Island Press Field Notes

Art interacts with observation and ecology on numerous planes. There is simply the aspect of personal inspiration, as when the creatures I observe in tidepool surveys or just hiking with friends who know the Sonoran desert become the basis for my Linozoic prints. Along these lines, I’m continually amazed at the diversity and quality of artwork produced by ecologists, samples of which I find myself auctioning off each year at a student benefit auction at the Western Society of Naturalists meeting.

In this installment, Micaela Samodelov, Marketing & Publicity Intern, writes about learning to tailor messages to specific audiences.

This week’s selection is from Wade Davis’ brand-new book, River Notes. Here's what author Terry Tempest Williams has to say about Wade's new book: "The first six pages of this book will break your heart. The remaining pages will repair what has been broken."

Jan Gehl, author of the popular book Cities for People, talks about cars and traffic in Moscow in a