Larry Nielsen entered jail and prison ministry after a career in law enforcement. That background gives Larry a unique perspective on corrections ministry. Larry currently serves as a volunteer lay chaplain in the Hamilton County, Ohio corrections system, and is CEO of Believers Behind Bars Correspondence School of the Bible.

It's easy to feel powerless in the face of big environmental challenges--but we need inspiration more than ever. With political leaders who deny climate change, species that are fighting for their very survival, and the planet's last places of wilderness growing smaller and smaller, what can a single person do? In Nature's Allies, Larry Nielsen uses the stories of conservation pioneers to show that through passion and perseverance, we can each be a positive force for change.

In eight engaging and diverse biographies--John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico...