Shana Lee Hirsch – författare

Drought. Wildfire. Extreme flooding. How does climate change affect the daily work of scientists? Ecological restoration is often premised on the idea of returning a region to an earlier, healthier state. Yet the effects of climate change undercut that premise and challenge the ways scientists can work, destabilizing the idea of “normalcy” and revealing the politics that shape what scientists can do. How can the practice of ecological restoration shift to anticipate an increasingly dynamic future? And how does a scientific field itself adapt to climate change?Restoration efforts in the Columbia River Basin—a vast and diverse landscape experiencing warming waters, less snowpack, and greater fluctuations in precipitation—may offer answers to some of these questions. Shana Hirsch tells the story of restoration science in the basin, surveying its past and detailing the work of today’s salmon habitat restoration efforts. Her analysis offers critical insight into scientific practices, emerging approaches and ways of thinking, the incorporation of future climate change scenarios into planning, and the ultimate transformation—or adaptation—of the science of ecological restoration. For scientists and environmental managers around the globe, Anticipating Future Environments will shed light on how to more effectively cope with climate change.

Drought. Wildfire. Extreme flooding. How does climate change affect the daily work of scientists? Ecological restoration is often premised on the idea of returning a region to an earlier, healthier state. Yet the effects of climate change undercut that premise and challenge the ways scientists can work, destabilizing the idea of “normalcy” and revealing the politics that shape what scientists can do. How can the practice of ecological restoration shift to anticipate an increasingly dynamic future? And how does a scientific field itself adapt to climate change?Restoration efforts in the Columbia River Basin—a vast and diverse landscape experiencing warming waters, less snowpack, and greater fluctuations in precipitation—may offer answers to some of these questions. Shana Hirsch tells the story of restoration science in the basin, surveying its past and detailing the work of today’s salmon habitat restoration efforts. Her analysis offers critical insight into scientific practices, emerging approaches and ways of thinking, the incorporation of future climate change scenarios into planning, and the ultimate transformation—or adaptation—of the science of ecological restoration. For scientists and environmental managers around the globe, Anticipating Future Environments will shed light on how to more effectively cope with climate change.

Walk through centuries of history and scenic beauty on the Fife Pilgrim Way, Scotland’s waymarked long-distance trail from North Queensferry or Culross to St Andrews. Covering approximately 103km (64 miles), this route links historic towns, quiet villages, and rolling countryside across the heart of Fife, offering a journey rich in heritage, coastal vistas, and peaceful rural landscapes. Designed to support walkers on their Fife pilgrimage, this guidebook brings together clear, step-by-step route guidance, essential mapping and practical insight, helping you walk with confidence whether you’re tackling the full trail or breaking it into shorter sections. With generally gentle terrain and a mix of country paths, farm tracks and quiet roads, the Fife Pilgrim Way is ideal for walkers seeking a beginner-friendly multi-day walk with depth and discovery at every stage. The route is split into 6 stages of between 14 and 16km, with an optional first stage from North Queensferry, each with detailed route description and 1:50,000 OS mapping for ease of navigation Practical planning tools such as a handy facilities planner, route summary tables and suggested itineraries ranging between 3 and 6 days allow you to tailor the Fife Pilgrim Way to your own pace and preferencesRefreshment and accommodation information is provided for each stage, and in key centres such as Dunfermline, Kinglassie and Glenrothes, along with public transport details, so you can arrange logistics without guessworkNotes on local history, archaeology, landscape and culture enrich the walking experience, illuminating the heritage of the Kingdom of Fife from medieval pilgrimage to industrial communitiesDownloadable GPX files are included for the entire Scottish long-distance trail, offering a digital navigation option for use on phones or GPS devices From the Burgh of Culross with its palace and abbey, or the iconic Forth Rail Bridge, through the historic streets of Dunfermline and the gentle rolling hills of central Fife, to the coastal grandeur of St Andrews, the Fife Pilgrim Way blends scenic walking with rich storytelling. Along the way, with the help of your trusted, comprehensive guidebook, you’ll discover ancient churches, medieval remains, former mining communities, parklands and quiet villages that together make this walk as much about place as distance.