Tom Butler is the editorial projects director for the
Foundation for Deep Ecology, and a long-time conservation activist
focused on wilderness and biodiversity. He is a founding board
member and current vice president of the Northeast Wilderness
Trust, the only land trust in the northeastern United States
focused exclusively on protecting forever-wild landscapes. His
book Wild Earth: Wild Ideas for a World Out of
Balance collected essays from the conservation journal Butler
edited from 1997–2005. For Wildlands Philanthropy, he immersed
himself in the creation stories of parks, refuges, and nature
preserves established over the span of a century. In these tales of
struggle and success he found both inspiration and a greater
appreciation for the way protected areas have richly affected the
American experience, offering blessings of beauty, wildness, and
hope to future generations.
A professional nature photographer, editor, and
conservationist, Antonio Vizcaíno uses beauty to
help foster a new culture that respects the value of nature. A
Mexican citizen but full-time world traveler, he studied at the
International School of Photography in New York, and over the past
two decades has published twenty books. He is co-founder of America
Natural, a conservation organization that employs landscape
photography as its primary means of communication. In 2001 he
launched an ongoing expedition to photograph outstanding natural
areas from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska. By contributing these images
to environmental education campaigns, Vizcaíno seeks to increase
protection for the extraordinary biodiversity of the Americas.
For Wildlands Philanthropy, he photographed forty protected
areas in eight countries.
Tom Brokaw headed the NBC Nightly News for more than
twenty years, retiring in 2004 as the most watched and most
popularly acclaimed network news anchorperson in the United States.
Beyond being a television journalist and best-selling author
of The Greatest Generation, Brokaw is an avid conservationist
and humanitarian, serving on the boards of the American Museum of
Natural History and the International Rescue Committee. In 2005
Brokaw was honored with the Robin W. Winks Award for Enhancing
Public Understanding of National Parks by the National Parks
Conservation Association.
"These remarkable stories of individual initiative should inspire
every American to ask-what can I do to help preserve our natural
heritage?"
-- Bruce Babbitt, chairman, World Wildlife Fund, and former U.S.
Secretary of the Interior
"Conservation philanthropy is an enduring centerpiece of America's
civic traditions. Its fruits enrich the lives of every citizen and
strengthen our democracy. Thanks to the generosity of individuals,
Americans can still find the root of our nation's most fundamental
political, cultural, and moral values in those large swaths of
wilderness that have been permanently preserved by private
philanthropy."
-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chairman, Waterkeeper Alliance, and
author, Crimes Against Nature
"The greatest legacy we can leave future generations is nature, in
all its richness and splendor, providing values that defy
conventional measure. This magnificent book stirringly celebrates
those great humanitarians who ensure that future generations will
remember us not just for what we create, but for what we refuse to
destroy."
-- Steve McCormick, president, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation,
and former president, The Nature Conservancy
"So you've amassed your fortune and are in the glow of your golden
years. What better way to establish a legacy than to create your
own national park that will be a gift to the world and will last a
lot longer than any foundation."
-- Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner, Patagonia Inc., and author of
"Let My People Go Surfing"
"If visitors to Acadia, the Great Smoky Mountains, or any of
several other revered national parks, knew that they owed their
experience to the farsighted generosity of an earliergeneration of
conservation philanthropists, they would understand the power and
potential of giving for nature. Butler and Vizcaino make an
eloquent case for continuing the tradition by showcasing the gems
of a new generation of privately acquired conservation lands. This
splendidly illustrated volume will have you salivating to visit
some of the most scenic-and ecologically vibrant-natural areas on
our planet."
-- John Terborgh, cofounder of Duke University's Center for
Tropical Conservation, and author of "Requiem for Nature"
"Freedom of sprit, a fundamental aspect of America, can be
expressed in many ways. Wildlands Philanthropy is an important,
beautifully presented collection of personal stories that
demonstrate the practical results of abiding generosity, respect
for the wild nature that gives us wealth, health and mystery, and
love for our Earth and those who are yet to live here."
-- Vance G. Martin, President, The WILD Foundation
"These remarkable stories of individual initiative should inspire
every American to ask-what can I do to help preserve our natural
heritage?"
-- Bruce Babbitt, chairman, World Wildlife Fund, and former U.S.
Secretary of the Interior
"Conservation philanthropy is an enduring centerpiece of America's
civic traditions. Its fruits enrich the lives of every citizen and
strengthen our democracy. Thanks to the generosity of individuals,
Americans can still find the root of our nation's most fundamental
political, cultural, and moral values in those large swaths of
wilderness that have been permanently preserved by private
philanthropy."
-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chairman, Waterkeeper Alliance, and
author, Crimes Against Nature
"The greatest legacy we can leave future generations is nature, in
all its richness and splendor, providing values that defy
conventional measure. This magnificent book stirringly celebrates
those great humanitarians who ensure that future generations will
remember us not just for what we create, but for what we refuse to
destroy."
-- Steve McCormick, president, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation,
and former president, The Nature Conservancy
"So you've amassed your fortune and are in the glow of your golden
years. What better way to establish a legacy than to create your
own national park that will be a gift to the world and will last a
lot longer than any foundation."
-- Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner, Patagonia Inc., and author of
"Let My People Go Surfing"
"If visitors to Acadia, the Great Smoky Mountains, or any of
several other revered national parks, knew that they owed their
experience to the farsighted generosity of an earliergeneration of
conservation philanthropists, they would understand the power and
potential of giving for nature. Butler and Vizcaino make an
eloquent case for continuing the tradition by showcasing the gems
of a new generation of privately acquired conservation lands. This
splendidly illustrated volume will have you salivating to visit
some of the most scenic-and ecologically vibrant-natural areas on
our planet."
-- John Terborgh, cofounder of Duke University's Center for
Tropical Conservation, and author of "Requiem for Nature"
"Freedom of sprit, a fundamental aspect of America, can be
expressed in many ways. Wildlands Philanthropy is an important,
beautifully presented collection of personal stories that
demonstrate the practical results of abiding generosity, respect
for the wild nature that gives us wealth, health and mystery, and
love for our Earth and those who are yet to live here."
-- Vance G. Martin, President, The WILD Foundation
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