{"product_id":"9781554882816","title":"The Rouge River Valley: An Urban Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rouge River Valley, eleven thousand acres of urban wilderness, is a unique, yet very fragile and transient natural phenomenon existing within the confines of a major North American city, Toronto. Fed by the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Rouge river system has, over generations of time, cut its identity into the land, shaping the habitat for a multitude of lifeforms, many of which are now either threatened or gone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cb\u003eJames E. Garratt\u003c\/b\u003e, a seasoned environmentalist, shares two decades of personal observation and ecological study to reveal the richness and flow of seasonal changes in this exceptional urban park. This \"portrait\" of a year in the Rouge Valley explores not only the diversity of life in its natural habitat but also the impact of urban sprawl and the inevitable conflict with development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs it possible to be a true naturalist \"grounded\" in a modern city? The words of Ian McHarg, an urban planner, hold true: \"We need nature as much in the city as in the country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137732985072,"sku":"9781554882816","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554882816_p0.jpg?v=1763753520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554882816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}