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In Memory of Nancy Olsen

By Heather M. Boyer / On February 11th, 2015
Nancy Anne OlsenApril 19, 1950 - January 15, 2015

The Unsung Hero of the Environmental Movement?

By Jason Leppig / On December 19th, 2014
Conservation leader Loring LaBarbera Schwarz tells why she got involved with Island Press. Do you feel the same? Make your gift today. I have long considered Island Press the unsung hero of the environmental movement. I look at my bookshelf and can trace the progress of an era of conservation accomplishments as I scan the titles.
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Island Press Staff Picks - An Indomitable Beast

By Meghan Bartels / On September 30th, 2014
Local Maya schoolchildren being brought to the Cockscomb Jaguar Preserve in Belize to be taught about jaguars and other wildlife. (Photo by Becci Foster, Panthera.)
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Island Press Staff Picks - Public Produce

By Meghan Bartels / On September 24th, 2014
Handwritten signs urge passersby to pick what’s ripe in Kamloops, British Columbia. (Photo courtesy of Elaine Sedgman).

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