This article first appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Backcountry Journal. Join BHA to get 4 issues a year right in your mailbox.    By Shane P. Mahoney   While acquiring food is essential to the lives of all species, humans express a unique emotional connection to what we consume. Food, for us, is memory and family; it lies at the center of ceremony, both joyous and sad; it is heritage and identity and a communal expression of connection, love, trust and understanding. Seeking it, ...

This title is part of BHA's Jim Posewitz Digital Library: Required Reading for Conservationists   North Americans unfortunately have a long history of ecological harm. We also have the great propensity to recognize mistakes and work to fix them. Dan Egan's “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” takes us on one such journey. The story of the Great Lakes is a rollercoaster ride of disastrous mistakes and our attempts to fix them.The Great Lakes are a resource unmatched anywhere else on ...