Table of Contents
Foreword Nina Leopold Bradley v
Introduction A Place for Land ix
Part I Focus and Intentions
Chapter 1 A Place to Settle 3
Chapter 2 Ancient Landforms and Modern Inhabitants 13
Chapter 3 Jump-Starting Land Restoration 28
Chapter 4 Formative Ideas and Understandings 42
Part II What Really Matters
Chapter 5 The Past Revisits and the Future Begins 61
Chapter 6 Taming the Old House 82
Chapter 7 Planting the Seeds of Restoration 96
Chapter 8 The Doctor Is In-Symptoms of Ecological Health 108
Chapter 9 Playing with Fire 120
Chapter 10 Getting to Know Your Neighbors 135
Chapter 11 Globally Connected 147
Part III Preparing for the Future
Chapter 12 Gone 157
Chapter 13 Exotic and Invasive Species 169
Chapter 14 The Invading Humans 184
Chapter 15 Ecological Reserves 197
Chapter 16 A Healthy Earth Ethic 211
Conclusion Land Community Membership 219
Afterword Lively Seasons on the Restored Stone Prairie Farm 222