He is the former ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology. Against the domestication of the earth, protecting the wild. In particular, he has been involved in wolf restoration efforts in montana, and for years lived near yellowstone national park. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Rewilding leadership council member george wuerthnergeorge wuerthnergeorge wuerthner is an ecologist, former river ranger for the alaska blm and backcountry ranger in the gates of the arctic np in alaska. Heres a glimpse of the doug tompkins i knew and admired. He has published 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including such environmentally focused books as welfare ranching, wildfire, thrillcraft, energy.
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He has published 36 books including welfare ranching. The subsidized destruction of the american west by george wuerthner 20020801 george wuerthner. Welfare ranching the subsidized destruction of the american west, a book i edited along with mollie matteson and published by island press, attempts to innumerate these costs. Although firstrate literary treatments of their topic, none of these books have provided the detailed visual information that only large color photographs can convey.
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A century of failed forest policy, welfare ranching, keeping the wild. We also provide information and assistance and links to scientists, the public, conservation groups and others so they can make better informed. Matteson, mollie and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. George wuerthner is best known as the author of 38 books including welfare ranching, wildfire. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. There are many ranchers doing things to conserve and manage properly. The subsidized destruction of the american west by george wuerthner, mollie matteson online at alibris. Welfare ranching the subsidized destruction of the. He has published 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including such environmentally focused books as welfare ranching, thrillcraft, energy and most recently, protecting the wild. Join facebook to connect with george wuerthner and others you may know. By george wuerthner, id like to share with you some things about doug tompkins you might not have read in other places. The subsidized destruction of the american west island press 2002. View george wuerthners profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The subsidized destruction of the american west by mollie yoneko matteson and george wuerthner 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Explore books by george wuerthner with our selection at. Overdevelopment and the delusion of endless growth island press. Public lands media is an independent, nonpartisan, source of ecological and conservation information. His most recent publication is protecting the wild. Parks and wilderness the foundation for conservation, energy. George studied both wildlife biology and botany as an undergraduate at the university of montana. A century of failed forest policy island press 2006. Through his writing, george has consistently been a bold voice in. He has published 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including such environmentally focused books as welfare ranching, wildfire, thrillcraft, energy and most. For many years he was a fulltime freelance photographer and writer and has published thirtyeight books on natural history, conservation history, ecology, and environmental issues. George weurthner, wwps oregon director, is an ecologist, longtime wildlands activist, and wilderness visionary with interests in conservation history and conservation biology.
In welfare ranching, wuerthner and coeditor mollie yoneko matteson present articles and photographs examining the practice of ranching in the american west and its effect on the environment. Currently he is the executive director of public lands media. I just dont like the way the book lumps all ranchers in one group. George studied both wildlife biology and botany as an. See all books authored by george wuerthner, including great smoky mountains. The delusion of endless growth and overdevelopment, thrillcraft, and keeping the wild. For 25 years he was my friend, my mentor, and my frequent collaborator on a range of environmental books. He has published 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including such environmentally focused books as welfare ranching, wildfire, thrillcraft, energy and most recently protecting the wild. On his own initiative, wuerthner first wrote a lengthy introduction about the nature of ranching advocacy research, thereby providing a. I hear often from livestock proponents that ranching is an economically sustainable use of western rangelands. Wuerthner, the author or editor of thirtyfive books including welfare ranching1 and wildfire,2 agreed to take on the task. Welfare ranching reveals the deplorable practices that are ripping apart the ecological fabric of. He has undergraduate degrees in wildlife biology and botany, and a masters degree in science communications from the university of california at santa cruz. In the american west, the sky is wide and the mountains are grand.
George wuerthner is a professional photographer and the author of more than two dozen books on natural history and other environmental topics, including wildfire. George wuerthner is the former ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology and has published 38 books, many of them in conjunction with doug tompkins. He is an ecologist who has studied predators and published 38 books, including welfare ranching. He has visited more than 400 designated wilderness areas and approximately 200 national park units. George wuerthner is an ecologist, longtime wild lands activist, and wilderness visionary. They are a force that we cannot really control, and thus understanding, appreciating, and learning to live with wildfire is ultimately our. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover georges. Despite extensive documentation about the ecological, human health, and climate change consequences of a meatbased diet, livestock production has drawn limited scrutiny from environmental organizations, government agencies, and the public. Welfare ranching illuminates the ecological damage that domestic livestock cause to western public lands, analyzes the grazing systems economic absurdity, and suggests how the cowboy myths tenacious grip on the public imagination has helped block rational public policy. You cant solve a problem if you dont identify it correctly.
When it comes to wildfire safety, the timber industry, the forest service, and many collaboratives are selling snake oil to the public. We research, write, and publish articles, essays, and editorials on a variety of natural resourceenvironmental topics. The subsidized destruction of the american west as want to read. George wuerthner is an ecologist who has been studying predators for four decades. Parks and wilderness, the foundation for conservation. I recently had a representative of one of the conservation groups in the greater yellowstone area tell me that they supported loggingthinning on the custer gallatin national forest because the agency was mostly. Some people have always hated national monumentsuntil they love them. George wuerthner is a contributor to writers on the range, the opinion service of high country news. Author of yosemite, welfare ranching, beautiful america, oregons wilderness areas, wildfire, vermont, portrait of the land and its people, thrillcraft, olympic george wuerthner open library donate. He serves on the science advisory board of project coyote and is the author of 38 books including welfare. The book also addresses global livestock issues and the midwest feedlot system, which dominates american agriculture.
An ineffective road closurea plastic sign on the custer gallatin nf saying the road is closed photo by george wuerthner. Welfare ranching is a beautiful book, full of fullcolor photos and articles by dozens of scientists and concerned biological conservationists regarding the destruction of the american west by cattle ranchers. The environmental consequences of public lands ranching and, most recently, energy. He is also a licensed guide in yellowstone national park. George wuerthner is the ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology, where he does research and writes about environmental issues. Wuerthner and matteson point out that there are 525 million acres of land in the western united states which are used for livestock grazing. George wuerthner born june 11, 1952, american ecologist. According to the books publisher, ranching has done more damage than the chainsaw and bulldozer combined. George wuerthner is the author of keeping the wild 3. Statement from george wuerthner concerning the arguments in opposition to the end commercial livestock grazing initiative. Restoration management on the deschutes national forest. Hes the former ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology.