Why Conservation Is Failing and How It Can Regain Ground

"We've lost our way, but we can find our path again if we take seriously Eric Freyfogle's courageous and clear-headed assessment. His is at once a summons back to the core truths of conservation in law, democracy, and land health and a provocative call for cultural change that honors nature and posterity. Why lament the death of environmentalism when we have, right here, a clear vision of rebirth?"—David W. Orr, author of The Last Refuge

~David W. Orr

"Freyfogle seeks to surmount what he terms ‘our dominant liberal ideology’ to instill an alternative view of the human responsibility to nature, i.e., a conservation ethic."—Robert B. Keiter, author of Keeping Faith with Nature: Ecosystems, Democracy, and America’s Public Lands

~Robert B. Keiter

"I expect this book will be broadly appreciated by people not only in the conservation movement but people everywhere interested in securing a more human and sustainable world for us all."—Tim Clark, author of The Policy Process: A Practical Guide for Natural Resources Professionals

~Tim Clark