Results for keyword: nature writing
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The spirit of the place
In The Wild Marsh, Montana nature writer Rick Bass takes us through four seasons in his beloved Yaak Valley.
by Andrea Appleton, Aug 17, 2009 -
Fishing for solace
In Yellowstone Autumn, Walter Wetherell describes a short season of solitary fly-fishing and contemplation in Yellowstone National Park.
by Cherie Newman, Apr 14, 2009 -
Home is where the compost is
Robert Michael Pyle takes us through a year in his small Northwestern community in Sky Time in Gray’s River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten Place
by Michelle Pulich Stewart, Jul 23, 2007 -
Prey at the waterhole
The experience of watching a mountain lion is utterly transformed when the watcher realizes he is the one being watched
by Craig Childs, Jul 24, 2006 -
A season of change
In Chasing Spring: An American Journey Through a Changing Season, nature writer Bruce Stutz follows spring from New York to Alaska, examining the surprising changes that global warming is bringing
by Ewen Callaway, May 01, 2006 -
On the wing again
In Condor: To the Brink and Back, science reporter John Nielsen surveys the life and times of "one giant bird."
by Jim Rossi, Apr 17, 2006 -
Meloy's last message — from bighorn country
In Eating Stone, her last book, Ellen Meloy tells the eloquent, passionate story of the time she spent studying the Blue Door Band of desert bighorn sheep
by Stephen J. Lyons, Oct 03, 2005 -
In the nation's most dangerous park, the desert's heat still beats
In Organ Pipe: Life on the Edge, Carol Ann Bassett pays homage to Organ Pipe National Monument and the strange beauty of the desert
by Lee Allen, Jun 13, 2005 -
Of Chiles, Cacti, and Fighting Cocks: Notes on the American West
Of Chiles, Cacti, and Fighting Cocks: Notes on the American West is a fine collection of Frederick Turner’s deft essays on the region
by Staff, Feb 21, 2005 -
California Poem
Eleni Sikelianos’ California Poem is a book full of poems, photos, collages, and wonder
by Staff, Feb 07, 2005
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