The People's Forests
First published in 1933, The People’s Forests makes a passionate case for the public ownership and management of the nation’s forests in the face of generations of devastating practices.
First published in 1933, The People’s Forests makes a passionate case for the public ownership and management of the nation’s forests in the face of generations of devastating practices.
In Driven Wild, Paul Sutter traces the intellectual and cultural roots of the modern wilderness movement from about 1910 through the 1930s, with tightly drawn portraits of four Wilderness Society founders—Aldo Leopold, Robert Sterling Yard, Benton MacKaye, and Bob Marshall. Each man brought a different background and perspective to the advocacy for wilderness preservation, yet each was spurred by a fear of what growing numbers of automobiles, aggressive road building, and the meteoric increase in Americans turning to nature for their leisure would do to the country’s wild places.
In this inaugural issue of its journal, the radical environmentalist group Earth First! announces its principles and platform.
This issue of Earth First! includes articles on RARE II (Roadless Area Review and Evaluations) and the US Forest Service’s alleged plans to develop protected wilderness areas.
This issue of the rebooted journal features reports on direct action campaigns in the United States and the United Kingdom, criticisms of President Clinton’s Forest Plan, and more.
Earth First! 28, no. 5 looks at topics such as the legacies of race and colonialism, strategies for disrupting the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and the shortcomings of “green” capitalism.
Wild Earth 1, no. 1, with the theme “Ecological Foundations for Big Wilderness,” discusses ecosystem restoration in Florida, corridors in the Klamath Mountains, and a Yellowstone ecosystem Marshall Plan.
Wild Earth 1, no. 2, with the issue theme “The New Conservation Movement,” on reforming the Sierra Club, grizzly hunting in Montana, and an Ancient Forest Reserve proposal for the Mendocino National Forest.
Wild Earth 1, no. 3 with essays on hydro development in North America, trans-boundary ecosystem preservation, the central Appalachian wilderness, and the need for deep ecological language.
Wild Earth 1, no. 4. on Canadian wilderness laws and national parks, how a proposed copper mine in Canada is threatening the rivers Tatshenshini and Alsek, and the hidden costs of developing natural gas reserves.