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Nonfiction, Science, Memoir

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Leslie Patten has an unusual combination of experience that allows her to write her new book The Wild Excellence. She is a published author of Biocircuits: Amazing New Tools for Energy Health. She also has written several eBooks on gardening, and has kept an online blog journal for many years on wildlife issues from her home in the remote regions next to Yellowstone National Park.

Leslie has worked with land her entire life. She is an avid gardener, and still practices as a professional landscape designer in Marin County, California. She has a degree in horticulture, a certificate of design from The San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, as well as two years of formal naturalist training from the College of Marin. She spent o ...more

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	Ghostwalker: Tracking a Mountain Lion's Soul Through Science and Story 4.41 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Excellence 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Decomposed Granite and Other Materials for Walkways and Patios really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gardening for a Dry California Future 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biocircuits: Amazing New Tools for Energy Health by Leslie Patten (Goodreads Author), Terry Patten (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Designing Your Garden: How to Navigate a Design and Installation for Your Yard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Compendium for the Dry Garden: Designing Your Garden. Gardening for a Dry Future. Decomposed Granite and Other Materials it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghostwalker: Tracking a Mountain Lion's Soul through Science and Story by Leslie Patten (Goodreads Author), Harley G. Shaw (foreword) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Koda and the Wolves: Tales of a Red Dog by Leslie Patten (Goodreads Author), Alina Demchenko (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Koda and the Wolves: Tales of a Red Dog by Leslie Patten (Goodreads Author), Alina Demchenko (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Do Wolves Change Rivers or Do Men Change Wolves?

I’m thrilled today because for the first time in a long time I followed wolf tracks, three wolves who were on a mission. Why so excited? In the past on this blog I’ve written about following wolf tracks, about watching wolves in our valley in the winter, and encountering them on hikes. But since Wyoming began yearly hunts starting in 2016, wolves quickly became very elusive. They were no longer cu

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Leslie Patten wrote a new blog post Winter, climate and wildlife Winter is slowly creeping in. Our temps are above normal for December (daytime 30s and some 40s) but the wind has been arctic fierce. So different tha Read more of this blog post »
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Leslie Patten liked TL Thomas's review of Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons From the Yellowstone Packs (The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone): "I enjoyed learning about the wolves, but it was a tough read. It's mostly field notes, long lists of numbers and descriptions and locations that are meaningless unless you already know who is who (or why it would matter). The facts about wolves and w" Read more of this review »
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