David Gessner | Sierra Club

David Gessner is the author of 11 books, including Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness, due out August, 2020. He is chair of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

What Does It Mean to Restore Bears Ears, in Words and in Spirit?

By David Gessner January 26, 2021

The Biden administration can improve upon our most unprecedented monument

In this story: public lands

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The Dream of Rewilding

By David Gessner June 14, 2020

Notes on hope—false and real—during the pandemic

In this story: coronavirus, saving wild places, wildlife

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A Path Forward for Connecting Public Lands With Wildlife Corridors

By David Gessner December 17, 2019

In pursuit of a migratory corridor running through the continent

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Hurricane Florence and the Truly Terrifying Big Picture

By David Gessner September 13, 2018

Disaster prep dispatches from Wilmington, North Carolina

In this story: climate change

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What’s in a Name?

By David Gessner August 28, 2018

Trump and Zinke changed the Bears Ears National Monument name. Why?

In this story: monuments, national parks

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Barbed Wire and Redrock at Bears Ears National Monument

By David Gessner August 28, 2018

Native Americans find themselves under siege even in their traditional territory

In this story: monuments, environmental justice

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Land Grab: Trump's Campaign Against Bears Ears National Monument

By David Gessner August 28, 2018

The Trump administration is trying to destroy a landmark Native American accomplishment

In this story: national parks, monuments

Bears Ears National Monument, Utah

Rachel's War

By David Gessner March 15, 2016

In this story: environmental justice, EPA, women, science

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