About this item
Beginning in the vast North American Boreal Forest that stretches through Canada, and roving across the continent, from the Northern Sierra to Alabama's Paint Rock Forest, from the Appalachian Trail to a ranch in Mexico, Tony Hiss sets out on a journey to take stock of the "superorganism" that is the earth: its land, its elements, its plants and animals, its greatest threats--and what we can do to keep it, and ourselves, alive.Hiss not only invites us to understand the scope and gravity of the problems we face, but also makes the case for why protecting half the land is the way to fix those problems. He highlights the important work of the many groups already involved in this fight, such as the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, and the global animal tracking project ICARUS.
About the Author
"Rescuing the Planet" is my 15th book, ten years in the making. It's been my enormous privilege to travel around North America meeting so many people devoting their skills and insights to keeping life alive by staving off the global emergency that threatens a million species with extinction. My previous books, which include "The Experience of Place," have covered health care in rural Ecuador, train travel, Hunanese cooking, giant pandas, photography, the story of my family, the landscape of the Chicago area, and the future of the New York City region. I can be found on Twitter @tonyhiss
