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The Margaret Marchi Environmental Library
What, exactly, is
conservation design? What is in those sprays for mosquitoes? Which native plants
would work in my yard? What are some realistic energy alternatives? What can I
do to protect water quality? What are the county's policies on environmental
issues? What is the State of the World?
These types of questions can be answered by using the Defenders' library,
created by founding member, Margaret Marchi, and maintained by our dedicated
volunteers. Our
library is a great resource, and the best environmental library in Northern
Illinois. The library is open to our members as well as the public during
normal office hours. This service encourages research and greater understanding
of environmental issues.
Our library resources include books, which are
catalogued by title, subject and author, newsletters from various
conservation, volunteer, and citizen organizations, and videos and audio tapes on many issues,
from local to global, also catalogued by title, subject and author.
New resources are
added and catalogued on an ongoing basis. Next time you have a question about an
environmental issue, start your search for information at our library. Click
the link below for the catalogue.
Teachers! Don't forget about the many helpful resources for your classroom,
including videos, slide shows and displays.
Click here to tour the Defenders' library
Our Latest Acquisitions:
Green Infrastructure:
Linking Landscapes and Communities
by Mark Benedict.
Product Description from Amazon.com:
"With illustrative
and detailed examples drawn from throughout the country, Green
Infrastructure advances smart land conservation: large scale thinking
and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored
lands. From the individual parcel to the multistate region, Green
Infrastructure helps each of us look at the landscape in relation to the
many uses it could serve, for nature and people, and determine which use
makes the most sense. In this wide-ranging primer, leading experts in the
field provide a detailed how-to for planners, designers, landscape
architects, and citizen activists."
The
Oaks of McHenry County reviews the changes in
the stands of oak trees since the county was settled, and details the
mapping project taken on by McHenry County Conservation District.
More
Fun, Less Stuff: The Challenges and Rewards of a New American Dream
(2002 video) "is an entertaining, informative look at the hidden costs of
the "more is better" definition of the American dream. Hosted by actor Danny
Glover, this thirty-minute film features inspiring profiles of individuals,
companies and organizations that are changing the way they consume to
improve quality of life, protect the environment and promote social justice.
More Fun, Less Stuff is a terrific tool for schools, faith-based groups,
community organizations and the general public to learn more about how to
make a difference!" (product description from Amazon.com)
The
Tree by Dana Lyons would be perfect to share
with a child in your life before Earth Day or Arbor Day. The beautiful
illustrations by David Lane Danioth show 800 years of a Douglas Fir's life
and complement the powerful message of caring for nature.
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