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On September 19, 2022, Dave Foreman, champion of the wild and Wilderness, passed away at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by friends and family. Activist, conservationist, writer, orator, outdoorsman, historian, and friend to many, Dave leaves an important legacy. The public knows him primarily as the head of the spear for Earth First! in the 1980s, but after those wild years he went on to be a co-founder of The Wildlands Project with many prominent wildlife biologists and conservationists, The Rewilding Institute, and other initiatives including the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, now New Mexico Wild. Dave inspired and mentored many conservationists in his half-century career. He led by example and was uncompromising in his advocacy and defense of wild places and wild life. This book is a compilation from some of his friends and admirers, and the words of those with whom he worked from the late 1960s until his untimely death testify to his influence, his growth, and the reach of his work. He was not able to write his memoir, which he would have titled Wildeor, which he called free, wild, untamed creatures living in nature. Among those offering tributes are writer Terry Tempest Williams, prominent conservation biologist Reed Noss, author and aural historian Jack Loeffler, and Dave's long-time right-hand man in all endeavors, now Executive Director of The Rewilding Institute, John Davis.

Rewilding is restoring natural processes and species, then stepping back so that nature can express its own will. In essence, rewilding means giving the land back to wildlife and wildlife back to the land.Recalling the late great Wild Earth journal, this provocative anthology showcases the most notable original articles and art published by Rewilding Earth (rewilding.org) in 2018. Rewilding Earth Unplugged is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly manual for how to protect and restore wild places and their residents.TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction: Rewilding Distilled by John DavisWildlands PhilanthropyBringing Back the American Serengeti by Nicole Rosemarino Filling the Arc of Appalachia: Restoring Wildness to Southern Ohio by Nancy StranahanSafeguarding an Adirondack Wildlife Corridor for Wildlife and People by Jon LeibowitzRewilding Argentina: Park by Park by Sofia Heinonen & Luli MaseraOriginal EcosystemsEastern Old-Growth Forests Then and Now by Robert T. LeverettWorking to Restore the American Chestnut by Sara Fern FitzsimmonsWildlands DefenseDeconstructing Today's Great Land Grab by Dave ForemanThe Attack on the National Park System by John MilesForest Protection in the Trump Era by Douglas BevingtonBLM Under Trump and Zinke: A Disaster for Public Lands by George WuerthnerPopulationWhy Family Planning Is Good for People and the Planet by Suzanne YorkDaring to Tell the Truth about Sustainability by Terry SpahrPoetryThe Good News by Gary LawlessThrough High Still Air by Tim McNultyCoexistenceThe Saga of the Mexican Gray Wolf (El Lobo) by Dave ParsonsWildlife Governance Reform: Where to Begin by Kirk Robinson & Dave ParsonsFostering Wildlife-Friendly Farming and Recognizing Biodiversity as Critical to a Fully Functioning Farm by Jo Ann BaumgartnerBowman Divide Critter Crossing by Brad MeiklejohnWANTED: Missing Cat by Sherry NemmersThe Killing Roads by Sandra CovenyRewilding InitiativesMogollon Wildway Ramble: Field Notes from Scouting a Proposed National Scenic Trail by Kelly Burke & John DavisFollowing Alice the Moose: Notes from an A2A Reconnaissance Hike by John DavisFacing the Challenges of Dam Removal in Alaska by Brad MeiklejohnRescuing an Endangered Cactus: Restoring the Santa Fe Cholla by Nancy LehrhauptPuma Recovery for Eastern Wildways: A Call to Action by Chris Spatz & John LaundreA National Corridors Campaign for Restoring America the Beautiful by Michael SouléRewilding BookstoreRewilding at Many Scales: A Book Review Essay by John Miles

While practicing law; advocating environmental sustainability and rule of law; and teaching environmental law, rule of law, and democracy building for half a century Gordon Davis privately wrote poetry. Whether pondering his professional journey or grappling with more elusive mysteries, he has leaned on meditative verse and dished up timely doggerel.The poet pens a natural history of theTribes of mutant thoughts that, seriatim, Occupy and then, in turn, succumb, but leave noFossil record of their fleeting dominationOther than his imprecise transcription…Though his sporadic verse writing has extended over decades, the lurking hypothesis that more people write poetry than read it had regularly squelched any urge to share his writing beyond family. It was his family’s support and encouragement (and that thing about time’s wingéd chariot) that finally prompted him to release this collection.

While practicing law; advocating environmental sustainability and rule of law; and teaching environmental law, rule of law, and democracy building for half a century Gordon Davis privately wrote poetry. Whether pondering his professional journey or grappling with more elusive mysteries, he has leaned on meditative verse and dished up timely doggerel.The poet pens a natural history of theTribes of mutant thoughts that, seriatim, Occupy and then, in turn, succumb, but leave noFossil record of their fleeting dominationOther than his imprecise transcription…Though his sporadic verse writing has extended over decades, the lurking hypothesis that more people write poetry than read it had regularly squelched any urge to share his writing beyond family. It was his family’s support and encouragement (and that thing about time’s wingéd chariot) that finally prompted him to release this collection.