A Guide to Trees Growing Along the Colonial Parkway (English Edition) Baixar grátis

A Guide to Trees Growing Along the Colonial Parkway (English Edition) kindle baixar

de

Escolha um formato:

Leia uma amostra

Escolha um formato:

Descrição do livro

Dense forest covered coastal Virginia when English colonists first sailed up the James River in May of 1607. Native American Indians had been living in the forest, finding food, medicine, and other necessities of life for thousands of years. They shared knowledge of Virginia’s trees, and other useful plants, with the colonists. But by the end of America’s Revolutionary War in the 1780s, the forest across Virginia’s lower peninsula from Jamestown to Yorktown was gone. Colonists exported their first cargo of Virginia timber to England within a year of their arrival, and other trees were cleared to plant crops like tobacco, to build homes and fortifications, and for battlefields.

Some of the trees grew back, as second and third growth forest. The Colonial National Historical Park preserves areas of forest and wetlands along the 23 mile long Colonial Parkway linking three historical sites important to America’s story, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. The trees, vines, and other plants growing along the Colonial Parkway tell a story which reaches from long ago into the future. Their stories are a part of our story as a nation, and the trees which provided for the First People of Virginia still provide important resources and ecological services for us today. Every tree and vine in the forest has a story to tell about the people who made this place their home.

This guide tells the stories of 82 native and introduced plant species visitors will find growing along the Parkway today. It is intended for everyone who has looked at the landscape and asked, “What is that?” Learn which plants are poisonous, which are edible, and which support wildlife. Discover the names, uses, and stories of the trees growing along the Colonial Parkway with this richly illustrated guide.

 :275
Encadernação A Guide to Trees Growing Along the Colonial Parkway (English Edition):Kindle
Livros recentes
Livros relacionados