To those of us in America who love the outdoors, who relish the opportunities for discovery and recreation offered by one of the best things the Zeitgeist of the nation has ever created – the National Park System, who think the nation would be a less place ecologically, historically, and spiritually without the vast tracts of shared public lands we hold in common as a citizenry, the present time is one of great trepidation.
When it comes to accessible field guides to the wildlife of popular African eco-tourism destinations, the Wildlife Explorer Guide series from Princeton WildGuides has certainly proven itself over the past few years as the definitive imprint to seek out.
As the United States becomes increasingly urbanized, how its citizens experience and interact with the natural world will become more and more influenced by how the nation’s cities are arranged.
Thanks to the popularity of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s landmark documentary film The National Parks, America’s Best Idea presently being broadcast on PBS, the writings of John Muir have been selling at an astonishing pace.