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Jordan Fisher Smith spent 21 years as a park and wilderness ranger in California, Wyoming, Idaho, and Alaska. His nonfiction book, ENGINEERING EDEN won a 2017 California Book Award and was longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The Wall Street Journal calls it "an intensely reported, rousingly readable and ambitiously envisioned book."

Jordan's previous book, NATURE NOIR, is a memoir of his surprisingly strange and dangerous work as a park ranger. NATURE NOIR was a Booksense Bestseller, an Audubon magazine Editor’s Choice, and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2005 pick.

Jordan has written for The New Yorker, TIME.com, Men’s Journal, Aeon, Discover, and Orion. He appeared in and narrated a documentary film ...more

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Dear Jordan, I'm overwhelmed. I didn't really expect an answer and am delighted to get yours. Even though you cant skim through my little book, I'd be very grateful to be passed on to a friend who loves the Sierras. I'll direct a message to your email, ok?

Jordan Fisher Smith Hi Jeannette, the email you've given me in your message today does not seem to be a valid one, and my response to you bounced back.…moreHi Jeannette, the email you've given me in your message today does not seem to be a valid one, and my response to you bounced back.(less)

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Would you be willing to read my memoir about the 1960s, mostly set in the Feather River country of the Sierras? Your book is one of the few books even remotely like mine, though yours is much better written and dramatic. jeannette hanby

Jordan Fisher Smith Dear Jeanette, how nice of you to offer to let me read your memoir of the 1960s in the Feather River country. I'm pretty buried in things I have to re…moreDear Jeanette, how nice of you to offer to let me read your memoir of the 1960s in the Feather River country. I'm pretty buried in things I have to read for the new book I'm working on, so I'll have to decline for now. But send me the information about how to get the book as a message on jordanfishersmith.com and I'll pass it on to a friend who loves that country.

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	Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra – An Honest 14-Year Memoir of Violence and Danger in Wilderness Protection 3.77 avg rating — 1,124 ratings — published 2005 — 17 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
	Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature 4.08 avg rating — 821 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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

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“Starker was saying that to be a guardian, you must be a gardener.”
― Jordan Fisher Smith, Engineering Eden: A Violent Death, a Federal Trial, and the Struggle to Restore Nature in Our National Parks

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“Starker [Leopold] had an adage for people in public service: 'If you're ashamed of it, don't do it. If you're not, publicize it.' " -David Graber, wildlife biologist at Yosemite National Park”
― Jordan Fisher Smith, Engineering Eden: A Violent Death, a Federal Trial, and the Struggle to Restore Nature in Our National Parks

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“What Starker Leopold was trying to teach Graber was not to master and control everything but, instead, to remember that because human hands were always unintentionally doing something to nature, they ought to do something carefully planned as well.”
― Jordan Fisher Smith, Engineering Eden: A Violent Death, a Federal Trial, and the Struggle to Restore Nature in Our National Parks

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