Gary Ferguson has written more than a dozen books on nature and science. His 1997 book, "The Sylvan Path: A Journey Through America's Forests "(released in trade paperback as "Through the Woods"), was a winner of the prestigious Lowell Thomas Awards, "Spirits of the Wild: The World's Great Nature Myths "was selected by the New York City Public Library as one of the best books of 1996. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer on a variety of social conservation issues, and his nature-oriented essays can be heard on National Public Radio affiliates throughout the country. He and his wife, Jane, liv...