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The author is a retired forester and conservationist who studied forest science at the University of California at Berkeley and subsequently made his home on the Mendocino Redwood Coast. This is his true story of the effort to establish a sustainable forest and fishing community in western Mendocino County. The author was witness to almost all the important events which created the growth of forest empires, a big fishing fleet, and which unfortunately came to naught as the best laid plans of men went haywire.
The story is a factual account and a cautionary tale of the local and national events that shaped the world we live in. Thus it is a must read for anyone who longs for development of sustainable communities, who would avoid the mistakes of the post, and who would be o partner in the ultimate triumph of conservation.
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'"When we accept mankind's dominance and the mutuality of man in nature and nature in man, then we can begin to move toward comprehension of our proper role as co-determinors of what is to be, and also our need for self discipline.'Through detailed research and firsthand observations, Tavares reveals the rise and eventual decline of lumber and fishing trade in the area alongside the rise of drug culture and calls for environmental preservation... readers will find many of his observations relevant and an interesting counterpoint to preservationist ideals."-THE US REVIEW OF BOOKS
