Flying Blind One Man's Adventures Battling Buckthorn, Making Peace with Authority, and Creating a Home for Endangered Bats |
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| Author:
| Mitchell, Don |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60358-520-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Chelsea Green Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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When Middlebury writing professor Don Mitchell was approached by a biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department about tracking endangered Indiana bats on his 150-acre farm in Vermont's picturesque Champlain Valley, Mitchell's relationship with bats--and with government--could be characterised as distrustful, at best. More Description
When Middlebury writing professor Don Mitchell was approached by a biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department about tracking endangered Indiana bats on his 150-acre farm in Vermont's picturesque Champlain Valley, Mitchell's relationship with bats--and with government--could be characterised as distrustful, at best. But the flying rats, as Mitchell initially thinks of them, launched him on a series of "improvements" to his land that would provide a more welcoming habitat for the bats--and a modest tax break for himself and his family.