The NorSask Forest Story: Managing a Forest in Northwestern Saskatchewan
Scarce original 1996 Canadian hardcover published by Mistik Management Ltd., Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and written/produced by Fraser Hamilton Inc. of Edmonton.
A richly illustrated history and study of the NorSask forest and the people, wildlife and communities of northwestern Saskatchewan. The book examines the boreal forest ecosystem alongside the history and practice of forest management in the region.
Subjects include northern forest ecology, wildlife, Indigenous and northern communities, traditional knowledge, forest fires, logging, conservation, sustainable forestry, modern forest-management practices and the search for balance between resource use and environmental stewardship.
Extensively illustrated throughout with colour photography, historical imagery, diagrams and maps.
Details:
Condition: Exceptionally clean Very Good+ copy. Glossy illustrated boards show only very minor shelf/handling wear. Binding is tight and interior pages are clean and bright with excellent colour. No significant defects observed. See all photographs for exact condition.
An uncommon piece of Saskatchewan, Canadian forestry and northern regional history, with particular relevance to collectors and researchers interested in the boreal forest, environmental history and forest management.
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