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This anthology is a collection of conserved lands from across the North American continent. Each of 11 chapters contains poems, photos, and information about actual conserved properties from a land conservation organization. They celebrate the beauty and value of lands of all kinds including forests, islands, prairies, farms/ranches, parks, and waterways. Explore lands you've not yet seen, or re-explore familiar territory through art. Either way, we hope you are inspired....

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"Poetry is an ideal medium to connect what we feel about the land and our place in relation to it. This collection, as varied as the terrain it covers, reveals the often hidden truths and riddles of the places our land trusts and their partners conserve for us all. It enables us to see what we know is there but somehow have managed to miss, making the abstract more concrete, and the concrete more abstract. And in turn, we better understand, in the throes of the climate crisis, what we as people and the land need to thrive. --Steve Rosenberg, board member of the Land Trust Alliance and former Executive Director of the Scenic Hudson Land Trust Call it by any name you like - environmental ethics, nature appreciation, biophilia - at its heart, conservation is an act of grace, an act of saving the more-than-just-human world. The combination of land conservation and poetry connects what is seen and experienced amidst the natural world with an understanding of its inherent value. The poetry in this volume takes this connection one step further, linking this understanding to specific places. Places that are loved for what they are, full of grace. ---Stephen C. Trombulak, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College ""How to love is an ecology / of awe,"" writes Kansas poet Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, and indeed, abiding love and reverence for the land permeates these pages. Like a strong wind blowing west to east, poets' and artists' voices rise in joy and celebration documenting the intricate non-human world connecting us across the United States. ----Janet MacFadyen, Managing Editor, Slate Roof Press, and author of Waiting to Be Born This remarkable collection introduces us to protected places and kindred spirits who care for them. Just as the land speaks to the poets, these poems speak to us physically. The pulse of the poetry in combination with captivating photos brings us right there, making this a delectable and essential volume. --Sarah Pirtle, author of An Outbreak of Peace"

Poetry is an ideal medium to connect what we feel about the land and our place in relation to it. This collection, as varied as the terrain it covers, reveals the often hidden truths and riddles of the places our land trusts and their partners conserve for us all. It enables us to see what we know is there but somehow have managed to miss, making the abstract more concrete, and the concrete more abstract. And in turn, we better understand, in the throes of the climate crisis, what we as people and the land need to thrive. --Steve Rosenberg, board member of the Land Trust Alliance and former Executive Director of the Scenic Hudson Land Trust Call it by any name you like - environmental ethics, nature appreciation, biophilia - at its heart, conservation is an act of grace, an act of saving the more-than-just-human world. The combination of land conservation and poetry connects what is seen and experienced amidst the natural world with an understanding of its inherent value. The poetry in this volume takes this connection one step further, linking this understanding to specific places. Places that are loved for what they are, full of grace. ---Stephen C. Trombulak, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College How to love is an ecology / of awe, writes Kansas poet Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, and indeed, abiding love and reverence for the land permeates these pages. Like a strong wind blowing west to east, poets' and artists' voices rise in joy and celebration documenting the intricate non-human world connecting us across the United States. ----Janet MacFadyen, Managing Editor, Slate Roof Press, and author of Waiting to Be Born This remarkable collection introduces us to protected places and kindred spirits who care for them. Just as the land speaks to the poets, these poems speak to us physically. The pulse of the poetry in combination with captivating photos brings us right there, making this a delectable and essential volume. --Sarah Pirtle, author of An Outbreak of Peace

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Lis McLoughlin, PhD is founder and director of NatureCulture LLC, and the Writing the Land project. She publishes the Writing the Land anthologies and other books, and produces events such as the online Authors and Artists Festival. nature-culture.net writingtheland.org Dr. Stephen C. Trombulak is Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College in Vermont. He holds a B.A. in Biology from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Zoology from the Universi-ty of Washington. He joined the Middlebury College faculty in 1985, teaching and conducting re-search in environmental science, sustainability studies, natural history, and conservation biolo-gy. Most recently he was co-editor of the book Landscape-scale Conservation Planning. Martin Bridge's work spans a wide range of media from Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Theater Design and Site Specific Installations to Performance. He bridges realms of science and mysticism in an effort to challenge the cultural paradigms that dictate how we relate to both the natural world as well as our brothers and sisters.thebridgebrothers.com patreon.com/martinclarkbridge

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