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Books cover the stewardship of natural areas and the protection and restoration of habitats, species, and whole ecosystems. Focuses include wildlands, arctic and high mountain areas, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, endangered species, outdoor adventure and ecotourism. Books also include photographic presentations of the natural world.

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Midnight Wilderness: Journeys in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By Debbie S. Miller. An appeal for the preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, now threatened by oil and gas development. A resident of Alaska who has traveled extensively in the Refuge, she describes vividly the wonders of this preserve, from its coastal plain to its mountains, glaciers and rivers. More... | Debbie S. Miller EcoSpeakers Info >>

Trees & Forests of America. By Tim Palmer. An unprecedented collection of 200 stunning photographs with text celebrating the exquisite beauty of nature and explaining why trees and forests are important to all life. In this remarkable volume of unaltered photos, it is easy to get lost in sunbeams shining through green canopies or in the sky-reaching rise of the largest living organisms on earth. More… | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

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Adventuring Along the Lewis and Clark Trail. By Elizabeth Grossman. About the Lewis and Clark Expedition itself as well as a guide for where to go and what to see that gives travelers a real sense of knowing what the two explorers and their party experienced. More... | Elizabeth Grossman EcoSpeakers Info >>

Annapurna: A Woman's Place. By Arlene Blum. Blum's story of achieving the first ascent of the world's 10th highest mountain by an American and by a woman. Annapurna is for Blum a metaphor for difficult and important goals. Chosen by National Geographic Adventure magazine as one of the 100 best adventure books of all time. More… | Arlene Blum EcoSpeakers Info >>

Biologic: Designing With Nature to Protect the Environment. By David Wann. Explains why we must all consider the environmental consequences of our individual and community actions in everything from the simple tasks of our daily lives to the construction techniques of major developments. In addition to thinking logically, we must learn to think biologically. More... | David Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life. By Arlene Blum. Memoir follows the pioneering mountaineer and scientist from her childhood in Chicago to the summits of some of the world's most challenging peaks. "Breaking trail" describes her role as a climber but also as a scientist doing innovative, groundbreaking work in the chemistry laboratory. More… | Arlene Blum EcoSpeakers Info >>

Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight. By Paul Ehrlich. The world's leading experts synthesize current knowledge of butterflies to show how the study of these fascinating creatures as model systems can lead to deeper understanding of ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes in general. More… | Paul Ehrlich EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms. By Amy Stewart. Takes us on a subterranean adventure and introduces us to our planet's most important gatekeeper: the humble earthworm. It's true that the earthworm is small, spineless, and blind, but its effect on the ecosystem is profound. Stewart investigates the earthworm's astonishing realm, talks to oligochaetologists who have devoted their lives to unearthing the complex web of life beneath our feet, and observes the thousands of worms in her own garden. More… | Amy Stewart EcoSpeakers Info >>

Ecological Diversity in Sustainable Development: The Vital and Forgotten Dimension. By Chris Maser. Apart from the beauty diversity brings to our lives, it is also absolutely necessary to the sustainability of life itself. Planners tend to ignore ecological diversity because they don't understand it. This book tackles the problems of how we can maintain sustainable diversity in both the Earth's ecosystems and in our cultural systems. More… | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest. By Chris Maser. Describes a single forest and its many dwellers, from flying squirrels to fungi, from massive Douglas fir trees to tiny tree-eating mites. Builds a strong case for conservation. More… | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Four Seasons of Kansas. By Daniel Dancer. In this beautiful volume, Dancer has assembled a portrait of Kansas in its many different lights… a sunflower field at dawn, a rural Main Street in the eerie, greenish light of a summer storm, a nighttime prairie fire, and a dusty stretch of prairie in the hot light of midday. More… | Daniel Dancer EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Heart of America: Our Landscape, Our Future. By Tim Palmer. In this portrait of America at the turn of the 21st century, Palmer reminds us that the heart of our country is the land. Not only does land lie at the center of our country's culture and ecological health, but it forms the basis of our economy and a source of national pride. More... | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

Inside the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest: Exploring the Heart of Central Africa. By Francesca Lyman. Follows a team of scientists, artists, and filmmakers as they search for the elusive lowland gorilla, rare birds, leopards, a universe of insects, not to mention the powerful elephants for whom the forest is named. More... | Francesca Lyman EcoSpeakers Info >>

Kaleidoscope Sky. By Tim Herd. A magical, illustrated tour of nature's wondrous, almost supernatural skyscapes, Kaleidoscope Sky reveals both the beauty of and the science behind Earth's rarest, most unusual celestial phenomena. More... | Tim Herd EcoSpeakers Info >>

