 2): with scientific elucidations
Alexander von Humboldt
A quiet, rigorous passion drives this inquiry into how the natural world structures itself across vertical heights, vast oceans, and varying climates.
Deserts: Geology and Resources
A. S. (Alta Sharon) Walker
Covering a third of the Earth’s surface, deserts are dry, fragile environments where planetary wind patterns, ancient lakes, and shifting sands shape rich mineral deposits and delicate human landscapes.
Science in Arcady
Grant Allen
A quiet retreat from city life opens into a luminous tour of nature's hidden machinery, where mountain flowers, deep-sea eggs, and ancient earthworks reveal the steady, patient laws shaping the English countryside and the wider world.
The Nation's River: A report on the Potomac: From the U.S. Department of the Interior
United States. Department of the Interior
The Potomac River stands at a critical crossroads, caught between the crushing demands of a growing metropolis and the timeless need for natural preservation. This official report maps the complex path toward a sustainable future.
Checking the Waste: A Study in Conservation
Mary Huston Gregory
This practical guide to the conservation of American natural resources provides a comprehensive, accessible roadmap for citizens, students, and policymakers to eliminate waste and secure the nation’s future prosperity.
The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science: A Discourse
William Denton
The author examines the biblical narrative of Noah’s Ark against the findings of natural history, arguing that scientific evidence renders the traditional account of a global deluge physically and logistically impossible.
The Story of a Piece of Coal: What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes
Edward A. (Edward Alfred) Martin
The miracle of a lump of coal lies in its hidden history, transforming ancient, buried forests into the very fuel, light, and color that define the modern industrial age.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts
Massachusetts. Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
Nature’s bounty is not infinite, and human appetite often outpaces the earth's ability to recover. This examination of Massachusetts' coastal resources serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of unrestrained harvesting and local neglect.
The Lobster Fishery of Maine: Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899
John N. (John Nathan) Cobb
The Maine lobster industry stands at a precarious crossroads in 1899, caught between a dwindling natural supply and an insatiable commercial demand. This report captures the technical reality of a fishery struggling to sustain itself.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899: Volume LIV, No. 4, February 1899
Various
Urban streets transformed by shady foliage offer relief from suffocating heat, while distant wildernesses reveal natural asphyxiating pits that trap unwary wildlife. This nineteenth-century collection explores how empirical observation, scientific instruction, and natural laws shape human health, economic policy,…
Bird-Lore, March-April 1916
Various
A quiet revolution unfolds through garden bird-houses, systematic field logs, and emergency telegrams, proving that local hospitality and scientific rigor can rebuild a nation's wild life.
Ferns of Hawaii National Park
Douglass H. Hubbard
A field guide to the volcanic slopes and lush rainforests of Hawaii National Park, this text reveals how tiny airborne spores transformed barren lava flows into vibrant, complex fern sanctuaries.
Euthenics, the science of controllable environment: A plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency
Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta) Richards
A deliberate shift toward clean air, pure water, and sound habits can eliminate the silent, daily waste of human life.
Road Guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park
Paul E. Schulz
An ancient mountain collapses, a violent eruption reshapes the earth, and nature slowly reclaims a scorched landscape along a single winding road.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899: Vol. LV, May to October, 1899
Various
The progress of human knowledge is a restless, shifting enterprise, captured here at the precise moment when the nineteenth century turned its gaze toward the complexities of the twentieth.
Spadacrene Anglica: The English Spa Fountain
Edmund Deane
A seventeenth-century physician explores the mineral springs of Harrogate, providing a foundational guide for those seeking health in the natural waters of the English countryside.
Migration of Birds (1979)
Frederick Charles Lincoln
The annual passage of birds across continents remains one of nature’s most profound mysteries. This work explores the mechanics, routes, and biological imperatives that drive these immense seasonal journeys.
Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies, from Parrots to Bluebirds
Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
This practical, pocket-sized guide serves as a foundational field companion for identifying land birds east of the Rocky Mountains. It distills extensive ornithological observation into a portable format designed for active use in the field.
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The shadow of the mushroom cloud stretches far beyond the blast zone, as this technical overview reveals the quiet, lingering environmental catastrophes that would follow a global nuclear exchange.
Bird Day
Charles Almanzo Babcock
This guide advocates for the protection of native birds by transforming the schoolroom into a site of active, compassionate observation and scientific study.
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Glacier National Park [Montana]
United States. Department of the Interior
Glacier National Park offers a sweeping, detailed portrait of a rugged wilderness, blending essential travel logistics with an informative look at the geology, wildlife, and history that define this iconic American landscape.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska
United States. Marine Mammal Commission
A formal, late-1970s government report documenting the intersection of endangered whale populations and the rapid rise of Alaskan wilderness tourism.