Items by Ali Macalady — 10 items
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Restoration evolution
In his new book, The Sunflower Forest: Ecological Restoration and the New Communion with Nature, William R. Jordan III lays out a powerful vision for a new environmental ethic
by Ali Macalady, Feb 02, 2004 -
American Speedster
In Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of Pronghorn, zoology professor John Byers offers a glimpse into the life of North America’s fastest mammal
by Ali Macalady, Dec 08, 2003 -
Agriculture’s wild side
In Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches, Daniel Imhoff discusses what’s wrong with industrialized agriculture and offers suggestions on how to fix it.
by Ali Macalady, Nov 10, 2003 -
In the field with fire
A Season of Fire: Four Months on the Firelines of America’s Forests by Douglas Gantenbein refuses to glamorize firefighting or settle for simple solutions to the West’s fire problems
by Ali Macalady, Oct 13, 2003 -
An inside look at the <br>hardscrabble plains
In Gone: Photographs of Abandonment on the High Plains, New Mexico photographer Steve Fitch confronts hard times on the Great Plains
by Ali Macalady, Jun 23, 2003 -
Environmentalists have one big blind spot
Ali Macalady wishes Easterners would quit focusing on Alaska
by Ali Macalady, Jun 16, 2003 -
Emmet Gowin: Changing the Earth
Changing the Earth, title of both a book and a traveling exhibit, showcases Emmet Gowin’s strangely beautiful aerial photographs of human-altered landscapes
by Ali Macalady, Mar 31, 2003 -
Fateful harvest a scary read
Duff Wilson's book, "Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret," investigates a local agricultural chemicals provider who attempted to pass toxic waste off as recycled fertilizer.
by Ali Macalady, Apr 29, 2002 -
A refreshing view
In "The View from Bald Hill: Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland," biologist Carl and Jane Bock describe their field work in the Appleton-Whittell Ranch, where no grazing has occurred since the 1960s.
by Ali Macalady, Dec 03, 2001 -
Friendship in the Sagebrush West
In "Woven on the Wind," an anthology edited by Gaydell Collier, Linda Hasselstrom and Nancy Curtis, rural Western women write about their friendships with other women.
by Ali Macalady, Dec 03, 2001
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