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The Incidental Steward Akiko Busch Former library Hardcover 2013
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- ISBN
- 9780300178791
- Book Title
- Incidental Steward : Reflections on Citizen Science
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Cotter Kaspari, Debby, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Civics & Citizenship, Research & Methodology
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 15 oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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A search for a radio-tagged Indiana bat roosting in the woods behind her house in New York's Hudson Valley led Akiko Busch to assorted other encounters with the natural world-local ecological monitoring projects, community-organized cleanup efforts, and data-driven citizen science research. Whether it is pulling up water chestnuts in the Hudson River, measuring beds of submerged aquatic vegetation, or searching out vernal pools, all are efforts that illuminate the role of ordinary citizens as stewards of place. In this elegantly written book, Busch highlights factors that distinguish twenty-first-century citizen scientists from traditional amateur naturalists: a greater sense of urgency, helpful new technologies, and the expanded possibilities of crowdsourcing. The observations here look both to precisely recorded data sheets and to the impressionistic marginalia, scribbled asides, and side roads that often attend such unpredictable outings. While not a primer on the prescribed protocols of citizen science, the book combines vivid natural history, a deep sense of place, and reflection about our changing world. Musing on the expanding potential of citizen science, the author celebrates today's renewed volunteerism and the opportunities it offers for regaining a deep sense of connection to place.
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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300178794
ISBN-13
9780300178791
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143576562
Product Key Features
Book Title
Incidental Steward : Reflections on Citizen Science
Illustrator
Cotter Kaspari, Debby, Yes
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Civics & Citizenship, Research & Methodology
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Nature, Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
15 oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ge105
Reviews
"Every subject Akiko Busch touches, she fills with grace. In The Incidental Steward , she has combined her spiritual appreciation of the Hudson Valley with her own gift for elegant prose to chronicle the quiet work of dedicated citizen scientists whose observations and data are helping us all to understand the landscape and prepare for its future. Busch invests the commonplace of the valley--its weeds and vernal pools, herring and eels, bats and bald eagles, and countless other flora and fauna--with fresh revelation, and the wisdom of one who knows the land."-Tom Lewis, Skidmore College, author of The Hudson: A History, "Akiko Busch reflects deeply on what it means to be an observant, concerned citizen-scientist, confronted with all the challenges of recording meaningful data on organisms from eels to eagles. Scientists and volunteers studying the natural world will benefit greatly from reading this eloquent and beautifully illustrated book."-Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist, New England Wild Flower Society, "Through her evocative prose Akiko Busch reminds us of the beauty of being in and connecting with nature-and that nature is not necessarily something to be solved, but to be explored and in our explorations it helps to revive our sense of wonder. Busch enters the lives of amateurs and professionals who share her love of nature and readers will greatly enjoy her immersion with fascinating people and places, intimately recorded, as well as her musings about how our relationship to nature has changed in the 21st century. Part of her eloquent plea is that nature is the source of our awe and inspiration, so we'd better work hard to keep from losing it, or we will be lost. I loved it!"-James Prosek, author of Tight Lines and Eels, "In recounting her experience, Busch shares her considerations on nature and how individuals can use their observations to add data to scientific studies; her work is both informative and inspirational."- Publishers Weekly, "Every once in a while a place finds someone to speak for it. The hero of The Incidental Steward is the Hudson River and its valley---its woods and rocks, its schedules, changes, species, and mysteries. This book, gracious and intelligent, made me want to go look closely at the river, which I felt I had never seen properly before."--Alec Wilkinson, author of The Ice Balloon, "Through her evocative prose Akiko Busch reminds us of the beauty of being in and connecting with nature--and that nature is not necessarily something to be solved, but to be explored and in our explorations it helps to revive our sense of wonder. Busch enters the lives of amateurs and professionals who share her love of nature and readers will greatly enjoy her immersion with fascinating people and places, intimately recorded, as well as her musings about how our relationship to nature has changed in the 21st century. Part of her eloquent plea is that nature is the source of our awe and inspiration, so we'd better work hard to keep from losing it, or we will be lost. I loved it!"--James Prosek, author of Tight Lines and Eels, "Busch's examples of citizen scientists, those who regularly observe, record, and act upon the wrongs visited on the natural world in their own back yards, seem to have a deeper sense of place than those of us who stopped paying attention. They also get their hands dirty, like Busch and her cohorts have done in the Hudson Valley, where she made these observations about nature, human nature, and the nature of deep connections to place."-Susan Szenasy, metropolismag.com, "In these graceful and inviting essays, Akiko Busch unveils the remarkable ways ordinary citizens advance our understanding of a rapidly changing natural world, an understanding more critical now than ever."--Deborah Cramer, Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage and Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water Our World, "Akiko Busch reflects deeply on what it means to be an observant, concerned citizen-scientist, confronted with all the challenges of recording meaningful data on organisms from eels to eagles. Scientists and volunteers studying the natural world will benefit greatly from reading this eloquent and beautifully illustrated book."--Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist, New England Wild Flower Society, Received an honorable mention in the National History Literature category for the 2013 National Outdoor Book Awards given by the Association of Outdoor Recreation/Education., "The Incidental Steward is a journey into the space where science, community, policy, and stewardship overlap. Busch's integrity as a writer and poetic language make it a journey well taken."-Cheryl Daigle, Orion magazine, "Every subject Akiko Busch touches, she fills with grace. In The Incidental Steward , she has combined her spiritual appreciation of the Hudson Valley with her own gift for elegant prose to chronicle the quiet work of dedicated citizen scientists whose observations and data are helping us all to understand the landscape and prepare for its future. Busch invests the commonplace of the valley--its weeds and vernal pools, herring and eels, bats and bald eagles, and countless other flora and fauna--with fresh revelation, and the wisdom of one who knows the land."--Tom Lewis, Skidmore College, author of The Hudson: A History, "In her sensuously lush and thought-provoking chronicles, Busch recounts her adventures counting herrings, glass eels, eagles, and a species of "dislocated" bats driven north in search of cooler temperatures and helping assess damage wrought by the invasive mile-a-minute vine. She has an extraordinary gift for combining glimmering personal reflections and sharp insights as she celebrates passionate watchfulness and committed stewardship, endeavors made urgent by the consequences of global warming. Elegantly illustrated by Debby Cotter Kaspari, this is a beautiful and incisive affirmation of how "full engagement with the natural world enriches the human experience.""-Donna Seaman, Booklist , starred review, "Every once in a while a place finds someone to speak for it. The hero of The Incidental Steward is the Hudson River and its valley---its woods and rocks, its schedules, changes, species, and mysteries. This book, gracious and intelligent, made me want to go look closely at the river, which I felt I had never seen properly before."-Alec Wilkinson, author of The Ice Balloon, "In these graceful and inviting essays, Akiko Busch unveils the remarkable ways ordinary citizens advance our understanding of a rapidly changing natural world, an understanding more critical now than ever."-Deborah Cramer, Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage and Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water Our World
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2012-040301
Dewey Decimal
363.7
Dewey Edition
23
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