Here we find the work of thirtythree authors and twentyone photographers combined into forty chapters of seven sections with 217 color photographs all weighing in at more than six pounds. If the real cost of a hamburger could even be minimally assessed, i am certain that every big mac is really priceless. The subsidized destruction of the american west george wuerthner, mollie matteson on. George wuerthner george wuerthner is an ecologist who has published 38 books including wildfire. His most recent publication is protecting the wild. The delusion of endless growth and overdevelopment, thrillcraft, and keeping the wild.
George wuerthner is the ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology. Welfare ranching presents one side of the debate over public lands ranching, offering a graphic look at the negative consequences of livestock production in the arid west. Buffalo field campaign spokesperson stephany seay will moderate the discussion. George wuerthner is an ecologist who has been studying predators for four decades. Welfare ranching the subsidized destruction of the american west, a book i edited along with mollie matteson and published by island press, attempts to innumerate these costs.
In particular, he has been involved in wolf restoration efforts in montana, and for years lived near yellowstone national park. The flagship of this movement is a gorgeous coffeetable book, welfare ranching, edited by george wuerthner and mollie matteson. He serves on the board of the western watersheds project. The politics of public lands ranching ranching s devastating impacts upon the american west have drawn the attention of envi. A century of failed forest policy, welfare ranching, keeping the wild. After that, came lynn jacobs book waste of the west 1991 with its innovative use of extensive photographs, and then the spectacular coffeetable book welfare ranching by george wuerthner and mollie matteson 2002 which added even more detail, scientific information, and color photographs.
George studied both wildlife biology and botany as an undergraduate at the university of montana. For many years he was a fulltime freelance photographer and writer and has published thirtyeight books on natural history, conservation history, ecology, and environmental issues. But, of course, seeing its role to pander to the welfare ranchers of the west, the blm has taken the politically expediate. By george wuerthner as published on the wildlife news blm plans to expand public land destruction caused by welfare ranching the bureau of land management blm is rewriting its grazing regulations to allow more flexibility into range management. He has written and edited 38 books addressing topics such as the harms to. Against the domestication of the earth, protecting the wild. George wuerthner books list of books by author george. The washington post recently published an article that repeated the old and flawed idea that ranching will protect the land and suggesting conservation easements are the solution to sprawl. Overdevelopment and the delusion of endless growth island press. According to the books publisher, ranching has done more damage than the chainsaw and bulldozer combined. He has published 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including such environmentally focused books as welfare ranching, wildfire, thrillcraft, energy and most recently.
George wuerthner is an ecologist, writer, photographer, wildlands advocate, university instructor, and natural history guide, with 26 titles on natural history and related topics to his credit. George wuerthner is an ecologist who has studied grazing issues for decades, and the author of welfare ranching. Welfare ranching illuminates the ecological damage that domestic livestock cause. Welfare ranching the subsidized destruction of the american west a book i edited along with mollie matteson and published by island press attempts to innumerate these costs. In fact, the production of livestock is incompatible with the. George is the author of 38 books including welfare ranching, wildfire. The quiet desperation of declining towns and cities across americas west is understandable, writes george wuerthner. Welfare ranching illuminates the ecological damage that domestic livestock cause to western public lands, analyzes the grazing systems economic absurdity, and suggests how the cowboy myths tenacious grip on the public imagination has helped block rational public policy. Currently he is the executive director of public lands media. The subsidized destruction of the american west complete. The book also addresses global livestock issues and the midwest feedlot. He serves on the science advisory board of project coyote and is the author of 38 books including welfare.
Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen. Welfare ranching the subsidized destruction of the american west, a book i edited along with mollie matteson and published by. Environmental writer george wuerthner is receiving the fund for wild. Welfare ranching is a beautiful book, full of fullcolor photos and articles by dozens of scientists and concerned biological conservationists regarding the destruction of the american west by cattle ranchers. Environmental writer george wuerthner is receiving the fund for wild natures grassroots activist of the year award for 2017. Prograzing pieces dont do a full accounting of livestock costs. George wuerthner is the author of keeping the wild 3. Welfare ranching the subsidized destruction of the. George wuerthner is the ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology, where he does research and writes about environmental issues. A century of failed forest policy island press 2006. Rewilding leadership council member george weurthner.
The subsidized destruction of the american west tells the story of a vast region, sparsely populated by people but tragically battered by an activity many of us have mistakenly believed is benign. George wuerthner is a professional photographer and the author of more than two dozen books on natural history and other environmental topics, including wildfire. George is the author of 38 books including welfare ranching. In welfare ranching, wuerthner and coeditor mollie yoneko matteson present articles and photographs examining the practice of ranching in the american west and its effect on the environment. Afterward, there will be a panel discussion with george wuerthner, author of welfare ranching, richard manning, author of rewilding the west, fwp commissioner ron moody, and chief jimmy. The recent killing of six members of the profanity peak wolf pack in ne washington in retribution for the loss of a few cattle is emblematic of what is wrong with public land policy.
The book also addresses global livestock issues and the midwest feedlot system, which dominates american agriculture. Prograzing pieces dont do a full accounting of livestock. See all books authored by george wuerthner, including great smoky mountains. George wuerthner is best known as the author of 38 books including welfare ranching, wildfire. Edited by george wuerthner and mollie matteson island press, 2002, 366 pages isbn 1559639423. Provided photo george wuerthner is a former botanist with the blm, and has published 38 books including welfare ranching. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions. The subsidized destruction of the american west by george wuerthner, mollie matteson at barnes. Cheatgrass, wildfire and livestock grazing straight from. The subsidized destruction of the american west 9781559639439. He has published 36 books including welfare ranching.
A prolific author, he has published 38 books including such titles. Rewilding leadership council member george wuerthnergeorge wuerthnergeorge wuerthner is an ecologist, former river ranger for the alaska blm and backcountry ranger in the gates of the arctic np in alaska. He has published 38 books on environmental issues and natural history including such environmentally focused books as welfare ranching, wildfire, thrillcraft, energy and most recently protecting the wild. He is the former ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology. Through his writing, george has consistently been a bold voice in defense of wildlife and wild places, and his work has had a real impact. He is also a licensed guide in yellowstone national park. The subsidized destruction of the american west by george wuerthner, mollie matteson online at alibris. Of course people dream of the good old days when there were wild prairies to be grazed, forests to be felled and oil wells to be sunk and try to bring them back. Mollie matteson is a writer, editor, and environmental activist. Author of yosemite, welfare ranching, beautiful america, oregons wilderness areas, wildfire, vermont, portrait of the land and its people, thrillcraft, olympic george wuerthner.
The agency even proposes increases in grazing seasons and numbers. Welfare ranching s authors, george wuerthner and mollie matteson, are romantics who ignore the threat of sprawl and the studies of scientists in their quest to ban all cattle grazing on the west. Wuerthner and matteson point out that there are 525 million acres of land in the western united states which are used for livestock grazing. Parks and wilderness the foundation for conservation, energy. George wuerthner born june 11, 1952, american ecologist. George wuerthner is the former ecological projects director for the foundation for deep ecology. He has visited more than 400 designated wilderness areas and approximately 200 national park units. The environmental consequences of public lands ranching and, most recently, energy. A vistors companion national parks visitors companions, and yosemite. The profanity of the profanity peak wolf pack massacre.
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