The Enduring Forests: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska [Paperback]

Ruth Kirk (Editor), Charles Mauzy (Editor), Robert Michael Pyle (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

The landscapes and ecosystems of the ancient forests are brought to life through full-color photographs and the text of five regional authors in this large-format tribute. Published by The Mountaineers Foundation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898864674
• ISBN-13: 978-0898864670
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,574,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting texts, beautiful photos, December 29, 2011

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Kouta Räsänen (Germany) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Enduring Forests: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska (Paperback)

The book includes 5 chapters, one for each state/province, and each by a different writer. The writers have different backgrounds (a university professor, an environmental journalist, a nature writer, a government administrator and a consultant/teacher) but their styles do not differ too much. The writers discuss basic forest ecology, forest types, remarkable reserves and their protection history. The texts are easy to read, do not go very deep but are nevertheless very interesting and well written.

There are plenty of excellent photos (though there could be more photos of forest interiors). Unfortunately, all of the captions do not give photo locations. There are a map for each state/province. The maps are poor and lack some important parks (e.g. Redwood National Park, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve) and locations discussed in the text.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Saving our north west forests, January 18, 2004

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Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Enduring Forests: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska (Paperback)

This is not a new book but the subject matter - the need for the preservation of forests along the north west coast of North America - is as relevant and important now as it was then. Looking back, it's encouraging to see that we have made some progress towards this since 1996, even if it is progress of the "two steps forward, one step back variety".

This beautifully illustrated book consists of five essays, one for each of the geographical regions from northern California to south eastern Alaska. The five writers offer very different perspectives on the ecological issues facing the forests in their own area. Each essay, in its own way, addresses issues common to the whole region. The book in its entirety looks at the past of these forests and offers a look at the future. In 2004 we are eight years into that future so we can compare our progress, or lack thereof, with the hopes expressed.

This book tries to engage us, as readers, to understand and treasure our forests for what they are and not just for the wood or wealth they provide. "...the more we humans know, the more we will care, and the more we care the better will we take care."

Amen to that.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Saving the forests of the north west, January 18, 2004

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Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Enduring Forests: Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska (Paperback)

This is not a new book but the subject matter - the need for the preservation of forests along the north west coast of North America - is as relevant and important now as it was then. Looking back, it's encouraging to see that we have made some progress towards this since 1996, even if it is progress of the "two steps forward, one step back variety".

This beautifully illustrated book consists of five essays, one for each of the geographical regions from northern California to south eastern Alaska. The five writers offer very different perspectives on the ecological issues facing the forests in their own area. Each essay, in its own way, addresses issues common to the whole region. The book in its entirety looks at the past of these forests and offers a look at the future. In 2004 we are eight years into that future so we can compare our progress, or lack thereof, with the hopes expressed.

This book tries to engage us, as readers, to understand and treasure our forests for what they are and not just for the wood or wealth they provide. "...the more we humans know, the more we will care, and the more we care the better will we take care."

Amen to that.