In a Dark Wood

In a Dark Wood presents a history of debates among ecologists over what constitutes good forestry, and a critique of the ecological reasoning behind contemporary strategies of preservation, including the Endangered Species Act

Alston Chase

1: The Search for Nature; I: Crisis: What is Nature? 1960-1972; 2: Cork Boot Fever; 3: Mr. Redwood; 4: The Eco Raiders; 5: Rebels with a Cause; 6: Life in The Peace Zone; II: Discovery: Nature is An Ancient Forest 1973-1981; 7: Building An Ark; 8: A Law for All Seasons; 9: A New Metaphor for Nature; 10: The Birth of Biocentrism; 11: The Owl Shrieked; 12: The Reluctant Researchers; 13: The New Forestry; III: Response: The Biocentric Revolution 1982-1990; 14: Night on Bald Mountain; 15: The Network; 16: Wall Street Forestry; 17: Occurrence at All Species Grove; 18: The Age of Extremism; 19: The Paradigm Shift; 20: Wobblies and Yellow Ribbons; 21: The Easter Sunday Massacre; 22: Forests Forever; 23: Fred, The Walking Rainbow; 24: Stepping on An Anthill; 25: Redwood Summer; IV: Consequences: The Season of Our Uncertainty 1991-; 26: Diaspora; 27: Home, Sweet Home; 28: The Forest Summit; 29: The Inferno; 30: In a Dark Wood