Final Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey
Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. See now in 4th and final Coastal Care’s preview: “Murder Mystery” and “Concrete Beaches.”
3rd Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey
Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. See now in preview “Volcanoes On The Beach” and “Shell Orientation.”
Retreat from a Rising Sea, A book by Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, and Keith C. Pilkey
“Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change” is a big-picture, policy-oriented book that explains in gripping terms, what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations.
The Shores Around Us; A Book By John R. Gillis
This book of essays aims to join natural and human history together by demonstrating how inseparable are humanity and the shores around us.
2nd Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey
Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. See now in preview “Barking Sand” and “Beach Erosion.”
Lessons From The Sand ; By Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey
Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. A book by Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey.
Walking in Rachel Carson’s Footsteps
Rachel Carson is best known by most people for her fourth and most-famous book Silent Spring, which many credit as the spark that ignited the modern-day environmental movement. But long before, Carson had published a series of books about the sea, and the genius of her writing was the ability to weave together enchanting literary prose with cutting edge marine biology of the day. This was new.
“Coastlines: The Story of Our Shores” A book by Patrick Barkham
It is often said that Britain is a maritime nation but, writes Patrick Barkham in his new biography of the British shore, we might be more accurately described as “a coastal nation, happiest when looking seaward”. Examining our enduring love of the seaside “Coastlines” addresses themes of childhood, passion, war, industrialism, art and faith, and the ways in which each has coloured perceptions of the shore.
And Now for Some Good News About Climate Change
Small things like energy efficient lightbulbs and big ones—like solar panels and light rail transportation—are making a difference. Australian author Tim Flannery counsels cautious optimism by showing how the millions of small actions taken by individuals are driving down oil consumption and points out how new “Third Way” carbon-capture technologies promise to reduce emissions and create massive economic opportunities.