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Life in the Boreal Forest
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Spread out over vast tracts of land in North America and Eurasia, the boreal forest - also known as the taiga - is home to an incredibly diverse array of plant and animal species, and plays a vital role in maintaining the global climate. With hundreds of bird species using it for nesting, and an annual drop in planetary carbon dioxide levels that coincides with its maximum growing season, this northern ecosystem should be a top priority, when it comes to ecological education for young children.
Unfortunately, although I can think of quite a few well-written, beautifully-illustrated picture-books about the rain forest, there seems to be a dearth of titles addressing the northern forest. Until now, that is. Brenda Z. Guiberson's narrative follows the residents of the forest through the four seasons, working observations about their dietary needs and hunting habits into the text. Gennady Spirin, better known for his fairy-tale illustrations, matches Guiberson's text with paintings of breathtaking detail. A beautiful and informative book, Life in the Boreal Forest should entertain and educate young readers. Highly recommended!
Unfortunately, although I can think of quite a few well-written, beautifully-illustrated picture-books about the rain forest, there seems to be a dearth of titles addressing the northern forest. Until now, that is. Brenda Z. Guiberson's narrative follows the residents of the forest through the four seasons, working observations about their dietary needs and hunting habits into the text. Gennady Spirin, better known for his fairy-tale illustrations, matches Guiberson's text with paintings of breathtaking detail. A beautiful and informative book, Life in the Boreal Forest should entertain and educate young readers. Highly recommended!
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September 9, 2009
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I live in a Boreal forest.
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Jennifer wrote: "I live in a Boreal forest."I'm envious! :)
Jennifer wrote: "I live in a Boreal forest."Jennifer, How lovely!!! I love trees. I'm spending as much time in the park as I can. I've been eager to get to the "real" Redwoods a bit up north, and it sounds as thought I'd love to spend time in your area.
Its lovely. At least I think its lovely.
Jennifer wrote: "Its lovely. At least I think its lovely."I’m sure it is.
Lisa, are you talking about Muir woods, or farther north? Abigail, convincing review. In the news recently have been reports that some bird species, such as the sparrow and robin, are dying off. :*[
Caroline wrote: "Lisa, are you talking about Muir woods, or farther north? Abigail, convincing review. In the news recently have been reports that some bird species, such as the sparrow and robin, are dying off. :*["How distressing! I definitely do recommend this one, for ecological education, as well as for the beautiful artwork.
Caroline wrote: "Lisa, are you talking about Muir woods, or farther north? Abigail, convincing review. In the news recently have been reports that some bird species, such as the sparrow and robin, are dying off. :*["Caroline, Muir Woods is lovely and I've started many hikes there, but I mean farther north where the huge sequoias are. There are also some good areas just south of me. Just north and just south but I'd like to go much furhter north.
But I've never really been in Redwood National Park and that's the sort of place I mean.
https://www.national-park.com/welcome...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood...
And Sequoia National Park!!
with this tree:
https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature...
Abigail wrote: "How distressing! I definitely do recommend this one, for ecological education, as well as for the beautiful artwork."It really is distressing. First bees, and now some birds?! What next? Squirrels?
I'll look for this at the library. Thanks.
Lisa wrote: "Caroline, Muir Woods is lovely and I've started many hikes there, but I mean farther north where the huge sequoias are. There are also some good areas just south of me. Just north and just south but I'd like to go much furhter north.But I've never really been in Redwood National Park and that's the sort of place I mean.
https://www.national-park.com/welcome...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood...
And Sequoia National Park!!
with this tree:
https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature...."
Ugh. I'm so envious that you've done some hikes through Muir Woods. I've been only once, and it was a brisk walk-through. Thanks for the links. I've definitely seen pictures of the General Sherman tree. Amazing! Which do you think is the park to visit first? I'd like to go.
Caroline wrote: "Which do you think is the park to visit first? I'd like to go.."Caroline, I haven't been to most so I can't really say. I know I want to visit the Redwood and the Sequoia parks.
Muir Woods is lovely even with a quick walk through. But from there you can take many different hiking trails. At least one goes right to the ocean.
My friends and I used to hike round trip this one in our 20s. Back then it was free to park at Muir Woods and the parking was plentiful enough to get a space, even on weekends, as long as you got there in the morning. We hiked many trails but I remember doing this one a few times:
http://www.protrails.com/trail/314/sa...
There are other trails and at least one other to the ocean that are even easier hikes.
Lisa wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Which do you think is the park to visit first? I'd like to go.."Caroline, I haven't been to most so I can't really say. I know I want to visit the Redwood and the Sequoia parks.
..."
That sounds like the best hike.
Caroline wrote: "That sounds like the best hike. "It was. There are so many great trails near me, some right in San Francisco. Some of the best are in Marin County just to the north. But plenty in the east bay and south bay too.
Unfortunately I haven't done that one for years. Parking at Stinson has become almost impossible and Muir Woods you need reservations now to go there. There are many other lovely trails that are less crowded and tourist heavy and easier to park and drive in the vicinity.
Lisa wrote: "Unfortunately I haven't done that one for years. Parking at Stinson has become almost impossible and Muir Woods you need reservations now to go there. There are many other lovely trails that are le..."Good to know about other trails that are better. When we went to Muir Woods in '99, we didn't need to make a reservation. That's such a shame that it's changed.
Caroline wrote: "That's such a shame that it's changed."It is a shame. The whole area has changed. Not for the better for the most part. I guess that's true of most places. I think my area is one that has been particularly negatively impacted. There is still a lot of good here though.
Lisa, I hope wildfires never destroy these parks. :*[
Caroline wrote: "Lisa, I hope wildfires never destroy these parks. :*["Caroline, That is a horrifying thought. I guess we've been lucky so far. That would be a nightmare, for so many reasons. If a fire started within one of the forests I'm not sure they could fight it well enough. If one started some distance away I would hope they'd clear enough space to protect them.
They've been insanely difficult to contain, haven't they? It would be horrifying. Have you gotten rain lately?
We've gotten drizzle a very few days in San Francisco but I don't know what's been happening in the forest areas. In the city our "summer" is September and October and in the San Francisco Bay Area our official fire season starts in October. Our power company's line have caused quite a few fires recently including ones that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed people so they're going to proactively turn off our power at times, for up to a week. They won't replace food that's spoiled or help people with medical or other needs, though they'll try to give a bit of warning. I want a class action lawsuit (and I am not normally a litigious person!) because instead of paying their top people big bucks and caring about their shareholders, they should be caring about their customers, which would mean not doing this and taking their profits and spending money to make their equipment safer and less likely to cause fires!!!
Lisa wrote: "We've gotten drizzle a very few days in San Francisco but I don't know what's been happening in the forest areas. In the city our "summer" is September and October and in the San Francisco Bay Area..."Wow, Lisa. I knew about the power lines starting many of these fires, but I didn't know about the planned shut-offs. That really is crazy.
Caroline wrote: "about the planned shut-offs. That really is crazy. ."Caroline, I think so. They’ve already done it in a few counties but only for one or two days at a time so far. But they said to be prepared for up to one week. And that’s to prevent a fire not to control a fire. The latter might make sense although once again they should be putting a lot more money a lot faster into improving their equipment so that it does not cause fires or at least makes it less likely.
