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category: Nature
published: Jun 2010
ISBN:9781553656227
publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Chasing Clayoquot

A Wilderness Almanac

by David Pitt-Brooke, foreword by Robert Kennedy Jr.

tagged: rivers, environmental conservation & protection, seasons
Description

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First published in 2004, and now with a new preface by the author, this book of natural history, environmentalism, and politics explores one of the earth's last primeval places: Clayoquot Sound. Close to a million visitors come to this unesco Biosphere Reserve along Vancouver Island's west coast, drawn by its unspoiled natural beauty. Robert Kennedy, Jr. writes in the foreword: ""I am grateful for this book because it reminds me of what I loved best about being involved in the fight for Clayoquot Sound...It was a place that engaged all your senses.""

As Barry Lopez did with the north in Arctic Dreams, David Pitt-Brooke, called ""a Thoreau for Clayoquot"" by the Globe and Mail, takes the reader on twelve journeys, one for each month of the year. Each journey covers the outstanding natural event of that season: whale watching in April, shorebird migration in May, the salmon spawn in October.

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About the Authors

David Pitt-Brooke

Dr. David Pitt-Brooke is a retired veterinarian, naturalist and the author of Chasing Clayoquot: A Wilderness Almanac (Raincoast Books, 2004, Greystone Books, 2010), hailed by The Globe and Mail as "A Thoreau for Clayoquot." His writing focuses on topics related to science, natural history and the environment.


Robert Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., named of of Time's "Heroes for the Planet," is an activist, environmental lawyer, and co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio. He has written several acclaimed books on politics and the environment, including the New York Times-bestselling Crimes Against Nature and The Riverkeepers.

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