THE FORESTKEEPERS (FORESTKEEPERS OF THE WORLD Book 1)

Creative It takes a little while for the purpose of the story to unfold, leaving the reader as clueless as the heroine, an interesting literary device , but the background premises are unique and the story is worth reading. The story does not have sex or graphic violence. Jul 25, Sherry McWilliams rated it it was amazing. Received this for free for a review.

Homberg's "Chased by fire", I was excited to find this one for free. I was glad I did. It was entertaining, interesting and held my attention. Jul 11, Jeffrey A. Dewey rated it really liked it. Interesting Slow to start and difficult at times to continue, closer to the end it became more involved and interesting saga. Dec 02, Kelsey rated it did not like it Shelves: I just couldn't get into it Feb 17, Jaclyn rated it liked it. This book was a good quick read but fell flat. It was soooo boring in the beginning and middle. Eris is sent repeatably back to the garden to find the perfect flower to hand to the Mistress of Flowers so that she can start her training in the secret ways of the flower.

She finally finds one but is told to learn more about it. Sadly, there are no books on it so Eris mops about some more and walks in the garden. All of her sisters resent her for not finding the correct flower and joining in their This book was a good quick read but fell flat. All of her sisters resent her for not finding the correct flower and joining in their studies with them. They are like downright mean and makes no sense that they are besides them being viewed as mean and evil?

There is also some war going on that we never really find out much about, and some inner fight between the wizard adviser and the Mistress of Flowers. Eris thinks the Mistress of Flowers is a spy and tries to learn more but she fails at taking any kind of control. The one good thing about the book was that the fight and her finding her true magic at the end was great and really well done.

The descriptions used to describe the flowers and the "garden" building throughout was beautiful and made me want to plant a garden with all of those flowers. But sadly, I don't think that I will continue with the series. May 08, Anie rated it it was amazing. Eris is use to failure. Being the third daughter and the worst at learning about flowers. Her first task being finding her flower.

After many days she finally stumbles on part of the garden she never visited and climbs the wall to find strange flower. After determining that the flower is indeed hers, she start to research about it. There is more to the story though. There is power that is tied to what she is doing and her life will never be he same.

The first part of the story is a bit slow, I to Eris is use to failure. The first part of the story is a bit slow, I tough about DNFing few times, there is a lot about flowers and castle life what is important to the story later on , however I'm glad I didn't, because it's gets so much better. World setting of the first half sets off amazing story line in the second half. I was so engrossed in the story, that I couldn't put it down. I love the unique take on magic and Fae. Feb 08, Elizabeth Jane rated it liked it Shelves: I really loved the "elemental" magic involved in this plot line but I felt the story and the main character's inner musings was repetitive and drawn out in many aspects.

There were instances of conversation between the characters that seemed too juvenile and hateful to be genuine. Also, the "woe is me" attitude that Eris main character constantly flouted annoyed me more than helped me connect to her plight. The battle scenes and magic usage were great, however, which is why I'm rating it thr I really loved the "elemental" magic involved in this plot line but I felt the story and the main character's inner musings was repetitive and drawn out in many aspects.

The battle scenes and magic usage were great, however, which is why I'm rating it three stars overall.

Nov 07, phyllis rated it it was amazing. Magic beware Eris was having a hard time finding the flower that would let her know the language of flowers. Each day, she failed to find the flower and Lira , the mistress of flowers, had to disappoint Eris because she just couldn't find it. Follow Eris as she journeys thru the garden, finds a gardener, and goes to Savnth forest.

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Here, she finds who she is. Apr 04, Julie Malcolm rated it liked it. A bit slow to start off but quite enjoyable in the end. I started to read the next book in the series but never really got past the recap. I felt the author had not really given us enough evidence to support the main character's feelings of being unloved by her family which made her seem self absorbed and annoying rather than a sympathetic character.

Nov 03, Kilian Metcalf rated it liked it. Special talents Engaging story of a young girl growing up with the need to understand and develop her special talent: One point off for grammar errors and incorrect past tenses. If you are not a grammar nerd like me these slips will probably not bother you. Mar 12, Christina rated it liked it. I thought this story started out a little slow, but the intriguing idea of flower mages began to draw me in to the fantasy.

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Eric is a likable heroine and I have already downloaded her continuing story. Sep 05, Naticia rated it really liked it Shelves: A slightly predictable yet extremely enjoyable YA fantasy story, focusing on the magic of flowers and of finding one's own way. Nov 08, Donna rated it liked it Shelves: A little too much flower info for me but otherwise well done and interesting.

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Other books in the series. The Lost Garden 3 books. Trivia About Keeper of the For It is difficult to generalize about the effectiveness of fuel treatments under all conditions [2, 3], but treatments are not universally effective when fire affects treated areas [4]. Factors influencing effectiveness include forest type, fire weather [4], and treatment method [5]. However, treatments cannot reduce fire severity and consequent impacts, if fire does not affect treated areas while fuels are reduced. Fuels rebound after treatment, eventually negating treatment effects [3, 6]. Therefore, the necessary, but not sufficient, condition for fuel treatment effectiveness is that a fire affects a treated area while the fuels that contribute to high-severity fire have been reduced.

