Michael P Pyle

Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide

Robert Michael Pyle trekked into the Dark Divide, where he discovered a giant fossil footprint; searched out Indians who told him of an outcast tribe that had not fully evolved into humans; and attended the convocation in British Columbia called Sasquatch Daze, where he realized that "these guys don...

Earth & Eros: A Celebration in Words and Photographs

In the tradition of The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson and On the Loose by Terry and Renny Russell, Earth & Eros combines words and photographs to inspire readers to deepen their connection with nature. The book awakens readers to the full force of eros -- the life force that connects us to our bo...

Chasing Monarchs: Migrating with the Butterflies of Passage

Although no one had ever followed North American monarch butterflies on their annual southward journey to Mexico and California, in the 1990s there were well-accepted assumptions about the nature and form of the migration. But to Robert Michael Pyle, a naturalist with long experience in monarch cons...

Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year

With a love for adventure as great as his lifelong fascination with butterflies, America’s best-known lepidopterist set himself an irresistible challenge: how many of the 800 species of butterflies known in the United Statescould he track down in a single year? Packing little more than a butterfly n...

The Thunder Tree: Lessons from an Urban Wildland

The author of Wintergreen remembers his first encounter with the wonders of nature as a child in the region of the Highline Canal in Colorado, and describes how this special place became both sanctuary and teacher. Tour.

Chinook and Chanterelle

Chinook and Chanterelle is Robert Michael Pyle's second full-length book of poetry. Rich in natural images, stories, and indelible episodes from the whole world around us, Pyle's poems also track the territory of loss and grief as it rises onto the higher ground of rediscovery, redemption, and re-en...

Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land

In the Willapa Hills of southwest Washington, both the human community and the forest community are threatened with extinction. Virtually every acre of the hills has been logged, often repeatedly, in the past hundred years, endangering both the land and the people, leaving dying towns as well as a d...

Butterflies (Peterson Field Guide Color-In Books)

From the black-and-white stripes of a Zebra Swallowtail to the pale jade of a Malachite, coloring your own field guide is the most enjoyable way to learn about butterflies. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief description that educates as it entertains. Place the new color stickers next to the dra...

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