Wild North Carolina

“David Blevins’s magnificent photographs and Michael Schafale’s insightful prose create an invaluable book for anyone who loves North Carolina’s natural bounty.” — Our State

“The attraction of this book, besides its beautiful photographs, is the lyrical and expressive prose. A moving and engaging evocation of the beauty and importance of natural ecosystems, their place on the landscape, and their fragility in the face of climate change and human intrustions,” — Castanea

“Wonderful! Wild North Carolina took me back to many of the special wild places that I have explored and gave me an even greater understanding of the complexity and delicate balance of our state’s natural communities and their need for conservation. This book is an educational and inspirational boon for a new generation of environmental stewards.”—Betsy Bennett, director emerita, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

“Wild North Carolina is a beautifully illustrated book that seeks to teach us how to read North Carolina’s varied landscapes, helps us understand the many marvelous natural processes that maintain these landscapes, and provides a stirring call for the conservation of threatened communities.”—Lawrence Earley, author of Looking for Longleaf

“Blevins and Schafale’s powerful imagery and description of North Carolina’s natural communities reveal why North Carolina stands in the top echelon among American states for the exceptional diversity and beauty of its natural ecosystems and landscapes. Wild North Carolina calls for us to defend our state’s natural creation against thoughtless, shortsighted exploitation.”—Chuck Roe, Southern Conservation Partners