This excellent book consists of two tales: one, the firsthand action adventure story of Florida game wardens airboating across the vast Everglades in pursuit of poachers; the other, observations on the political and flood-control engineering decisions and actions that resulted, sadly, in water quality and wildlife degradation. I highly recommendEverglades Patrolon both counts. Patricia Caulfield, author and photographer ofEverglades
Rare insight into the dangers, thrills, and uncertainties of resource management when people and politics collide. Tom Shirley writes with...