“When we talk of flood control, we usually think of dams and deeper river channels, to impound the waters or hurry their run-off. Yet neither is the ultimate solution, simply because floods are caused by the flow of water downhill. If the hills are wooded, that flow is checked. If there is a swamp at the foot of the hills, the swamp sponges up most of the excess water, restores some of it to the underground water supply and feeds the remainder slowly into the streams. Strip the hills, drain the boglands, and you create flood conditions inevitably. Yet that is what we have been doing for years.” IfsThinkingYearsHas BeensRunningWaterFeetConditionsSolutionsFlowRiversUltimateDeeperWoodsHillsStreamsExcessFloodDrainsSwampsSpongesProblems And SolutionsSolution To A ProblemDams Author:Hal Borland
“If you ever wondered why fishing is probably the most popular sport in this country, watch that boy beside on the water and you will learn. If you are really perceptive you will. For he already knows that fishing is only one part fish.” IfsKnowsCountrySportsWaterBoysWatchesSeaRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingPopular Sports Author:Hal Borland
“Man is not an aquatic animal, but from the time we stand in youthful wonder beside a Spring brook till we sit in old age and watch the endless roll of the sea, we feel a strong kinship with the waters of this world.” MenWorldFeelsAgeStrongWaterAnimalWonderWatchesSeaThis WorldSpringRainRiversEndlessOld AgeBrooksKinship Book:An American year: country life and landscapes through the seasons Source: An American year: country life and landscapes through the seasons
“Any river is really the summation of a whole valley. It shapes not only the land but the life and even the culture of that valley. To think of any river as nothing but water is to ignore the greater part of it.” ThinkingWholeWaterGreaterRainRiversEnvironmentalValleys Author:Hal Borland
“If the voice of the brook was not the first song of celebration, it must have been at least an obbligato for that event.” IfsFirstsHas BeensSongVoiceEventsRiversCelebrationBrooks Author:Hal Borland
