Against a Strong Current
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738844918 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Fight the Power" according to Daryl Thompson. Refreshingly objective and candid nonfictionconcerning an issue at the core of our veryexistence-the environment.While others turn a blind eye or are swayed bythe powers that be seeking to exploit theplanet, the author is a fearless champion forthe planet as evidenced also by the conditionshe braves on his quest.
A native of the State of Maine, and descendant of a member of the Benedict Arnold Expedition, he has traveled the continent extensively in search of adventure and a better understanding of nature and our relationship to it. A member of the Screen Actors Guild he is working on a degree in Biology and Environmental Journalism.. He left after just one semester on an odyssey that took him to the frontlines of all the environmental battles of the last two decades as a seasonal fisheries biologist for several state and federal agencies including five seasons for the U.S. The result of his work was the halt of clear-cut logging on the national forests and the removal of dams on rivers critical to fish recovery programs nationwide. After working for years as a carpenter and living in the Alaskan bush, he returned to school to study wildlife biology in Northern California. Forest Service. One of the youngest Eagle Scouts on record at just thirteen, conservation has always been on the agenda. That effort is chronicled in "Against a Strong Current", the story of America’s unsung environmental heroes. York wrote a screenplay based on the book after spending four years as an actor