Books in the Alaska series

"John Schoen's Tongass Odyssey is both a memoir and a scientific manuscript. As a memoir it offers authorial stories related to Schoen's dealings in the Tongass National Forest; as a science-based manuscript it addresses the ecological and political history of the past 50 years of the Tongass. It also addresses the responsibility of conservation practitioners regarding the consequences of public lands and water management"--

"Arctic people live in and observe the Arctic environment year-round. Intimate knowledge of the environment and environmental changes is fundamental to their survival. They frequently depend on natural resources for their livelihood. This book presents a review of the capabilities, good practices, opportunities and barriers of community-based environmental monitoring programs in the Arctic, with a focus on decision-making for resource management"--