As a child he was taught to respect nature by an Apache elder he called Grandfather, now as a bestselling author and master tracker Brown shares his secrets for nurturing and saving the planet.

Survival topics include winter survival, constructing traps and snares, poisonous and edible plant distinction, fire making, locating and purifying water, building shelter, protecting your feet, tool construction, fishing, and getting full use of your knife. Almost 300 hand drawn illustrations provided that will help you identify plants and fungi as well as demonstrate various techniques to be used in the outdoors. Hamper's guide will help you avoid...

Forest School is founded on a philosophy of nature-based play and learning that encourages children to develop confidence and self-esteem. This is the first book to share Forest School games, crafts and skill-building activities.

"...[S]hares the stories of women on unforgettable journeys -- women who live out of vans, trucks, and vintage trailers, exploring wild landscapes, cooking meals over campfires, and sleeping under the stars...[A] celebration of female courage, self-reliance, and self-discovery..." -- Page 4 of cover.

Selections from Edward Abbey, Bruce Berger, Charles Bowden, Geoff Childs, Barry Corbet, Dick Dorworth, Katie Lee, John Nichols, Royal Robbins, David Roberts, Galen Rowell, Lacey Story, Lito Tejada-Flores.

Illustrated with many line drawings and some photographs. CONTENTS: The Voyageur; Labrador Adventure; Maps (how to use a map in the field; aerial maps); Orientation (using a compass, determining north by the polar star and by shadow, how to make a sundial, magnetic declination, etc.); Winter Travel (hauling, the tobaggan, the hand-sleigh, portaging with dogs, the kometick the dog sled for wooded country, dog harnesses); Summer Travel (The canoe, the...

For twelve years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived...

Jim Burnett chronicles some of the more exciting experiences he has had during his thirty-year career as a National Park Service ranger.