Book Review: Defending Giants: The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics

Cover of Defending Giants: The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics by Darren Frederick Speece

A decade ago, not long after moving to Oregon, I traveled to Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park where I entered an old-growth coast redwood forest for the first time. To …

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Writing Opportunity: The Wallace Stegner Prize in Environmental Humanities

Wallace Stegner Prize

Here is an excellent opportunity presented by the University of Utah Press: The Wallace Stegner Prize will be awarded to the best monograph submitted to the Press in the broad …

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Book Review: Gardenland: Nature, Fantasy, and Everyday Practice

Cover of Gardenland: Nature, Fantasy, and Everyday Practice

When you hear the word “garden” do you picture something like this: Or do you picture something more like this: The fact that these are both “gardens” illustrates just how …

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Book Review: The Humane Gardener

Cover of The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson

What in the world could be inhumane about gardening? Plenty, it turns out, thanks to this beautifully produced and incredibly important book by Nancy Lawson: The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a …

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