Ghigna, Charles.
Summary: Illustrations and simple rhyming text show the importance of water to children and every living thing.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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Summary: Helps farmers capture water in areas they want to, and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acres U.S.A. 2020
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Summary: In times of drought, this system enables producers to catch, direct and hold water high where it can be put to work, and in times of severe rain or melt, these strategies help prevent erosion by directing water on a meandering journey using a series of retention and distribution features. The book offers detailed diagrams and clear instructions, problem-solving and system maintenance guidance,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acres U.S.A. 0000
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Summary: Conserving water is not hard. Small steps can lead to big changes! Learn how you can take action in How You Can Save Water. -- back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J333.91 MANFridell, Ron.
Summary: Discusses the pollution and conservation of water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7394 FRIRobertson, Joanne
Summary: "A translation of The Water Walker into Anishinaabemowin. The book contains both Anishinaabemowin and English. The Water Walker is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother who walked around all of the Great Lakes to protect our water."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2019
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Summary: This engaging and educational picture book about protecting our waterways follows a classroom as they build a rain garden, empowering readers with the tools to reduce pollution, diminish flooding and create a habitat for wildlife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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Summary: Super Grover learns how and why to conserve water, using such techniques as turning off the faucet while brushing teeth, taking shorter showers, and use less paper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2019
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Summary: "Indigenous women have always worked tirelessly to protect our water -- keeping it pure and clean for the generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water. But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn. Speak for the water. Sing for the water. Dance for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LINLindstrom, Carole
Summary: Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LINLaDuke, Winona
Summary: "Winona LaDuke is a leader in cultural-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy, sustainable food systems and Indigenous rights. To Be a Water Protector, explores issues that have been central to her activism for many years -- sacred Mother Earth, our despoiling of Earth and the activism at Standing Rock and opposing Line 3. For this book, Winona discusses several elements of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fernwood Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.7 LADPostel, Sandra
Summary: Sandra Postel takes readers around the world to explore water projects that work with, rather than against, nature's rhythms. In New Mexico, forest rehabilitation is safeguarding drinking water; along the Mississippi River, farmers are planting cover crops to reduce polluted runoff; and in China, "sponge cities" are capturing rainwater to curb urban flooding. Efforts like these will be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.4 POSDunnett, Nigel.
Summary: Gift donated by Bedford Garden Club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.95 DUNSchumaker, Heather.
Summary: "Uncommon Conservation, The Story of Saving Grass River chronicles the origins of one of Michigan's oldest and largest nature preserves. In an era that predated heightened environmental consciousness, a handful of visionaries -- that soon grew to hundreds -- have achieved national recognition as the 'Grass River Model.' These volunteer activists protected an irreplaceable resource for the good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chabanelle Media 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.3234 SCH1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 333.3234 SCH
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 333.3234 SCHSalzman, James.
Summary: When you turn on the tap or twist the cap, you might not give a second thought to where your drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to your glass is far more complex than you might think. Is it safe to drink tap water? Should you feel guilty buying bottled water? Is your water vulnerable to terrorist attacks? With springs running dry and reservoirs emptying, where is your...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Gildan Audio 2012
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Gerry, Lisa
Summary: "No doubt about it, water is pretty important! And all living things on Earth--from big blue whales to teeny-tiny bacteria--need water. But our world is currently facing some serious water problems: drinkable water isn't easily accessible to everyone, the demands for water around the globe are increasing but the supply is limited, and some human actions are causing disastrous ripple effects...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 553.7 GERAnnin, Peter
Summary: "In 2000, a transformative climate-driven 'megadrought' swept over the Colorado River watershed. By the early 2020s, levels on the river's two largest reservoirs were hitting record lows and threatening the water supply for forty million people. Outside the West, water stocks are stressed even in states with bountiful rainfall such as Florida. From coast to coast, conventional measures to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2023
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Summary: Michigan-based photographer Lubbers combines efforts with environmental advisor and author Dempsey in creating a portrait of the waters of Michigan and their significance to the state's identity. Each of the 79 black and white photographs is accompanied by a short text offering readers historical background to the sites depicted and providing a sense of how precious and fragile this natural...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2008
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: MIC 977.40 LubbeLubbers, David
Summary: Michigan-based photographer Lubbers combines efforts with environmental advisor and author Dempsey in creating a portrait of the waters of Michigan and their significance to the state's identity. Each of the 79 black and white photographs is accompanied by a short text offering readers historical background to the sites depicted and providing a sense of how precious and fragile this natural...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2008
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 977.4009 LUBStrickler, Dale
Summary: This in-depth practical guide shows farmers, ranchers, and gardeners how to reduce the impact of less-than-optimal rainfall on crops and livestock with innovative, yet simple techniques for enhancing the water retention of soil and developing a drought management plan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.4 STRLubbers, David
Summary: Michigan-based photographer Lubbers combines efforts with environmental advisor and author Dempsey in creating a portrait of the waters of Michigan and their significance to the state's identity. Each of the 79 black and white photographs is accompanied by a short text offering readers historical background to the sites depicted and providing a sense of how precious and fragile this natural...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.4009 LUBDavis, Wade.
Summary: "Set against the majestic backdrop of one of the world's natural wonders, this book is a stunning photographic journey along the Colorado River, with commentary from river expert and acclaimed author Wade Davis."--book jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Earth Aware Editions 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978 DAVSummary: Presents a collection of animated advertising films produced between 1940 and 1950 which provide insight into the marketing strategies introduced into movie theaters and early television. Included here are a Lucky Strike cigarette commercial with stop-motion animation of dancing cigarettes and a raindrop explaining the need for good watershed management.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A2ZCDS.COM 2004