Best nature conservation books according to redditors

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u/DSettahr · 697 pointsr/Ultralight

Recreation ecologist here. I have both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in forestry with a focus in recreation resource management. My Master's thesis work was in monitoring of impacts at backcountry campsites. I also have 10 seasons of experience as a backcountry ranger professionally, and have clocked over 1,000 nights spent camped in the backcountry in my lifetime to date.

There's some good and some not good responses in this thread. /u/TboneXXIV is sort of close, but the issue with food waste (and with soaps/detergents especially) is not so much that these things are directly harmful to aquatic organisms- but more so that as these materials start to break down they provide food for aquatic organisms (algae especially). The end result is that you get an increase in the algae population, which in turn results in what is called a trophic cascade, in which the ecological balances that help keep populations stable are offset. As the algae population increases, they consume more resources, resulting in a decrease in other organism populations that are also dependent on those same resources. This is why biodegradable soaps still aren't good to use in or near water sources (contrary to what many backpackers believe).

Some folks posting here are correct in that the above is really only a potential problem at heavily used backcountry sites specifically- but there's a few additional reasons why you shouldn't ever wash your dishes in any surface water bodies, and why you should camp away (at least a few hundred feet) from water sources whenever possible (excepting perhaps at officially established/designated sites):

  • Even a single round of dish washing can create a visible impact (food scraps, soap suds, gross drinking water) that is enough to lower the quality of a trip for other visitors. To put it simply: You can argue that a single round of dish washing will have an immeasurable impact on the ecosystem, and you might not necessarily be wrong- but would you still want to visit a beautiful backcountry lake or stream that has the remnants of someone's left over dinner floating by?
  • One important reason for minimizing the amount of time you spend at a water source is that your presence alone on or near water bodies can be extremely disruptive to local wildlife (especially prey species). The presence of humans at this same water source may be enough to discourage those same species from drinking at all (this can be a huge issue during drought or in dry environments). In the case of water fowl, you also have to be careful about nesting sites (they often aren't obvious). Mother birds may abandon their nests entirely in the presence of hikers/backpackers spending too much time on the water nearby. Ergo, if you're washing your dishes away from the water (like you should be), your impact on local wildlife is going to be reduced as well.
  • Many backcountry areas also show a significant correlation between recreational use adjacent to water bodies and the presence of human fecal bacterial colonies present within those same water bodies. In other words, if you're camped on a water body that has a lot of campsites on the shoreline, or even just has a popular trail that crosses upstream, then there's a strong likelihood that there are microscopic particles of human poop (and associated bacteria) floating around in that same water body. (I've helped with some of this data collection myself.) Accordingly, if you're washing your dishes using untreated water directly in the water source, there's a decent chance that you're probably washing your dishes with poop water.
  • And if the above arguments don't sway you, keep in mind as well that washing your dishes directly in water sources is illegal on most (if not all) public lands. If a ranger catches you doing it, you can usually be issued a citation and fined for it.

    It's OK to spend some time enjoying water; waterfront views can be especially scenic and are often a large part of the desired experience that draws us to backcountry areas. But we need to be especially careful regarding the behaviors we choose to engage in, both on the water and within the riparian zone (the boundary between land and water, which can be particularly sensitive to camping impacts especially). Walking down to the shoreline from a campsite to gather water and enjoy the view is (usually) perfectly acceptable, but many of the "camping specific" activities (tenting, cooking, dish cleaning, human waste disposal) have a much greater potential to generate adverse impacts on shoreline and aquatic ecosystems than does simply enjoying the view. Accordingly, these activities are best conducted away from water sources where ever possible.

    With regards to dish washing, /u/lightscarred had pretty good, simple instructions in this thread. Generally speaking, you want to first endeavor to have as little food waste as possible- either by eating all of the food, or by bagging any left overs to be carried out. Once you've scraped your dishes as clean as you can get them, it's OK to to rinse them with water (and maybe the teeniest, tiniest bit of soap if needed), and then to disperse the gray water over as wide an area as possible, as far as possible from both your campsite and any water bodies (ideally at least 200 feet). Alternatively, if you don't use soap, you can just drink the grey water- which is great, because using this method you don't need to get up off your butt and leave camp to take care of the dishes (although admittedly the taste is a bit of an acquired one- but if I can get 8 teenage girls to do it on youth backpacking trips without complaint, then the average Redditor is capable of doing it too, I think).

