women conservationists

A wildlife ecologist describes her life alone in the wilderness of the Adirondack State Park's North Woods.

A wildlife ecologist describes her life alone in the wilderness of the Adirondack State Park's North Woods.

Contains the experiences of Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a giant redwood for two years to protest the deforestation of old growth forests.

Presents a collection of biographies that profiles the lives of twelve nineteenth and twentieth-century women conservationists including Mary Austin, Rachel Carson, Faith McNulty, and Mollie Beattie.

Joan Root's story from her days as a shy young woman in Kenya, with an almost mystical connection to animals, through her transformation to an environmentalist and an Oscar-nominated wildlife video photographer. When her marriage to Alan Root fell apart, Joan continued to advocate for Kenya's wildlife and this advocacy brought about her tragic death in January 2006.

A biography of the conservationist, known as the "godmother" of the environmental movement, who grew up in the Alaska territory and became a major force behind the preservation of the Alaskan wilderness.

Photographs and text offer a room-by-room tour of the house of Beatrix Potter, the author who created Peter Rabbit.

Chronicles Julia "Butterfly" Hills' efforts to save the redwood forests of California, describing how she spent two years living in a tree to prevent a logging company from cutting it down and explaining how other can help protect the environment.

Kenyan environmentalist, feminist, and political activist Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, tells her life story.

Presents information on Julia Butterfly Hill's two-year "tree-sit" that she hoped would stop the Pacific Lumber company from clear-cutting the ancient redwood forest in California, and discusses how she began a new era in the environmental movements around the world.