The most ancient and least disturbed forest ecosystem in eastern North America clings to the vertical cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment. Prior to 1988 it had escaped detection even though the entire forest was in plain view and was being visited by thousands upon thousands of people every year. The reason no one had discovered the forest was that the trees were relatively small and lived on the vertical cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment. The Last Stand reveals the complete account of the discovery of this ancient forest, of the miraculous properties of the trees forming this forest (eastern white cedar), and of what is was like for researchers to live, work and study within this forest. The unique story is told with text, with stunning colour photographs and through vivid first-hand accounts. This book will stand the test of time as a testament to science, imagination and discovery.
Authors
Peter E. Kelly, Doug Larson, Sarah Harmer, Douglas W. Larson
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-156) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 585/.4
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage Books, c2007 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781897045190 9781770704503
- LCCN
- QH106.2.O5
- LCCN Item number
- K44 2007eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text ([xiv], 162 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603242 (OCoLC)719744254 (CaOOCEL)410797
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 6
- Acknowledgements 8
- Foreword 10
- Preface 12
- Introduction 16
- CHAPTER 1: THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT 24
- CHAPTER 2: EASTERN WHITE CEDAR 36
- The Migration Northwards 43
- CHAPTER 3: THE GREAT MEDICINE TREE 46
- Teas, Pastes and Poultices 47
- Purification 53
- Legend of Glooskap 55
- CHAPTER 4: CANOES, POSTS AND PILES 58
- CHAPTER 5: THE FOREST OF ANCIENTS 68
- Other North American Ancients 76
- The Key to Longevity 79
- CHAPTER 6: NEXT STOP – THE WORLD! 82
- CHAPTER 7: THE ETERNAL OPTIMISTS 90
- Living Barber Poles 92
- A Hard Knock Life 94
- Rabbits, Mosquitoes and Octopi 100
- Why Cedar? Why Cliffs? 101
- Cliffs and Swamps 104
- The Forest Beyond the Trees 106
- Lords of the Rings 108
- CHAPTER 8: THE HUNT FOR CANADA'S OLDEST TREES 114
- A Day in the Field 115
- CHAPTER 9: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 130
- The Ghost 131
- The Cliff Giant 133
- The Millennium Tree 135
- The Bowsprit 138
- The Amputee 140
- The Alien 143
- The Hunchback 146
- The Three Kings 148
- The Snake 150
- The Ancient One 151
- CHAPTER 10: LOOKING FORWARD 156
- Notes 161
- Selected Bibliography 165
- Index 172
- A 172
- B 172
- C 172
- D 172
- E 172
- F 173
- G 173
- H 173
- I 173
- J 173
- K 173
- L 173
- M 173
- N 174
- O 174
- P 174
- Q 174
- R 174
- S 174
- T 174
- U 175
- V 175
- W 175
- Y 175
- About the Authors 176
