Culture, Ecology, and Economics
Edited by Richard L. Knight, Wendell C. Gilgert, Ed Marston

"The last decade of collaborative conservation efforts between ranchers and conservation biologists has triggered a paradigm shift in how 'environmentalists' and 'land stewards' go about their business in the Intermountain West. Here for the first time in eloquent and persuasive poetry and prose, are the testimonies of those who have been intimately involved in preserving the working landscapes and rural cultures of the West. Rick Knight and his sidekicks have done us all a great service by bringing these voices together into one helluva hallelujah chorus; (ten-gallon) hats off to all who sing loud for the future of sustainable ranching!" -Gary Paul Nabhan

Contents:

• Ranching: An Old Way of Life in the New West -Paul F. Starrs
• Lay of the Land: Ranch Land and Ranching -Martha J. Sullins, David T. Theobold, Jeff R. Jones, and Leah M. Burgess
• Colors and Words -Bob Budd
• No Place Like Home -Linda M. Hasselstrom
• An Intimate Look at the Heart of the Radical Center -Page Lambert
• End of the Trail: Ranching Transformation on the Pacific Slope -Lynn Huntsinger
• Perceptions of Ranching: Public Views, Personal Reflections -Mark Brunson and George Wallace
• Shades of Gray -Bob Budd
• The Ecology of Ranching -Richard L. Knight
• Cows and Creeks: Can They Get Along? -Steve Leonard and Wayne Elmore
• Re-Creating the West...One Decision at a Time -Allan Savory
• Blue Birds and Black Cows -Bob Budd
• Making a Living in the Age of Wal-Mart -Tom Field
• Economic Survival of Western Ranching: Searching for Answers -Larry D. Butler
• Saving the Family Ranch: New Directions -Ben Alexander and Luther Propst
• Cloudy Sky over the Range: Whose Home and Why It Matters -W. William Weeks
• Why This Book Matters -Ed Marston