Orr has a list similar to this in Ecological Literacy.  I don't have a copy
with me now, but I believe it's in Ch9.  Hope this helps.

-Richard Plate

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 3:05 AM, Rebecca Sherry <[email protected]>wrote:

> I am trying to find an article (or book chapter?) I read once. It was about
> how essential ecological knowledge for every citizen should include knowing
> the ecology of where you live (or your bioregion), its geology and soils,
> its vegetation types and common fauna and the signs of the seasons, the
> source of your water and where your waste goes, where your electricity comes
> from and how it is generated, who the native peoples of your region where
> and how they used the land, etc.
> I think the author was someone like David Orr or Gary Snyder, but I have
> checked all my books by those authors and can't find it.
> If anyone has a suggestion of where to look, I would appreciate.
> Or if you know of a similar paper by a different author that fine too.
> I would like to assign it to my class.
> You may reply off list if you like: [email protected]
>
> Thank you!
>
> Becky Sherry
> University of Oklahoma
>

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