Reece, Erik.

The embattled wilderness the natural and human history of Robinson Forest and the fight for its future / Erik Reece and James J. Krupa. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource : illustrations

Title from PDF title page (viewed Apr. 16, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references.

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Cleanest Stream in Kentucky; CHAPTER 2 Ridgetops and Outcrops; CHAPTER 3 A Timbered Classroom; Illustrations; CHAPTER 4 Slumps and Slides and Steep, Steep Slopes; CHAPTER 5 Thinking Like a Forest; CHAPTER 6 Riffles and Runs and Cool, Clear Pools; CHAPTER 7 The Embattled Wilderness; Works Cited and Consulted.

Robinson Forest in eastern Kentucky is one of our most important natural landscapes-and one of the most threatened. Covering fourteen thousand acres of some of the most diverse forest region in temperate North America, it is a haven of biological richness within an ever-expanding desert created by mountaintop removal mining. Written by two people with deep knowledge of Robinson Forest, The Embattled Wilderness engagingly portrays this singular place as it persuasively appeals for its protection. The land comprising Robinson Forest was given to the University of Kentucky in 1923 after it had be.



9780820345697


University of Kentucky.
University of Kentucky.


Forest conservation--Kentucky.
Forest management--Kentucky.
Forest ecology--Kentucky.


Electronic Books.

SD413 / .E433 2013