LIVING WATERS: HOW TO SAVE YOUR LOCAL STREAM. By Owen D. Owens.

1993 1st edition. 8vo paperback (151 x 228mm). Ppxvi,245. B/w photographs, illustrations, maps.

This is a good practical guide to rescuing spoiled and shopping-trolley strewn rivers and streams and restoring them to fish and wildlife supporting health. A very useful book for those unafraid of practical activity. To be read with Theo Pike's Trout in Dirty Places. The book is divided into three parts. Chapters include: The Story of a Stream Conservation Movement - Valley Forge Trout Unlimited: I can't stand it any more; Creating an organization; Rats in a maze; Poison, preparation, and providence; Getting to know a tough character, West Valley Creek; No shortcuts; George Washington joins; Bigger chapter, bigger challenges; Watersheds produce trout; Making a difference; World-class sewage. Sustaining a movement. Living Waters - A Shining Vision: Keepers of the stream; Exceptional value; Turn them loose; Raindrops falling, wading upstream; A stream is not a resource; Looking ahead. A Handbook for Organisers: Organizing a movement; Guidelines for organizing restoration projects; Introduction to stream restoration; Structures for low-gradient stream-restoration.