Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I
1. The Point
2. Welcome to the Anthropocene
3. Brimming with Species
4. A Simple Dock
5. Three Questions
Part II
6. Uncle Dallas and the Sturgeon
7. Ancient Witnesses
8. Industrialization
9. Jubilee
10. Warts and All
11. Unsung Heroes
12. Death by Mud
13. A Golden Age Begins
14. How to Drown a River
15. Unlikely Survivor
16. Case Closed?
17. Hitchhiking Elephantears
18. Pearls and Caviar
Part III
19. Sacrifice Zone
20. Coal’s Curse
21. Toxic Chemistry
22. Quitting Coal
23. Hothouse Earth
24. A Thirsty Future
25. Rising Waters
26. Salty Floods
Part IV
27. Ecological Free Fall
28. Ivan’s Wisdom
29. Armor, Adapt, Retreat
30. Working with Nature
31. Drought
32. Reservoir Reservations
33. Water from the Rock and Sea
34. The Source Within
35. Mussel Power
36. Back from the Brink
37. Restoration Blueprint
38. Let ’Em Flow
39. Struggling Sturgeon
40. A Shad Story
41. Safe, Timely, and Effective
42. American Eel, Superhero
43. Halfway Solutions
44. A New Era Begins
45. The Road to Removal
46. The Future of Hydropower
47. Escaping the Flood Trap
48. Lake Life
Part VI
49. Where Do We Go from Here?
50. Homecoming
Notes
Bibliography
Further Readings
Index