TREE ENERGY in Berkeley alone, through the use of programs employing biological, microbial, cultural and physical controls.•. Similar programs for gardening, agri- . cultural and special applications·have been developed. Contact Bill and Helga Olkowski, 1307 Acton St., Berkeley, CA 94706: Commonsense Pest Control, Helga Olkowski, $2, from: • Consumer's Cooperative of Berkeley, Inc. 480 5 Central Avenue Berkeley, ~A 94~04 If your paradise includes birds and , animals, • The Dutch Mountain Nursery'Catalog from: The Dutch Mountain Nursery Augusta, MI 49012 . (Would probably appreciate $1 or SASE) Specializes in plants,which birds and wild animals eat-information on who eats what when, how many species are supported by different plants, lifezone studies, and how to encourage diffe~ent • species. The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness, Jean Giono,_1967, from: Friends of Nature • c/o Miss Ellen R. Riggs 92 Arlington St. Winchester, MA 01890 $.75. The story of Elezand Bouffier's, successful, one~person, unfunded campaign to restore the landscape of Provence. Every day he planted 100 acorns as he shepherded his flocks on the bar.: ten hills. Thirty years later the hills were covered witl,. forests, the streams ran again, and healthy, happy people again have settled on the land. (See Whole Earth Epilog for great excerpt; p. 484) Everything was changed. Even the air. Instead 6f the harsh dry winds that u·sed to attack me, a gentle breeze was blowing, laden with scents. A sound like water came from the mountains; it was the wind in the forest;_most amazing of all,1 I heard the actual sound of water· falling into a pool. . ; . The old streams, fed by the rains and snows that the , forest conserves, are flowing again. Their waters have been channeled. Ori each farm, in groves of maples, fo,untain pools overflow onto carpets of fresh mint: Little by little the villages have been rebuilt. People fr_om·the plains, where· . land is costly, have settled here, bringing youth, motion, the spirit of adventure. Along the roads you meet hearty men and women, boys and girls who under- , stand laughter and have·recovered a , taste for picnics. Counting the former population, unrecognizable now that they live in comfort, more than 10,000 people owe their happiness to Elezard • Bouffier. • Growing Food From Rocks Labor intensiveness and the long-term nature of investment has made tree • farming unpopular while,we have had c1'·eap, mechanized energy. Tree -crops grown on hillsides, marginal and rocky land offer many advantages for erosion control, microclimate improvement, food and livestock crops, lumber and biological chemicals. Tree Crops, J. Russell Smith, 1950, $7.95 from: Dev,in-Adair Co. 143 Sound Reach Ave. Old Greenwich, CT 06870 International Association for Education, Development and Distribution of Lesser ·Known Food....Plants and Trees P.O. Box 599 Lynwood, California 90262 We finally found their address. A research group working to expand knowledge of edible wild plants and less known cultivated plants of potential economic or social value, and to establish nurseries and seed banks to make their wider growth possible. . If you really want to ,get into plants: Biology ofPlants, Peter Raven and . .Helena Curtis, 1970, $12.95 from: Worth Publishers , 444 So. Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Flower shapes, pollination, energy, . origin of life, plant family groups, evolution and coevolution, cell life, water and soils. Beautifully illustrated. - Energy Conservation With Plants We all know it's cooler under a tree than out in the sun on a hot day, but we don't design our buildings as if we knew. It's time to plant trees and vines now so they will be big enough to shade our buildings as energy to operate air conditioners gets more and more expensive. Careful use of plants to create a rnicroclimate around our buildings that minimizes the amount of heating and cooling we need can be one of our . most effective and economical means Nov 19.75 RAIN Page 11 of energy conservation, as well as the 1 most beautiful. Regional Climate Analysis, A.I.A. and House Beautiful (RAIN, Oct. '7S) Gives graphic information on climate conditions. Plan~s, People and Environmental Quality, G. 0. Robinette (see above). Gives information on gen'eral principles of use of plant materials. Design With Climate, Victor Olgyay, Princeton University Press, 1962, $25. Probably the best basic guide for siting and designing climatically sensitive buildings. Climate (actors affe·cting·• , comfort. Weather. Microclimatic effects. Solar orientation and solar control. ' Building form. Wincj effe'cts and ai_r flow patterns. Thermal effects of materials. Design for regional conditions. Quantitative information and techniques for measuring and calculating needed inforf!lation usually given. The Climate Near the Ground, Rudolf Geiger, Harvard University Press, 1960. Gives the most comprehensive coverage . of the effects of sun, wind, water, vegetation, topography and dwellings on microclimate. • • "The Technology of the Cooling Effects ·of Trees and Shrubs," Robert Deering, Housing and Building in Hot Climates, Building Research Advisory Board,' Report #S, 1952 . • Gives an excellent and detailed presentation of how and how much cooling takes place under different conditions. Natu.ral Air Flow Around Buildings, Benjamin Evans, Texas A&M Research Rep~rt #59, March 1957.. • Pr~sents a basic study of the influence of building shape, size and orientation, upon ventilation and airflow. Includes model and wind tunnel tests. I Effects of Landscape on Natural Ventilation ofBuildings, Robert F. White, Texas A&M Research Report #45, March 1954. Continues study of natural air flows and extends evaluation to the effects of location and nature of trees, shrubs and other landscape materials upon air flows in ,and around buildings. (T.B.)
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