Describes the efforts of two men--one black, one white--who in 1968 purchased eighty acres in Mississippi, to bring back the native plant and animal life, creating in the process a wildernss area that contained every ecosystem found in the region.

A Handmade Wilderness

History

Schueler, Donald G.

Americas

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

In 1968 two gay young men - one white, one black - quixotically decided to buy eighty backwoods acres in southern Mississippi, little realizing that they were embarking on the greatest adventure of their lives. Don Schueler's account of the twenty-five years that followed, during which he and Willie Brown transformed their "least worst land" into a wild Eden, is a modern saga by turns suspenseful, very funny, and deeply moving.

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Mariner Books

Discusses what gopher tortoises are, why they are endangered, what their current status is, and what is being done to help them.

The Gopher Tortoise (Endangered and Threatened Animals)

Children's Books

Animals

Myreportlinks.Com

Incident at Eagle Ranch: Predators as Prey in the American West

Business & Money

University of Arizona Press

Incident at Eagle Ranch: Man and Predator in the American West

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Random House, Inc.

The author describes his experiences traveling through the Yucatan, shares his impressions of the people and wildlife there, and discusses the history of the region

The Temple of the Jaguar

Travel

Mexico

Covering the coast from the Florida Keys to Yucatan, this guide provides information on landscape and hotel and restaurant accommodations

Adventuring Along the Gulf of Mexico

Preserving the Pascagoula re-creates one of the more exciting sagas in the history of wilderness preservation- the ultimately successful fight to protect the vast, magnificent, little known Pascagoula Swamp in southeastern Mississippi for the future benefit of the people of Mississippi. The story, with several heroes, no great villains, and a happy ending, will remind the environmental community that now and then the "good guys" do win. Preserving the Pascagoula is, however, more than the suspenseful retelling of this achievement. The book details the unusual strategy whereby victory was achieved, and serves as a blueprint of how a state government created from scratch one of the finest natural area programs in America today. This is the story of the most effective nonprofit land acquisition group in the nation. The Nature Conversancy, and its innovative Heritage Program that calls upon states to inventory and protect threatened ecosystems before they are assaulted by bulldozers and chain saws. It is also the story of Mississippi's response to the Heritage idea, a response that could serve as a model for other states. Finally, this is the account of a handful of dedicated people, ranging in their commitments from counterculture activism to staid conservationism. the unlikely alliance of this disparate group of people suggests how much even a few individuals can accomplish against the odds, if they have the will and the nerve. Preserving the Pascagoula could have been one more account of a dramatic eleventh-hour confrontation between environmentalist and developers. It is, however, more than that because it suggests many ways in which people who want to save our heritage in wild life can innate action, instead of merely reacting to threats against the wilderness.

Preserving the Pascagoula

Nature & Ecology

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI

Preserving the Pascagoula re-creates one of the more exciting sagas in the history of wilderness preservation--the ultimately successful fight to protect the vast, magnificent, little-known Pascagoula Swamp in southeastern Mississippi.  The Pascagoula, in terms of discharge volume, remains the largest undammed, unaltered river system in the continental United States. The story of how it was saved, with several heroes, no great villains, and a happy ending, will remind the environmental community that now and then the "good guys" do win.  More than the suspenseful retelling of this achievement, Preserving the Pascagoula details the unusual strategy whereby the fight was won. It serves as a blueprint of how a state government created from scratch one of the finest natural area programs in America today.  This is the story of the most effective nonprofit land acquisition group in the nation, The Nature Conservancy, and its innovative Natural Heritage Program that calls upon states to inventory and protect threatened ecosystems. It is also the story of Mississippi's response to the Heritage idea, a response that has served as a model for other states.  Finally, this is the account of a handful of dedicated people, ranging in their commitments from counterculture activism to staid conservatism. The unlikely alliance of these disparate groups suggests how much even a few individuals can accomplish against great odds, if they have the will and the nerve.  Preserving the Pascagoula could have been just one more account of a dramatic eleventh-hour confrontation between environmentalists and developers. More than that, it suggests many ways in which people who want to save our wilderness heritage can initiate action, instead of merely reacting to threats to the environment.  This new edition of Preserving the Pascagoula is published by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Support and assistance for this effort has come from The Nature Conservancy of Mississippi, Audubon Mississippi, the Missis-sippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.  Donald G. Schueler is the author of A Handmade Wilderness, Incident at Eagle Ranch: Predators as Prey in the American West, The Temple of the Jaguar: Travels in the Yucatan, and Adventuring along the Gulf of Mexico.

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