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Description: |
1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Prologue: a companionable dissolution to plan A -- Inhabitation. Prelude: coyote rolls the dice ; The channel coyotes ; Scrapers of sky ; Under construction ; The TV graveyard near Tong's Tiki hut ; De los pajaritos del monte -- Anima. Prelude: coyote calls a council ; An etiquette of sound ; A language that transcends words ; The cool red eye of Chicago ; Vulning ; The city bleeds out (reflections on Lake Michigan) ; Great blue meditation ; A question of monarchs -- Conciliation. Prelude: coyote creates new paths ; Shagbark thoughts ; Vole-a-thon ; Desire lines ; Corridors of change ; Greenways ; Blueways ; Mindways -- Epilogue: postscript to a hope. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: With The Way of Coyote, Gavin Van Horn reveals the stupendous diversity of species that can flourish in urban landscapes like Chicago. That isn't to say city living is without its challenges. Chicago has been altered dramatically over a relatively short timespan-its soils covered by concrete, its wetlands drained and refilled, its river diverted and made to flow in the opposite direction. The stories in The Way of Coyote occasionally lament lost abundance, but they also point toward incredible adaptability and resilience, such as that displayed by beavers plying the waters of human-constructed canals or peregrine falcons raising their young atop towering skyscrapers. Van Horn populates his stories with a remarkable range of urban wildlife and probes the philosophical and religious dimensions of what it means to coexist, drawing frequently from the wisdom of three unconventional guides-wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold, Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu, and the North American trickster figure Coyote. Ultimately, Van Horn sees vast potential for a more vibrant collective of ecological citizens as we take our cues from landscapes past and present. Part urban nature travelogue, part philosophical reflection on the role wildlife can play in waking us to a shared sense of place and fate, The Way of Coyote is a deeply personal journey that questions how we might best reconcile our own needs with the needs of other creatures in our shared urban habitats. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Available in another form: ISBN 9780226441580 |
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Available in another form: ISBN 9780226840116 |