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Old Land, New Landscapes: A Story of Farmers, Conservation and the Landcare Movement
Chris Williams
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Overview
A farming community fights to revegetate land degraded by more than a century of farming and increase the population numbers of endangered marsupials and bird life in this inspiring tale of community commitment that speaks to the fragility of the rural environment.Synopsis
Williams, the conservation manager for Trust for Nature in Victoria, tells the story of a farming community fighting to rehabilitate land degraded by more than a century of farming. The narrative involves the trials and triumphs of the Sutherland family and other volunteers from Peak Hill in central western New South Wales as they set out to restore native vegetation and create the Genaren Hill wildlife sanctuary. Distributed by Paul & Company, a division of IPG. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
April 1, 2005
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780522851083