Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man

Name: Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man
Brand: Island Press
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By Jason Mark

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In Satellites in the High Country, journalist and adventurer Jason Mark travels beyond the bright lights and certainties of our cities to seek wildness wherever it survives. In California's Point Reyes National Seashore, a battle over oyster farming and designated wilderness pits former allies against one another, as locals wonder whether wilderness should be untouched, farmed, or something in between. In Washington's Cascade Mountains, a modern-day wild woman and her students learn to tan hides and start fires without matches, attempting to connect with a primal past out of reach for the rest of society. And in Colorado's High Country, dark skies and clear air reveal a breathtaking expanse of stars, flawed only by the arc of a satellite passing--beauty interrupted by the traffic of a million conversations. These expeditions to the edges of civilization's grid show us that, although our notions of pristine nature may be shattering, the mystery of the wild still exists--and in fact, it is more crucial than ever.

Product details

Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 320
Release Date:: 2015-09-29
Publication Date:: 2015-09-29
Publisher:: Island Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1610915801
ISBN13:: 9781610915809
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 502 g
Height:: 159 cm
Width:: 236 cm
Thickness:: 32 cm

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