    The trap that many fall into with regards to Leave No Trace ethics generally (which, by the way, are supported by an extensive amount of peer-reviewed scientific study) is thinking only "what is the impact if I do this?" and acting accordingly. The reality is that the consequences of our impacts on the backcountry are cumulative- and in many cases, there can even be an exponential increase in impacts as a function of use level if enough users are generating the same impacts in the same area. The proper question to ask (as some have indicated in this thread) is rather, "what is the impact if everyone does this?" and make our choices based on that question instead. The challenge here, of course, is that being able to make these determinations requires some understanding of Leave No Trace that goes beyond the knowledge and understanding of many in the backpacking community.

    It's OK to suggest that there's unique circumstances in which strict, blind adherence to LNT isn't feasible- but I sure hope that everyone who does has at least spent some time on the Leave No Trace website so as to gain knowledge and understanding that allows for informed decision making in these circumstance. I worry, though, that all too often members of the outdoors communities on Reddit like to use singular examples of unique (and frankly, not that common) situations in which strict adherence seemingly isn't feasible (or is even harmful) as evidence against the Leave No Trace philosophy as a whole- and these sorts of arguments aren't even close to valid. The reality of Leave No Trace is that the ethics are actually fairly fluid- and allow for a range of different methods in different circumstances (different ecosystems, different levels of use, etc.) so as to best tailor the individual methods for each situation. And while LNT isn't exactly rocket science, being able to make these choices does nevertheless require some understanding of Leave No Trace that goes beyond simply knowing that it is a thing that exists, or having read little more than a list of the 7 principles somewhere in a guidebook or on a map.

    There's a ton of resources available that can help backpackers to gain more and better understanding of how our actions can negatively impact backcountry resources. The LNT program sponsors a lot of short, informal "awareness sessions" with the assistance of local hiking clubs. If you're really interested, you can even get a certification as an LNT Master Educator (IMO, a "must have" for anyone who works as an outdoor recreation professional).

    There's also a bunch of resources in print. While it's a bit dated, the US Forest Service's Low Impact Recreational Practices for Wilderness and Backcountry (PDF Link) is more or less the bible of minimum-impact ethics, and was compiled by David N. Cole, who probably knows more on the subject of recreation ecology than anyone else. (Surprisingly, the Forest Service has done a lot more research in the field of recreation ecology than the National Park Service has.) There's also a few books on the subject that I highly recommend. Laura and Guy Waterman have written and published two: The Green Guide to Low Impact Hiking and Camping (which focuses mainly on physical impacts on backcountry resources) and Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness (which focuses on social impacts on backcountry resources). The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has also published a great book on the subject: Soft Paths: Enjoying the Wilderness Without Harming It.

    I hope this is helpful.
u/RJ_4_the_win · 11 pointsr/ireland

Here is a great book on the subject it's a bit depressing but well worth a read for anyone who is interested in Ireland's natural environment.

Whittled Away: Ireland's Vanishing Nature https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1848893108/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_x7xCCb3ZSBESM

u/nocoinerclub · 9 pointsr/conspiracy

Here's my motherload, sorted by topic. The three docus that red-pilled the f*ck out of me are "September 11- The New Pearl Harbor"/Christopher Bollyn vid, "American Moon", and the Sandy Hook vids ("We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook", "Dear Wolfgang")


9/11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq9nUPs2RAk September 11- The New Pearl Harbor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmqs8Xtrvk Christopher Bollyn presentation
https://www.bitchute.com/video/gPtaDe027GrB/ Pentagon Whistleblower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5IH7lhmgUk Evidence v Israel for 9/11


SH
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZWYXPZw21VCg/ We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook
https://www.bitchute.com/video/Qa3Sisk6u84O/ Dear Wolfgang (uncut version)
https://www.bitchute.com/video/OvKM5VbsEYoZ/ Howitt, Mark. SANDY HOOK - Mark Howitt Extensive Documentary
https://www.bitchute.com/video/JTqh4gtvuCic/ Sandy Hook Line and Sinker
https://www.bitchute.com/video/cbLSIgZ473f6/ Smallstrom, Creating Reality - Sandy Hook
https://www.bitchute.com/video/6J8J49H5HC8q/ Sandy Hook Hoax Ultimate
https://www.bitchute.com/video/K61rI1xt7T0t/ Dear Wolfgang (PC version)

BB
https://www.bitchute.com/video/kY0Av4s4OicT/ Boston Unbombing
https://www.bitchute.com/video/1v4TMzLP7aaf/ Boston Bombing False Flag
https://www.bitchute.com/video/hp1fYFrHXNKm/ High Treason

