Grassroots Ecology: A Call for Help

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 The All-American Conservation Team
Chapter 3 The War of the Maps
Chapter 4 Grandmother's Quilt
Chapter 5 The Ten Ecological Ethics
Chapter 6 The Theoretical Ethics in Practical Use
Chapter 7 The Ecological Model
Chapter 8 Relationships and Connections
Chapter 9 The People of the Dawn
Chapter 10 The Poncas...Myths and Messages
Chapter 11 The Shoshone
Chapter 12 How Measurement Got Us Into Trouble
Chapter 13 Considerations of the Prarie Model
Chapter 14 Evolution of Grassland Ecological Thinking
Chapter 15 Tallgrass Prarie Preserve
Chapter 16 Burning
Chapter 17 Symbols and Symbolism
Chapter 18 The Myths that Hover Over the Land
Chapter 19 Social Contracts
Chapter 20 Why Do We Hunt?
Chapter 21 The Model Applied to Wildlife Management
Chapter 22 Can You Put it Back?
Chapter 23 Tom's Dream
Chapter 24 Dry Land
Chapter 25 Beginning with the Beaver
Chapter 26 The Trail of the Wapiti
Chapter 27 Wolves
Chapter 28 Judgment Day for the Cause
Chapter 29 Naturalist Thinking
Chapter 30 The Least of These
Chapter 31 "Where There is No Vision the People Perish"

Whether you are an ecologist, an environmentalist or an economist, a philosopher or a political scientist.this book will make you think differently about your chosen field. And, Ken's marvelous style makes thinking a pleasure rather than a chore. Although I savored each page, I was eager to get to the next one to see what new insight Ken would offer. The book was brilliantly researched and reflects a lifetime of productive thought. I learned more about the ecological ethos in two or three hours than I had learned in a lifetime. Just as important, I learned about the world around me.
Ken Greenwood's interesting, systematic view of the variety of 'camps' through which humans view the earth from an environmental perspective, provides an interesting, intellectual platform for why and how our natural heritage has been and continues to be slowly destroyed as a result of being tugged in many disorganized directions. He completes his environmental journey by offering solutions to how humans can proceed toward an altered but significantly more positive, environmental direction.
Greenwood explores the essence of the conservation movement in America, its roots and the movement's successes and failures. This is a valuable resource for those searching for the historical context of the conservation movement and who seek to ensure many more conservation success stories for the future.
Ken Greenwood's grassroots go deep. He has long been an active exponent of good stewardship of land and wildlife. There are clear models and examples in Grassroots Ecology that demonstrate how Americans have regarded their responsibility to nature with divergent ethical points of view. A thoughtful but active pace encourages you to move gently over the North American earth.