Stand for the Environment discussion

This is a forum where people who read fascinating works of literature about the environment can have their say! Our goal is to get other people in the community to read about the environment, whether it be about trees, animals, or travels in the elements. If people would like, we could schedule books to read and carry out discussions of those books. Tell your friends, start a group in your community if you would like!!

The Forester

Adirondack Moments

Hello,

I am new in this group & here is some background info.

I am retired from teaching forestry for 30 years at Paul Smith's College located in the Adirondacks near Lake Placid, NY. Over the years my students often asked the question: what is good forest management? I changed the question to: what should the human relationship be with nature & have done a fair amount of research on this subject especially in the area of "environmental values & ethics."

My research eventually motivated me to write THE FORESTER. The main plot theme in my novel is "conflicting environmental values," which is presented & dramatized by various characters. While values was a major theme the story also developed as an adventure story & a love story & this helps to make the characters & plot more interesting, exciting, & realistic. It is also a story about a man who unknowingly searches for his place in nature.

My “click on” book page above goes into more detail on THE FORESTER.

I also have an interest in photography & began photographing the Adirondacks & showed an ongoing slide show to my students on this subject. At the end of my teaching career I published ADIRONDACK MOMENTS, a photo book of this incredible region.

I am interested in hearing from other folks about their views on the human relationship with nature & what they have read or written on this subject.

So, send me some words & questions.

James Kraus

Hi everyone! I just joined your small (but hopefully enthusiastic) group. As an environmental author, environmental books (both mine and other authors) are something I am passionate about.

FYI: My favorite environmental book is “Last Chance to See”" by Douglas Adams. It’s an old book, but I just read it for the first time. Adams had a real talent for making his readers howl in laughter between serious discussions about animal extinctions.

Cheers!

Marty Essen, author of Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico

and

Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents