“In Earth Alive, field ecologist and philosopher Stan Rowe answers the ancient question of how humanity can live well within the Earth. In lucid prose, the Earth is comprehensively celebrated as the metaphor for Life. Rather than in-turned concerns about self and society, a new vision of ecology with outward-looking attitudes and establishing bonds with Earth’s ecosystems is required to reverse the degradation of Nature. Rowe reveals in Earth Alive a new vision of ecology in which humankind is a cooperative partner with Earth, rather than its ruler. Earth Alive will change your life and enthusiastically reconnect you with your home place.”
~ Burton V. Barnes, Professor of Forest Ecology, University of Michigan

“Stan Rowe was a rare character: conscientious objector to wars between humans and against the earth, a scientist and seeker of ecological wisdom. By turns playful, cantankerous, and passionate, but always eloquent, these essays drawn from a life lived in nature can inspire a new vision of our place in the world.”
~ Stephen Bocking, Associate Professor, Environmental & Resource Studies Program, Trent University

“Stan Rowe ... was a teacher, philosopher, and ecologist, and touched many Canadians ... His writing is elegant, strengthening our understanding of the relationship of humans to nature. The essays teach but do not preach. Yet, there is a central message—the earth, our life support, is finite. We cannot circumvent this reality regardless of new technologies. If we ignore this message, we will perish.”
~ Nikita Lopoukhine, Chair, IUCN Commission on World Protected Areas

“The conceptual revolution necessary if humanity is to pull out of the nose dive we are in requires the subtle and not-so-subtle insights derived from essays in this book.”
~ Wes Jackson, President, The Land Institute