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xi unnumbered, 175 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"In the summer of 1922, Aldo Leopold traveled on horseback up into the headwaters of New Mexico's Gila River and proposed to his bosses at the Forest Service that 500,000 acres of that rough country be set aside as roadless wilderness. Thus was born America's first--and the world's--first designated wilderness. A century later, writer-activists come together to celebrate this vast, rugged landscape and argue for its preservation. First and Wildest features writing by Michael P. Berman, Philip Connors, Martha Schumann Cooper, Martin Heinrich, Pam Houston, Priyanka Kumar, Beto O'Rourke, Laura Paskus, Sharman Apt Russell, Jakob W. Sedig, Leeanna T. Torres, JJ Amaworo Wilson, and more. "--Back cover. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Tom Udall -- Introduction / Elizabeth Hightower Allen -- Invocation: Ode to the Gila / Eve West Bessier -- Bedrock. Voices / Deb Haaland -- The Wilderness and its place in forest recreational policy : "The truth is that which prevails in the long run" / Aldo Leopold -- Nde Benah : "This is Apache Land" / Joe Saenz, as told to Alastair Lee Bitsóí -- Lessons in resilience : "We need to learn from the people who lived here hundreds and thousands of years ago" / Jakob W. Sedig -- The idea of wilderness to Mexican Americans : "The history of American conservationism is not as white as we think it is" / Pricilla Solis Ybarra -- Heat. Voices / Charles Bowden -- Birthday for the next forest : "I wondered whether the fire would deform my connection to the country. Instead, I found I loved it more than ever" / Philip Connors -- A stone in our pocket : "Wild landscapes seen and unseen. Wild landscapes, carried home, put in a salad" / Sharman Apt Russell -- Fire bird : "I asked myself how much change I am able to accept, and how much choice I will have" / Renata Golden -- Learning to fall : "You will feel the world change when you leave a marked trail" / Michael P. Berman -- Flow. Voices / M.H. Dutch Salmon -- Wild love : "Many have come to love the river - perhaps because we almost lost it" / Laura Love -- The Springs : "The Gila is less curated, wilder and more raw - and for me, it's heaven on earth" / Beto O'Rourke -- Jade Mother : "Freedom and wilderness are braided together, inseparable - they make each other whole" / Priyanka Kumar -- Goyahkla : "I am a contradiction, a Chicana biologist, one who claims to love the land, yet is here killing fish" / Leeanna T. Torres -- Howl. Voices / Joy Harjo -- Still burning bright : "Deep in the Gila Wilderness, I would set a new course for my life" / Martin Heinrich -- Gila elemental : "The purity of my exhaustion was paired with an equal dose of appreciation - for wild animals, this place, a dedicated friend" / Karl Malcolm -- On (not) wanting to see a wolf : "Had I thought of it, I might have thrown back my head and howled" / Pam Houston -- Seeds. Voices / Ella Jz Kirk -- El Oso : "For these youths, whose upbringing was filled with conflict and trauma, unlocking the secrets of the Gila was more than just a trip to the forest" / Gabe Vazquez -- The land loves us back : "I thought of the stories we share of being broken and healed; of fire scars, flood debris, the forces that keep our forests and rivers whole" / Martha Schumann Cooper -- Rambling : "Does the bear make metaphors of the river? Does the mountain lion stop to admire the moutain? I'm the intruder here" / JJ Amaworo Wilson -- Benediction: Gibbous Moons / Eve West Bessier. |
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Natural areas.
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Conservation of natural resources.
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Gila Wilderness (N.M.)
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Essays.
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Allen, Elizabeth Hightower, editor.
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Berman, Michael P., 1956- photographer.
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| Added Title |
First and wildest |
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Gila wilderness at 100 |
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Gila wilderness at one hundred |
| ISBN |
9781948814553 paperback |
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1948814552 paperback |
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