Thus, fire occurrence within the window of effective fuel reduction exerts an overarching control on the probability of fuel treatment effectiveness. The probability of this confluence of events can be estimated from fire records. Although this probability has not been rigorously analyzed, it has often been assumed to be high [7]. The probability of future fire occurrence also abets assessing the ecological risks incurred if fuels are not treated.

Therefore, analysis of the likelihood of fire is central to estimating likely risks, costs and benefits incurred with the treatment or non-treatment of fuels. Assessing fire occurrence and its effect on fuel treatment effectiveness also has merit because treatments can incur ecological costs, including negative impacts on aquatic systems [8], soils [7], and invasion by non-native plants [9, 10]. Here, we use watershed and aquatic systems as a specific context for evaluating tradeoffs involved with treatment and non-treatment of fuels on western public lands.

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Wildland fires are increasingly threatening communities and ecosystems.

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In recent years, they have become more intense due to excess vegetation that has accumulated, partly as a result of past suppression efforts. The cost to suppress these fires is increasing and, as more people move into fire-prone areas near wildlands, the number of homes at risk is growing. During these wildland fires, effective communications among the public safety agencies responding from various areas is critical, but can be hampered by incompatible radio equipment.

It is based on two GAO reports: Over the last 5 years, the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture and land management agencies in the Department of the Interior, working with the Congress, have made important progress in responding to wildland fires.

Most notably, the agencies have adopted various national strategy documents addressing the need to reduce wildland fire risks, established a priority to protect communities in the wildland-urban interface, and increased efforts and amounts of funding committed to addressing wildland fire problems. However, despite producing numerous planning and strategy documents, the agencies have yet to develop a cohesive strategy that identifies the long-term options and related funding needed to reduce excess vegetation that fuels fires in national forests and rangelands.

Reducing these fuels lowers risks to communities and ecosystems and helps contain suppression costs. As GAO noted in , such a strategy would help the agencies and the Congress to determine the most effective and affordable long-term approach for addressing wildland fire problems. Completing this strategy will require finishing several efforts now under way to improve a key wildland fire data and modeling system, local fire management planning, and a new system designed to identify the most cost-effective means for allocating fire management budget resources, each of which has its own challenges.

Without completing these tasks, the agencies will have difficulty determining the extent and location of wildland fire threats, targeting and coordinating their efforts and resources, and resolving wildland fire problems in the most timely and cost-effective manner over the long term. The two most effective measures for protecting structures from wildland fires are 1 creating and maintaining a buffer around a structure by eliminating or reducing trees, shrubs, and other flammable objects within an area from 30 to feet around the structure and 2 using fire-resistant roofs and vents.

Other technologies—such as fire- resistant building materials, chemical agents, and geographic information system mapping tools—can help in protecting structures and communities, but they play a secondary role. Many homeowners, however, are not using the protective measures because of the time or expense involved, competing values or concerns, misperceptions about wildland fires, or lack of awareness of their shared responsibility for home protection.

Federal, state, and local governments and others are attempting to address this problem through a variety of educational, financial assistance, and regulatory efforts. Technologies exist and others are being developed to address communications problems among emergency responders using different radio frequencies or equipment. However, technology alone cannot solve this problem.

Effective adoption of these technologies requires planning and coordination among federal, state, and local agencies involved. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as several states and local jurisdictions, are pursuing initiatives to improve communications. In its report, GAO recommended that the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior develop a plan for completing a cohesive strategy that identifies options and funding needed to address wildland fire problems.

Founding President in Memoriam. Area burned in the western United States is unaffected by recent mountain pine beetle outbreaks. Across western North America, abundant susceptible pine hosts and a suitable climate during the early 21st century have promoted widespread mountain pine beetle MPB outbreaks, leading to concern that dead fuels may increase wildfire risk.

The assumption that outbreaks raise fire risk is driving far-reaching policy decisions involving expenditures of hundreds of millions of dollars. Contrary to the expectation that an MPB outbreak increases fire risk, spatial overlay analysis shows no effect of outbreaks on subsequent area burned during years of extreme burning across the West.

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These results refute the assumption that increased bark beetle activity has increased area burned; therefore, policy discussions should focus on societal adaptation to the effects of the underlying drivers: The results demonstrate that the annual area burned in the western United States has not increased in direct response to bark beetle activity. Therefore, policy discussions should focus on societal adaptation to the effects of recent increases in wildfire activity related to increased drought severity.

Natural Areas Journal Volume 36 1 , There is significant debate about restoration targets for ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa and mixed-conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. On one side are recommendations to create both extensive open and park-like pine forests, and to reduce high-severity fire occurrence by mechanical thinning of forests.

These recommendations drive current management. On the other side are recommendations to manage landscapes for both dense, old forest, and complex early-seral forest that is created by both high-severity and moderate-severity fires characteristic of historical fire regimes. Our research suggests that the latter approach may best maintain forest associated with two imperiled species that are top management concerns of federal agencies in the Sierra Nevada: Our analysis indicates that managing for both dense, old forests, and protecting complex early-seral forest created by high-severity fire, will likely advance conservation and recovery of the Spotted Owl and Pacific Fisher, while current management direction may exacerbate threats.

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