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• catalog abstract "When Steve Packard first saw the abandoned tract of land along the north branch of the Chicago River, it was choked by weedy brush and strewn with mattresses, car seats, and other debris of human civilization. Vestal Grove, once a thriving habitat with its tallgrass and ancient oaks, had been beaten down to the vanishing point. But Packard, a charismatic, modern-day Thoreau and a man with an extraordinary vision, was determined to overcome the odds and rescue Vestal Grove from the edge of oblivion. To do so, he had to uncover its ecological secrets. Little did he know how wondrous those secrets would be. Beginning in 1977, Packard and a small platoon of volunteers started clearing the land on a series of ecologically shattered prairie remnants in the heart of suburban Chicago. As they worked, Vestal Grove stunningly revealed itself to be a long-lost ecosystem no one realized had existed. Neither prairie nor forest, Vestal Grove was part of a third type of living community - one whose web of life was so finely tuned that only certain plants and animals could live in its unique dapple of sunlight and shade. The challenge now was to restore this ecosystem as closely as possible to its condition before the first white settlers had appeared, and provide a haven where uncommon and threatened species could recover and thrive. Driven by their passion for nature, the restorationists cut through tangles of Bureaucratic red tape, only to discover they faced even greater frustrations as flora and fauna they had planted at first refused to flourish. Crawling on hands and knees in a futile search for blossoming plants, Steve Packard feared the dream was lost. Then the restorationists stumbled upon the answer - a Rosetta stone of the ecosystem that held the secret to success, and to more unexpected victories. Armed with their newfound knowledge, the restorationists painstakingly scoured the countryside for the seeds they needed to rebuild Vestal Grove. They discovered rare species, many on the verge of extinction, clinging to life like refugees - along railroad tracks, in vacant lots, and at the edges of cemeteries. Miraculously, the dream seemed possible again...".
• catalog contributor b8517792.
• catalog created "c1995.".
• catalog date "1995".
• catalog date "c1995.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
• catalog description "Armed with their newfound knowledge, the restorationists painstakingly scoured the countryside for the seeds they needed to rebuild Vestal Grove. They discovered rare species, many on the verge of extinction, clinging to life like refugees - along railroad tracks, in vacant lots, and at the edges of cemeteries. Miraculously, the dream seemed possible again...".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-332).".
• catalog description "Neither prairie nor forest, Vestal Grove was part of a third type of living community - one whose web of life was so finely tuned that only certain plants and animals could live in its unique dapple of sunlight and shade. The challenge now was to restore this ecosystem as closely as possible to its condition before the first white settlers had appeared, and provide a haven where uncommon and threatened species could recover and thrive. Driven by their passion for nature, the restorationists cut through tangles of Bureaucratic red tape, only to discover they faced even greater frustrations as flora and fauna they had planted at first refused to flourish. Crawling on hands and knees in a futile search for blossoming plants, Steve Packard feared the dream was lost. Then the restorationists stumbled upon the answer - a Rosetta stone of the ecosystem that held the secret to success, and to more unexpected victories. ".
• catalog description "Vestal Grove: Past and Present -- Grassroots Restoration: Beginnings -- Politics, Fire, and Buckthorn -- The Savanna Puzzle -- Prairie Phoenix -- Winter of Doubt, Glorious Spring -- A National Movement -- Restoration Smorgasbord -- Reembracing Nature -- Crisis, Resolution, and Expansion -- Provoking the Professors -- Nature Recovers (Fitfully) The Chicago Wilderness -- Vestal Grove: Present and Future.".
• catalog description "When Steve Packard first saw the abandoned tract of land along the north branch of the Chicago River, it was choked by weedy brush and strewn with mattresses, car seats, and other debris of human civilization. Vestal Grove, once a thriving habitat with its tallgrass and ancient oaks, had been beaten down to the vanishing point. But Packard, a charismatic, modern-day Thoreau and a man with an extraordinary vision, was determined to overcome the odds and rescue Vestal Grove from the edge of oblivion. To do so, he had to uncover its ecological secrets. Little did he know how wondrous those secrets would be. Beginning in 1977, Packard and a small platoon of volunteers started clearing the land on a series of ecologically shattered prairie remnants in the heart of suburban Chicago. As they worked, Vestal Grove stunningly revealed itself to be a long-lost ecosystem no one realized had existed. ".
• catalog extent "xii, 332 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Miracle under the oaks.".
• catalog identifier "0671780425".
• catalog isFormatOf "Miracle under the oaks.".
• catalog issued "1995".
• catalog issued "c1995.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Pocket Books,".
• catalog relation "Miracle under the oaks.".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "333.7/153/0973 20".
• catalog subject "QH541.15.R45 S74 1995".
• catalog subject "Restoration ecology United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Vestal Grove: Past and Present -- Grassroots Restoration: Beginnings -- Politics, Fire, and Buckthorn -- The Savanna Puzzle -- Prairie Phoenix -- Winter of Doubt, Glorious Spring -- A National Movement -- Restoration Smorgasbord -- Reembracing Nature -- Crisis, Resolution, and Expansion -- Provoking the Professors -- Nature Recovers (Fitfully) The Chicago Wilderness -- Vestal Grove: Present and Future.".
• catalog title "Miracle under the oaks : the revival of nature in America / William K. Stevens ; drawings by Patricia J. Wynne ; maps by Myra Klockenbrink.".
• catalog type "text".