The Great Plains were once among the greatest grasslands on the
planet. But as the United States and Canada grew westward, the
Plains were plowed up, fenced in, overgrazed, and otherwise
degraded. Today, this fragmented landscape is the most endangered
and least protected ecosystem in North America. But all is not lost
on the prairie. Through lyrical photographs, essays, historical
images, and maps, this beautifully illustrated book gets beneath
the surface of the Plains, revealing the lingering wild that still
survives and whose diverse natural communities, native creatures,
migratory traditions, and natural systems together create one vast
and extraordinary whole.
Three broad geographic regions in "Great Plains" are covered in
detail, evoked in the unforgettable and often haunting images taken
by Michael Forsberg. Between the fall of 2005 and the winter of
2008, Forsberg traveled roughly 100,000 miles across 12 states and
three provinces, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, to
complete the photographic fieldwork for this project, underwritten
by The Nature Conservancy. Complementing Forsberg's images and
firsthand accounts are essays by Great Plains scholar David Wishart
and acclaimed writer Dan O'Brien. Each section of the book begins
with a thorough overview by Wishart, while O'Brien--a wildlife
biologist and rancher as well as a writer--uses his powerful
literary voice to put the Great Plains into a human context,
connecting their natural history with man's uses and abuses.
The Great Plains are a dynamic but often forgotten
landscape--overlooked, undervalued, misunderstood, and in desperate
need of conservation. This book helps lead the way forward,
informing and inspiring readers to recognize the wild spirit and
splendor of this irreplaceable part of the planet.
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