Parkland
https://www.bitchute.com/video/XuTTSzriQdto/ Welcome to Parkland
http://blackpilled.com/2018/02/expert-asks-questions-about-florida-shooting/ Expert Asks Questions About Florida Shooting

OKC Bombing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dAcuJiwWkc A Noble Lie

Bali Bombing
https://www.bitchute.com/video/0gd8LEdFCFSl/ Bali Bombing Part I





History
https://www.bitchute.com/video/s1nPYDj7KBEQ/ Europa (WW2)
https://www.bitchute.com/video/mZpeJkSNjcA3/ The Greatest Story Never Told

JQ
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-myth-of-american-meritocracy/ College Admissions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljMPafQpfDU History
https://www.bitchute.com/video/UNN7GgqTHvSj/ Culture of Critique
https://www.bitchute.com/video/wv2wdDPiU2e5/ Al-Jazeera on Zionists in US Gvt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PsGZz19cHk Israel buying US elections

$Money$
https://www.corbettreport.com/mark-skidmore-on-the-pentagons-missing-trillions/ Missing Trillions
Book The Creature from Jekkyl Island
Book Bitcoin Standard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U56Om36jXik Money Distribution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpG-r9FnnXY&t=5 The Money Masters, 1996



Fake Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHDDQVZ-A98 SCRIPT- Top 10 Staged Media Events, by ThoughtCrime7

Clinton Body Count
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot5LmNsoxC4 Clintoncided
https://truepundit.com/graphic-warning-fbi-interviews-alleged-boy-rape-victim-of-bill-clinton-chilling-details-of-sex-assaults-satanic-rituals-on-yacht-video/ Bill Clinton boy accusation


Moon Landing Hoax
https://www.bitchute.com/video/eZramDBFkXRU/ Massimo Mazzucco's "American Moon"
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZXA41ZQGYwMB/ Ted Aranda Moon Hoax
https://www.bitchute.com/video/bP6hDD8-FFI/ Sibrel Interview
https://www.bitchute.com/video/7m8rlf5PfUjo/ A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the moon
https://www.bitchute.com/video/1nPDWWmK5ybr/ The Apollo Detectives 2019





Climate Change
http://www.globalclimatescam.com/the-global-warming-swindle/ Climate Scam Overview
http://www.petitionproject.org/qualifications_of_signers.php GW Petition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYhCQv5tNsQ Great Global Warming Swindle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u81qXOYfKg GW or Global Governance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=Y1FnWFlDvxE Nobel Kary Mullis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=94&v=SXxHfb66ZgM Nobel Giaever
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/papers/originals/Monckton-Caught%20Green-Handed%20Climategate%20Scandal.pdf Climategate
https://principia-scientific.org/top-us-scientist-resigns-admitting-global-warming-a-big-scam/ Resignation
https://www.amazon.com/Delinquent-Teenager-Mistaken-Worlds-Climate-ebook/dp/B005UEVB8Q Book on IPCC fraud
https://www.amazon.com/Hockey-Stick-Illusion-Andrew-Montford-ebook/dp/B0182I73BA/ Book on data fraud
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2011/11/23/climategate-2-0-new-e-mails-rock-the-global-warming-debate/#7177c5b427ba Climategate 2.0
http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/showthread.php/247910-Did-30-000-scientists-say-climate-change-a-hoax Signer's account
http://www.mitosyfraudes.org/Ingles/Crista.html Ozone fraud
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/04/02/the-big-list-of-failed-climate-predictions/ Climate Fraud Predictions
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/price-tag-global-warming-just-went-60-trillion/312892/ GW Price

Geoengineering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=870&v=jHm0XhtDyZA Geoengineering Whistleblower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=608&v=lZaD-H_j3pU Secret Chemtrail Pilot

Vaccines
https://www.bitchute.com/video/AAULTRRHpDJf/ VAXXED

Diet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_CXwa-_5Uk The NWO DIEt



Pedo/Pizzagate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQFebh7NVVc About the Ninth Circle
https://www.bitchute.com/video/XhCH3cQM4wpc/ Hillary Clinton and Pedogate
https://truepundit.com/graphic-warning-fbi-interviews-alleged-boy-rape-victim-of-bill-clinton-chilling-details-of-sex-assaults-satanic-rituals-on-yacht-video/ Bill Clinton boy accusation
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ajlfq0KWXlmR/ James Alefantis bio
http://www.unz.com/article/pizzagate/ Unz Pizzagate report

u/AlyssaMoore · 5 pointsr/climateskeptics

"Watermelons" by James Delingpole is one of my favorite books about climate skepticism:

http://www.amazon.com/Watermelons-Green-Movements-True-Colors/dp/0983347409

Here are some other books that I recommend.