Liberating Faith: Religious Voices for Justice, Peace, and Ecological Wisdom. By Roger S. Gottlieb. This anthology shows how religion has joined with and learned from movements for social justice, peace, and ecological wisdom. Containing voices from a multitude of traditions, national settings, and perspectives, this book is an introduction to global religious social activism. More... | Roger S. Gottlieb EcoSpeakers Info >>

Luminous Mountains: The Sierra Nevada of California. By Tim Palmer. An evocative portrait of the whole Sierra Nevada range. Guides us into ancient green forests suffused with life. Reveals the Sierra in a way that has never been done before. Features 140 color photos and eight essays that inform and inspire about the intricate workings of nature and also the conflicts inherent in the booming growth of the nation s most populous state. More… | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery. By Jim Motavalli. Joseph Knowles was a ex-Navy man, friend of the Sioux, and onetime hunting guide who stepped nearly naked into the woods to live off the land. From 1913 to 1916, his dispatches to the world - alternating accounts of bear clubbing and quiet contemplation, written in charcoal on pieces of birch bark - set off major newspaper wars, exploiting readers' fears of modernization. Did Knowles really survive for months at a time in the untamed wilderness? Part adventure story, part cultural investigation, Naked in the Woods reveals a new dimension of our natural history. More… | Jim Motavalli EcoSpeakers Info >>

Nature's Keepers: The Remarkable Story of How the Nature Conservancy Became the Largest Environmental Group in the World. By Bill Birchard. A portrait of an organization that preserves genetic material and uniquely functioning ecosystems. It describes the inner workings of a remarkable organization. It is a gripping story about groups and people who make a difference against all odds. More… | Bill Birchard EcoSpeakers Info >>

On the Wings of Checkerspots: A Model System for Population Biology. By Paul Ehrlich. Ilkka Hanski, a leading thinker in metapopulation ecology, studies checkerspot butterfly populations in Finland. Paul Ehrlich, a leading ecologist and conservation biologist, investigates checkerspot butterfly populations in California. This book reports on and synthsizes the major long-term research of both on the population biology of checkerspot butterflies. More… | Paul Ehrlich EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology. By Roger S. Gottlieb. Examines the interaction between religion and ecology. Part one explores traditional religious concepts of and attitudes towards nature and how these have been changed by the environmental crisis. Part II looks at larger conceptual issues that transcend individual traditions. Part III examines religious participation in environmental politics. More... | Roger S. Gottlieb EcoSpeakers Info >>

Pacific High: Adventures In The Coast Ranges From Baja To Alaska. By Tim Palmer. On a crisp January morning, the first day of a new year, writer Tim Palmer and his wife set out on a nine-month journey through North America's coastal mountains high above the Pacific. Pacific High recounts that adventure, interweaving tales of exploration and discovery with portraits of the places they visited and the people they came to know along the way. Palmer captures the brilliant wonders of nature, the tragedy of irreversible loss, and the hope of everyone who cares for this extraordinary but threatened edge of North America. More… | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

A Spirituality of Resistance: Finding a Peaceful Heart and Protecting the Earth. By Roger S. Gottlieb. Addresses the challenges of creating a spiritual life in the midst of unprecedented environmental crisis. In the end, Gottlieb finds that only through striving to protect the earth and all its inhabitants can one find authentic personal and spiritual peace. More... | Roger S. Gottlieb EcoSpeakers Info >>

Thinking Like a Mountain: Towards a Council of All Beings. By John Seed. An elegant tapestry of writings, poems, and observations which plumb the depths of Ecological Philosophy. More... | John Seed EcoSpeakers Info >>

Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function. By Chris Maser. An introduction to the world of mycorrhizal fungi in forests and their importance in food webs as highlighted by truffles. This book should encourage readers to investigate further the intricate and essential interactions occurring in forests. A clear and compelling argument that there's much more to forests than meets the eye. More… | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Twilight of the Wild. By Rusty Johnson. Johnson writes about his true adventures studying wildlife and cultures throughout the world. More... | Rusty Johnson EcoSpeakers Info >>

Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank. By Paul Ehrlich. We are only beginning to understand that ecological health depends on the diversity of nature. Humans directly benefit from the services that millions of species provide, whether appreciated or not. To remove those species, the authors argue, is akin to squandering a carefully built and irreplaceable fortune. More… | Paul Ehrlich EcoSpeakers Info >>

Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness. By Tim Palmer. Winner of The Director's Award from the Director of the National Park Service for the outstanding publication of the year. A collection of remarkable pictures and text celebrating the awesome beauty of one of America's greatest national parks. More... | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

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