Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Becoming a Biologist (1947–1976)
Introduction
The Early Years
High School
College
Education Beyond the Classroom
Postgrad
Marriage and Graduate School
Part 2: Tongass Field Research (Alaska Fish & Game 1977–1996)
My Introduction to the Tongass
Deer Research: Phase One
Mountain Goat Research
Deer Research: Phase Two
Brown Bear Research
Tongass Timber Politics on the National Stage
Brown Bear Research Continues
More Tongass Timber Politics
From Research Results to Public Outreach
My Final Years at ADF&G
Part 3: Tongass Rainforest: Saving All the Parts (1997–2019)
From a Resource Agency to an Environmental Organization
Tongass Land Management Plan Revision
National Roadless Rule
Maintaining the Diversity of Southeast’s Rainforest
From Defensive Conservation to a Science-Based Strategy
Southeastern Alaska Conservation Assessment
Tongass Futures Roundtable
National Geographic Cruise
Watershed Conservation Strategy
2008 Tongass Land Management Plan
2008 Tongass Science Cruise
Tongass Science Workshop
Collaborative Conservation Efforts
Cruising Coastal Alaska
My Last Roundtable and Farewell to Audubon
Scientists Weigh In on the Tongass
Tongass Land Management Plan Amendment
Climate Change
The Battle over the Tongass Continues
Part 4: Personal Reflections
Conservation
Government Resource Agencies
Environmental Organizations
Science
Balancing Resource Management in Southeast Alaska
Final Thoughts on Four Decades of My Tongass Odyssey
Rainforest Dream
1. Southeast Alaska and Tongass National Forest Facts
2. Historical Benchmarks in Southeast Alaska and the Tongass National Forest
3. Glossary of Technical Terms
4. Scientific Names of Wild Plants, Mammals, Birds, and Fish
Endnotes
Index