We were sitting at the kitchen table of a B&B on Prince of Wales Island a few years ago when the owner – a former logger – looked me straight in the eye and asked about an idea that could improve his future: “Do you think other people want to do this?”

Nature writing is a unique American style of writing that allows us to immerse ourselves in the natural world and defend place at a time when it seems to be attacked everywhere we turn.

Just a few months ago, anti-climate zealots in the U.S. House of Representatives attacked the Environmental Protection Agency’s programs to cut pollution in our air.

From National Parks and National Monuments to wilderness areas, our open spaces provide a great opportunity to celebrate America’s Independence Day.