This Rough Magic
Bruce Campbell, Nancy Henry
Sachbuch / Biographien, Autobiographien
Beschreibung
Moving to a log house bordering the Columbia Slough, a couple discovers a vest-pocket Valhalla within the city, a place where nature's rough magic captivates them. The rich floodplain that once nourished Chinookan peoples is gone, its wetlands channelized by 20th century landowners to form today's nineteen mile slough.
As the authors walk, kayak, and bike an industrialized landscape, they celebrate a wealth of wildlife holding fast against the heavy-metal bedlam of development.
With evocative language and self-deprecating humor, Henry and Campbell tell an intensely personal story and highlight creative efforts to rewild the slough's denaturalized habitats. Amanda Marisa Williams' vivid pen and ink illustrations illuminate each chapter.
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moles, urban boundaries, wildlife in urban areas, urban natural environments, log home renovation, river life, Portland, wapato roots, social environmentalism, trees, gardening, slough, urban life, bats, environmental rehabilitation, water pollution, nutria, industrial pollution, Oregon, homes on rivers, man against nature, married life, Pacific Northwest, native plants, environmental engineering, Columbia River, aquatic environments, cottonwoods, habitats, climate change