When Europeans started arriving in North America they began altering the landscape. Forests were cut down. Prairies got plowed up. Marshes were drained. Rivers got dammed. Cities were built. The altered landscape we see today is quite different from what existed before. In her book "In Service of the Wild: Restoring and Reinhabiting Damaged Land," Stephanie Mills describes the damage that has been done to the land and how it is
possible to restore it. That is what she has tried to do on her land in Michigan. This is a daunting task but not impossible.
Are you seeking a bit of inspiration? Listen to this interview from the
Book Nook archives.
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