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Ballad of a Turkey Hunter by Hunter Farrior Ballad of a Turkey Hunter by Hunter Farrior Aaron Hebeisen / Tuesday, June 6, 2023 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists I began my obsession with turkey hunting eight years ago. It is truly the most juxtaposed type of hunting I’ve found. Birds are everywhere in the Midwest, yet elusive. They are weary, but extremely bombastic. Ugly at first glance, yet a cornucopia of iridescent colors and textures once you look further. Combine that with longer days, spring weather and the direct communication with wildlife, ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
Elk, Women, Horses, Yellowstone by Tory Taylor Elk, Women, Horses, Yellowstone by Tory Taylor Zachary Williams / Monday, May 15, 2023 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Every once in a while, I read a book that has the power to transport me somewhere else. Writing that is so vivid and emotionally compelling that I feel as though I am there. More than once, while reading Tory Taylor’s books, I have found myself deep in the backcountry, overlooking a meadow of horses or hot on the trail of an elk, only to be startled back to reality—warm in my bed, my black lab ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
Our National Forests by Greg M. Peters Our National Forests by Greg M. Peters Zachary Williams / Tuesday, September 20, 2022 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Our National Forests: Stories from America’s Most Important Public Lands takes readers on a journey through arguably America's most important public lands, our National Forests. Each chapter highlights a region, issue or story involving our national forests, which are important for any hunter, angler, conservationist or outdoor-recreator to hear. The science of growing trees, the creation of the ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
Was It Worth It? By Doug Peacock Was It Worth It? By Doug Peacock Zachary Williams / Friday, June 3, 2022 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Doug Peacock’s collection of stories in his most recent book, Was It Worth It?, proves his obsession with and loyalty to a life lived on the edges of civilization. Peacock is a man who went further, deeper, and spent more nights in wild places than most. He was so exceptional that Edward Abbey modeled his infamous character George Hayduke on him: a character willing to fight and die for ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
The Book of Yaak by Rick Bass The Book of Yaak by Rick Bass Zachary Williams / Thursday, April 28, 2022 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists What do we lose when we let our favorite wild places succumb to the whims of industry and development? This is the question Rick Bass explores in The Book of Yaak. In the opening pages Bass sets out to capture the heart of the Yaak Valley, a wild, remote region in northwest Montana with immense biodiversity and a critical corridor for animals moving between the Northern Rockies and the Pacific ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
Echo (Living Wild with the Orions) Echo (Living Wild with the Orions) Zachary Williams / Monday, December 13, 2021 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Echo (Living Wild with the Orions) shares the mental and physical journey of a boy learning about survival. I wouldn’t typically choose this genre but the book really captured my attention. I love the ending, but don’t worry I won’t spoil it! This book deploys a certain magnetic pull. I told my mom I would read the book after I finished the series I was reading, read the first page, and was ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
Tracks: An Animal Tracking Book for Kids by Ann Schaefer, John Schaefer and Tina Howell Tracks: An Animal Tracking Book for Kids by Ann Schaefer, John Schaefer and Tina Howell Zachary Williams / Friday, July 16, 2021 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Tracks is a piece of art. I love the ways you can use it, as a quick facts book or a full-on tracking book. Both kids and adults will appreciate this book. I enjoyed it very much, and as I am 11, I can safely say that many adults would find this an amazing starter book while kids can learn many new things. The author gives a wide variety of animals that you can track. And parts, such as about a ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Zachary Williams / Wednesday, March 10, 2021 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists Outwardly, Braiding Sweetgrass appears to be a book about plants, viewed through Dr. Kimmerer’s own tandem lens of her degree in botany and Anishinaabe traditional environmental knowledge. Indeed, she weaves these different ways of seeing the world together as tenderly as she describes the eponymous braiding of sweetgrass, but I’d be doing us all a disservice to imply this book is just a ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
An Archer's Inner Life by Dave Sigurslid An Archer's Inner Life by Dave Sigurslid Zachary Williams / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists In great part the appeal of public lands is that they provide a space for us to commune with the primeval. Though your HOA may frown on you shooting a Zwickey at the forkhorn browsing your hostas, the manager of your closest wildlife area likely has no such qualms. An Archer’s Inner Life is a profound exploration of the yearning to return in some small way to life closer to the bone. Sigurslid’s ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan Zachary Williams / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists North Americans unfortunately have a long history of ecological harm. We also have the great propensity to recognize mistakes and work to fix them. Dan Egan's “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” takes us on one such journey. The story of the Great Lakes is a rollercoaster ride of disastrous mistakes and our attempts to fix them.The Great Lakes are a resource unmatched anywhere else on ... Media Backcountry Journal the campfire Backcountry Journal required reading Read more