Travels Up the Creek: A Biologist's Search for a Paddle

by Lorne Fitch

A new collection of essays that will engage readers, inspire change, raise awareness, nurture empathy, and reshape perspectives on environmental stewardship towards a sustainable future.

Travels Up the Creek intricately crafts stories of environmental awakening, drawing inspiration from Aldo Leopold, Stan Rowe, Wendell Berry, and Rachel Carson. This engaging journey confronts ecological challenges, advocating a shift in perspective and encouraging readers to embrace curiosity and scrutiny in contemplating the significance of our natural landscape. Urging environmental stewardship rooted in science, the book challenges groupthink, offering knowledge, motivation, and agency to those dedicated to creating a better world.

Exploring human-nature connections and stark realities, Lorne Fitch's new book underscores empathy, prompting readers to safeguard imperiled species and threatened places. A call to action in a world grappling with seemingly insurmountable issues, the book inspires change through education and a touch of righteous anger. A compelling guide for Earth stewards, it promises to contribute to a sustainable future for all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771607130
• ISBN13: 9781771607131
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.6" x 6.5"