Nameless creatures: increasingly, Americans have forgotten the words for the wild ones
Article Abstract:
A commentary is presented on the finding that the average American can identify fewer than 10 of the native animals and plants in his region. A emphasis on profit is divorcing people from the natural world.
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 2001
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Ungardening: dispatches from the battle of the brush
Article Abstract:
There seems to be no end to the battle to prevent wild brush growth from trying to overtake wooded areas that border gardens. One woman describes her efforts to overcome her 'prickly, bloomless jungle.'
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 1993
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Political pleasures
Article Abstract:
The 2000 disputed national election is a standard script in rural politics, where tempers flare and rivalries are intense.
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 2000
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