The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Deliberate-Corruption-Climate-Science/dp/0988877740

Don't Sell Your Coat: Surprising Truths About Climate Change:

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Sell-Your-Coat-Surprising/dp/0615569048

The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World's Top Climate Expert:

http://www.amazon.com/Delinquent-Teenager-Mistaken-Worlds-Climate/dp/1466453486

The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Hockey-Stick-Illusion-Climategate/dp/1906768358

u/tfarinston · 5 pointsr/KotakuInAction

ok i am going to hijack the top comment, sorry for that.

the wwf might have a good reputation, but does more harm than good.

TL;DR they greenwash the harm big corporations do to the enviroment.

some guy wrote a book about it. the wwf even took him to court, but he won.

http://www.amazon.com/PandaLeaks-Dark-Side-Wilfried-Huismann/dp/1502366541/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416983019&sr=1-1&keywords=Wilfried+Huismann

http://www.pandaleaks.org/

u/dvance · 4 pointsr/collapse

The author of the blog entry has gotten some publishing exposure (introduction) here, here, and (maybe) here. Also, underground metal music reviewer: http://www.examiner.com/metal-music-in-houston/brett-stevens

Anyway, here is my slightly modified take on the death of republic as influenced by Carl Schmitt et. al.

I believe what America is showing and what ancient Greece experienced, as Plato indicates, is the liberalizing of a democracy leads us around to the next segment in the cycle. Liberalizing a democracy opens up the political process to people who are too corruptible or inherently incompetent to effectively participate without discord taking hold.

A healthy republic must:

  1. Be small enough that there are no competing interior regional interests like economic, ethnic, religious, or cultural
  2. Limit political input to a peer group of its most highly competent and responsible
  3. Swiss-like civilian self-defense requirement with default neutrality policy toward foreign conflicts
u/aSLJDGHASDf · 3 pointsr/metacanada

>It must really befuddle mass migration proponents that are usually also environmentalists. They have to pick a side: mass migration, or a cleaner environment.

Not for most of them. Most lefties don't actually care about either issue, they just want to be "on the right side of history". Since they don't care about either issue, they never think about either issue, so no cognitive dissonance.

For those who are interested in how the environmental movement which openly stated population control was the #1 issue in the 70s was co-opted by immigration proponents at the expense of the environment there's a really good book about it:

https://www.amazon.ca/Man-Swarm-Overpopulation-Killing-World/dp/0986383201/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=man+swarm&qid=1572178268&sr=8-1

u/OortCloud · 3 pointsr/climateskeptics

You've completely lost touch with reality. Must come from having too many arguments with yourself. To wit:

>Try basic literacy ... the question obviously refers to the point made above it .... DUH

Since you're only 12 I'm going to advise a course of medication starting with heavy doses of Ritalin.

Nice of you to include a link to the reviews. You probably didn't see the link at the top of that page to the rest of the reviews. Other than those of the usual bunch of professional AGW advocates, the reviews are mostly positive.

u/NO_Quit · 2 pointsr/collapse

Prepare for the deluge of "there can be no development without pollution", I don't agree to that idea myself and don't care enough to convince some random nihilists who don't want to solve anything (and who won't be convinced anyway).

Here is a book to your suggested podcast:Too Many People?: Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crisis

u/ScaryMonk · 2 pointsr/holochain

A blog post by Matt from May 2017 might give some insight into the philosophical backbone, not just of the project, but also the people involved. It links to a beautiful conversation between Matt and Art about their philosophical explorations. It hardly has any views /: I'm just dumping the blog post here.

Leaving my religion

A couple of years ago, I took a deep dive into exploring some of the patterns in nature and ended up stepping away from Christian Science, the religion that I was raised in, as a result.

The only person that I knew who had traversed all that same terrain (both the philosophical explorations as well as the Christian Science upbringing) was Arthur Brock, so I reached out to him for a chat.

This hour plus conversation was the result.  In it, we explore some of the insights that I had stumbled upon during that recent foray, as well as Christian Science, and the limits of western rationalistic science.

