Philosophy
John Evelyn
John Evelyn was an "English country gentleman, diarist, author of some 30 books on the fine arts, forestry, and religious topics. A lifelong member of the Royal Society, he produced for the commissioners of the navy the book, Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-trees, and the Propagation of Timber (1664), encouraging estate owners to plant timber for the navy. It was the first important work on conservation, published at a time when English forests were being stripped of timber to build ships for the expanding British Navy. The book gave a description of the various kinds of trees, their cultivation, uses, and advice on pruning, insect control, wound treatment, and transplanting. The study, with numerous modifications, had gone through 10 editions by 1825."
Lots of links to primary sources...
John Evelyn [Wikipedia]
- A Polish Anomaly...the "crooked Forest"
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Poland's Mysterious Crooked Forest" by Christina Reed June 28th, 2011 DiscoveryNews In a tiny corner of western Poland a forest of about 400 pine trees grow with a 90 degree bend at the base of their trunks - all...
- English Woods...update
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "English forest sell-off put on hold" Government postpones sale of 40,000 hectares of public forest to allow for a review of woodland protection by Fiona Harvey and Damian Carrington February 11th, 2011 guardian.co.uk...
- English Woods
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Privatising English forests could 'cost millions in lost tax revenues'" Profits from sale could be cancelled out because woodland owners are exempt from paying inheritance tax by Nidhi Prakash and John Vidal January...
- Clear-cutting And Law Suits
International Year of Biodiversity It appears that biodiversity is caught between the law [conscientious citizens] and clear-cutting [commerce]. "Lawsuits battle clear-cutting in Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges" by Margot Roosevelt January 27th, 2010...
- "today In Science History"--great Newsletter
A most interesting website to visit and one can subscribe to have the daily newsletter, listing the day's people and events in science. Today In Science History Here is today's newsletter... FEBRUARY 27 - BIRTHS David Hunter Hubel (source)...
Philosophy
John Evelyn's forestry
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS
John Evelyn October 31st, 1620 to February 27th, 1706
John Evelyn was an "English country gentleman, diarist, author of some 30 books on the fine arts, forestry, and religious topics. A lifelong member of the Royal Society, he produced for the commissioners of the navy the book, Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-trees, and the Propagation of Timber (1664), encouraging estate owners to plant timber for the navy. It was the first important work on conservation, published at a time when English forests were being stripped of timber to build ships for the expanding British Navy. The book gave a description of the various kinds of trees, their cultivation, uses, and advice on pruning, insect control, wound treatment, and transplanting. The study, with numerous modifications, had gone through 10 editions by 1825."
Lots of links to primary sources...
John Evelyn [Wikipedia]
- A Polish Anomaly...the "crooked Forest"
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Poland's Mysterious Crooked Forest" by Christina Reed June 28th, 2011 DiscoveryNews In a tiny corner of western Poland a forest of about 400 pine trees grow with a 90 degree bend at the base of their trunks - all...
- English Woods...update
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "English forest sell-off put on hold" Government postpones sale of 40,000 hectares of public forest to allow for a review of woodland protection by Fiona Harvey and Damian Carrington February 11th, 2011 guardian.co.uk...
- English Woods
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS "Privatising English forests could 'cost millions in lost tax revenues'" Profits from sale could be cancelled out because woodland owners are exempt from paying inheritance tax by Nidhi Prakash and John Vidal January...
- Clear-cutting And Law Suits
International Year of Biodiversity It appears that biodiversity is caught between the law [conscientious citizens] and clear-cutting [commerce]. "Lawsuits battle clear-cutting in Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges" by Margot Roosevelt January 27th, 2010...
- "today In Science History"--great Newsletter
A most interesting website to visit and one can subscribe to have the daily newsletter, listing the day's people and events in science. Today In Science History Here is today's newsletter... FEBRUARY 27 - BIRTHS David Hunter Hubel (source)...