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The Final Forest: The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Pacific Northwest by William Dietrich
erinjandacreative's review
4.0
This book was recommended to me for an upcoming outdoor course that I will be doing in the Pacific Northwest. I have never visited this part of North America, and I found the controversy of the final forest to be incredibly fascinating. William Dietrich clearly did a lot of research for the writing of this book, and his presentation of the different parties involved and affected by this battle was wide-ranging and helped to paint a clearer “big” picture. This isn’t a book I normally would have chosen to read, but I am glad that I did. I am looking forward to exploring these lush forests in the next few weeks.
jwdonley's review against another edition
5.0
This was a wonderful and balanced look at the controversies surrounding forestry and the timber industry in the last quarter of the 20th century. There were so many interesting characters, and the updates he added in 2010 addressing Twilight and where everyone is now were intriguing. I highly recommend reading this if you love the outdoors. It will give you something to think about as a consumer of high quality wood products.
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