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Niosi, Goody

Magnificently Unrepentant - The Story of Merve Wilkinson and Wildwood

Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., 2001

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Année
2001
ISBN
1894384326
Lieu d'édition
Surrey, BC, Canada
Auteur
Niosi, Goody
Éditeurs
Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.
Format
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Thème
Wilkinson Merve Foresters British Columbia Biography, Environmentalists Sustainable Forestry Yellow Point Cedar, Nanaimo Ladysmith West Coast 236 pages including index. At 86, Merve Wilkinson no doubt ranks as the Moses of North American, eco-forestry. Hi Biography British Columbia Ecology, Environment
Description
S Paperback
Etat de conservation
En excellent ètat
Langues
Anglais
Reliure
Couverture souple
Premiére Edition
Oui

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236 pages including index. At 88 years of age, Merve Wilkinson no doubt ranks as the Moses of North American eco-forestry. His 136-acre homestead, Wildwood, situated on a lush Vancouver Island peninsula just south of Nanaimo B.C., has become the leading example of intelligent forestry on Canada's west coast and gained an international reputation as a prime example of sustainable logging. Merve, who was awarded both the Orders of British Columbia and of Canada for his life's work, is an activist of whom all Canadians should be proud. In 1999, when Wilkinson defended himself and fellow protesters in court after the standoff at Clayoquot Sound, the B.C. judge who heard the case, in a statement of unbridled respect, declared Merve "magnificently unrepentant." "In speaking out against current industrial clearcut logging practices, Merve has become a genuine Canadian hero. Uncompromising, tough, fearless, with a wonderful sense of humour, he is now an elder who inspires young people to refer to his home as Mervana. This is a story that should be read by all who care about the future and seek alternatives to our destructive ways." - Dr. David Suzuki. "Recently I had the privilege of spending a day with a most remarkable forester, Merve Wilkinson, and his wife, Ann. Since 1939 Merve has logged his 136-acre forest nine times: walk into it today and it is like walking into one of nature's cathedrals. The forest is beautiful, the old giant trees still standing, more animal species there than when he began - and no pesticides have been used. You see it *can* be done." - Jane Goodall. Book