Wild Women for Good: Stories of Conservation in Texas (Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, Sponsored by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University)

Women have been shaping the conservation movement in Texas since the nineteenth century, though their stories are rarely told.Women played an invaluable role in the establishment of parks, protection of wildlife, developing policies that value nature, and defending communities against pollution and destruction of habitat.Their efforts enriched and reinforced the natural heritage of Texas.Wild Women for Good: Stories of Conservation in Texas celebrates those who dared to step forward to make a difference and to tell the complex story of conservation in the Lone Star state. Wild Women for Good spans a century and a half of conservationists-rural and urban-contributing to policy that protected natural resources and bolsters our relationship with the resources.Opening with the first Texas Audubon Clubs and early birdwatchers, author Jennifer L.Bristol details their banding together to prevent the extinction of many native bird species killed for their plumage.This joining of forces culmina