Water: A Natural History describes the symbiosis between the country's water, the land from which it springs, and the life the two support. At the heart of the tale is the vision of the land as it was. This is the story of our coming to understand what should have been obvious from the beginning: engineering can depollute water, but healthy waterways are created by living systems. Illustrations.
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Water: A Natural History describes the symbiosis between the country's water, the land from which it springs, and the life the two support. At the heart of the tale is the vision of the land as it was. This is the story of our coming to understand what should have been obvious from the beginning: engineering can depollute water, but healthy waterways are created by living systems. Illustrations.
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Water, A Natural History is a comprehensive whole ecosystem viewpoint of water systems starting with beavers, which does seem startling in a book with the title Water. However it is craftily put together in a very interesting story about the history and significance of an individual animal in the formation of the landscape and I for one did not know that much about beavers. The book also incorporates a historical look at the changing landscape of the United States as different groups used the land for their own benefit. As the story shifts focus from the beavers to other topics it does so interchangeably and smoothly. I think this book should be required reading for any intro level hydrology class and portions of it for high schools all across the country. I?ve never read something that included entire systems so fully in such an enjoyable manner. I learned so much from this book! Overall, I could not more highly recommend this book !