I start by talking through some of my recent philosophical explorations, then

We discuss:

u/ollokot · 2 pointsr/environment

On this particular topic, here are some books that I have read (sorry, mere comments from them will not do them justice):

u/JALevine · 2 pointsr/Outdoors

This book shaped so much of what I do and how I behave in the backcountry. Read it in high school, and 17 years later I still recommend to everyone who asks.
http://www.amazon.com/Backwoods-Ethics-Low-Impact-Camping-Edition/dp/088150257X

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u/horsedoc · 1 pointr/news

I absolutely applaud the compassion expressed here for wildlife. I would argue SeaWorld has done more for ocean conservation than almost any cooperation/conservation center. You can read https://www.amazon.com/SeaWorld-Gardens-Rehabilitation-Program-Education/dp/1893698068 They do a lot of behind the scenes conservation and science that many don't know about, or refuse to listen with an open mind.

The good news is zoos and aquariums have changed drastically over the last 20 years to address growing public sentiment! It is people like you that have driven change.

To help wildlife, try and make a change in your own lives. RECYCLE! Turn off lights when not in use. Reach over and turn off the water when brushing your teeth etc. These minor adaptations to your daily routine, if we all do this, will help immensely.

We are losing! The wildlife are losing!We all need to come together if these animals are going to survive.

u/retardedmoron · 1 pointr/climateskeptics
u/Strid · 1 pointr/Outdoors

Some of my favorites that's relevant to this subreddit:

u/BvanWinkle · 1 pointr/bahai

I was just reminded that there is a book by a Baha'i, 11, that looks at what needs to change in order for the earth to support 11 Billion people by 2100. He looks at it from a Baha'i perspective. So no, the Baha'is are not expecting to reduce the world's population.

11, by Paul Hanley, https://www.amazon.com/Eleven-Paul-Hanley/dp/146025046X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=paul+hanley&qid=1555191797&s=gateway&sr=8-1

u/PaintChem · 1 pointr/politics

Funny. I'm an experienced chemist. Nice ad hominem by the way. Perhaps you would care to look into this book: http://www.amazon.com/Delinquent-Teenager-Mistaken-Climate-ebook/dp/B005UEVB8Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1318551567&sr=8-4

But of course you won't do that. A rational person is willing to hear both sides of an argument and make an informed decision. You seem far from rational.

u/jub-jub-bird · 1 pointr/Conservative

I think in most cases you could only get us to agree to empty platitudes like "Do what's best for america" but as a practical matter that would mean diametrically opposed things in practice. Liberals and conservatives have real, substantive disagreements about which they are entirely sincere. There are differences in values, philosophy and thus practical goals.

There were actually a couple of meetings between Tea Party and Occupy activists because some in both camps recognized that each movement was responses to the same events and problems and there was actually a surprising degree of similarity. BUT, those meetings never amounted to anything because despite identifying the same problem and having in the most general sense the same goals... they saw that problem & it's potential solutions in completely different ways with diametrically opposed paths to their common goal.

That said "politics make strange bedfellows" and ad-hoc coalitions for narrow concrete proposals arise all the time though probably less so when we are so polarized nobody is even willing to talk to counterparts with whom they might have narrow areas of shared interest. The famous example of baptists and bootleggers in support of prohibition, or religious-right & feminist collaboration on anti-porn and anti-prostitution measures in the 80s. In the past few decades the rise in popularity and legality of homeschooling was driven by both the religious right fleeing public schools they see as increasingly hostile along side anti-establishment hippies (With more than a few "crunchy cons" with feet in both camps)

u/oolalaa · 0 pointsr/ukpolitics

> you mean the largest collection of climate experts ever assembled? yeah they must be really anti-facts eh?

And. This. Is. What. I. mean. You represent 99% of the population. Unthinking sheep who swallow whatever they are told.

The IPCC have been caught LYING dozens and dozens (if not hundreds) of times over the last few years. They are horribly corrupt. It is a group made up of charlartans posing as experienced, sophisticated climate experts (grad students are commonplace). The sources they cite are often unsubstantiated claims by radical green groups, not "climate experts". They censor their peer reviews, and they pick and choose only those who agree with the global warming hysteria.

Just read this.

u/greenfyre · -2 pointsr/climateskeptics

You really are totally clueless, aren't you? Try basic literacy ... the question obviously refers to the point made above it .... DUH

Do you know what science is? do you know how it is carried out? Obviously not. Here, most of the words are fairly simple so you should be able to handle this Have you stopped debating your climate science?

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"read the f__king article moron"

I did thank you very much. OK, if you really are that clueless about the facts, do you need someone to explain how to use google so you can figure out how to fact check?

Here's some good overviews to get you started The Delinquent Teenager