Wings for My Flight: The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock
Book Details
Author(s)
Houle, Marcy Cottrell
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN / ASIN
B00IAY3I0C
ISBN-13
978B00IAY3I03
Availability
Available for download now.
Sales Rank
#742,331
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
“Blends adventure, romance, humor and pathos. . . . Offers vivid descriptions of her sky-diving subjects and the seductive beauty of the wilderness.â€â€”Chicago Sun-Times
“Well crafted and compelling, a dramatization of the classic conflict between the legitimate interests of conservationists and developers. This is a fine book on several levels, as science, sociology, or a story. Highly recommended.â€â€”Library Journal
Forty years ago, the peregrine falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife biologist observing one of the last remaining pairs—located at a site in southwest Colorado slated for development as a major tourist site. First published in 1991 and winner of several national awards, this book chronicles her work at Chimney Rock along with the recovery of the species. A new preface examines the last thirty years of the peregrine population and its remarkable comeback and culminates with President Barack Obama’s designation of Chimney Rock as a national monument.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Marcy Cottrell Houle is also the author of One City’s Wilderness: Portland’s Forest Park and The Prairie Keepers: Secrets of the Zumwalt. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
“Well crafted and compelling, a dramatization of the classic conflict between the legitimate interests of conservationists and developers. This is a fine book on several levels, as science, sociology, or a story. Highly recommended.â€â€”Library Journal
Forty years ago, the peregrine falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife biologist observing one of the last remaining pairs—located at a site in southwest Colorado slated for development as a major tourist site. First published in 1991 and winner of several national awards, this book chronicles her work at Chimney Rock along with the recovery of the species. A new preface examines the last thirty years of the peregrine population and its remarkable comeback and culminates with President Barack Obama’s designation of Chimney Rock as a national monument.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Marcy Cottrell Houle is also the author of One City’s Wilderness: Portland’s Forest Park and The Prairie Keepers: Secrets of the Zumwalt. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
