Though life on earth is the history of dynamic interactions between living things and their surroundings, certain powerful groups would have us believe that nature exists only for our convenience. One consequence of such thinking is the apparent fate of the Pacific salmon--a key resource and preeminent symbol of America's wildlife--which is today threatened with extinction. Drawing on abundant data from natural science, Pacific coast culture, and...

Scientists, land managers, ranchers, and others discuss the effects of western juniper encroachment on the eastern Oregon landscape, and the need for active management.

"Global environmental change (including climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and intensive exploitation of natural resources) is having significant impacts on the world's oceans. This book advances knowledge of the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems, and their past, present, and future responses to physical and anthropogenic forcing. It illustrates how climate and humans impact marine ecosystems,...

"This scientific study evaluates key considerations for reintroducing sea otters to Oregon, such as the habitats that could work best, how otters could affect these habitats and other species, and how Oregon businesses and communities could be impacted. The six authors assessed biological, ecological, demographic, health, welfare, regulatory, logistical, and stakeholder concerns, sharing findings that decision-makers must weigh." --

Stories of survival among the biggest, most successful meat-eating predators in the world and how their biological imperative drives, shapes, and decides the fate of their world.

"Ocean Frontiers features on-the-ground reporting from places across the country that are at the forefront of implementing promising new approaches to ocean and coastal management. With Earth's burgeoning populace facing an uncertain future on our beleaguered blue plant, never before have the world's oceans been called upon to serve so many, while suffering so much. But from the troubled waters now rises a new hope - a blossoming brand of stewardship...

"The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior propose limited changes to language about how to implement the Aquatic Conservation Strategy (ACS). The ACS is an integral part of the Northwest Forest Plan. The ACS is intended to maintain and restore the ecological health of watersheds and aquatic ecosystems within the Northwest Forest Plan area."--Summary, p. 1.