Shelter and Storm

<P><B>Living mindfully with nature during a time of uncertainty</B></P>   <P> In the midst of the environmental crises of the early twenty-first century, Tamara Dean sought a way to live lightly on the planet. Her quest drew her to a landscape unlike any other: the Driftless area of Wisconsin, a region untouched by glaciers, marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, capped with forests and laced with cold, spring-fed streams. There, she confronted, in ways large and small, the challenges of meeting basic needs while facing the ravages of climate change-an experience at once soul-stirring and practical that she recounts in <I>Shelter and Storm</I>. </P><P>   </P><P> Dean’s boundless curiosity and gift for storytelling imbue these essays with urgency and a sense of adventure. She invites readers to share in her discoveries while hunting for water, learning that a persistent weed could be food, or burning a hayfield to recreate a prairie. Contending with the fallout of fires, floods, and tornadoes, she offers responses to natural disasters that reflect the importance of community, now and for generations to come. Whether tracking down a rare, blue-glowing firefly, engineering a beaver-friendly waterway to appease a dying neighbor, or building a house of earthen blocks, Dean unites personal experience with science and history, presenting a perspective as informative as it is compelling. </P><P>   </P><P> Keenly attentive to the stakes for our planet’s future-and the implications of extreme weather, shifting agricultural practices, and political divides-<I>Shelter and Storm </I>illuminates a thoughtful way forward for anyone concerned about climate change and its far-reaching consequences or for anyone searching, as Dean has, for a more sustainable way to live. </P><P>   </P><P>   </P><P><B>Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.</B></P>