Books by Rocky Barker

  •  Saving All the Parts
    Saving All the Parts Rocky Barker

    Jazz on the river

    Saving All the Parts

    Reconciling Economics And The Endangered Species Act

    Rocky Barker

    Saving All the Parts is a journalist's exploration of the intertwining of endangered species protection and the economic future of resource dependent communities -- those with local economies based on ...

  •  Scorched Earth
    Scorched Earth Rocky Barker

    Jazz on the river

    Scorched Earth

    How the Fires of Yellowstone Changed America

    Rocky Barker

    In 1988, forest fires raged in Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres. As the nation watched the land around Old Faithful burn, a longstanding conflict over fire management ...

  • The Next West
    The Next West Thomas Michael Power

    Jazz on the river

    The Next West

    Public Lands, Community, and Economy in the American West

    Thomas Michael Power

    In The Next West, nearly a dozen leading thinkers and writers including Karl Hess Jr., Mark Sagoff, Ed Marston, Thomas Michael Power, and Stephen Bodio, offer an insightful vision of the future of the ...

About the Author

Rocky Barker is the author of three books, including Saving All the Parts: Reconciling Economics and the Endangered Species Act (Island Press). The environmental writer for the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Barker has seen his column syndicated in newspapers across the nation. The National Wildlife Federation awarded him its National Conservation Achievement Award in 1999.