"Dietrich presents in an easy-to-read narrative style the point of view of various participants in this war, from the logger whose way of life is threatened to a biologist concerned with saving the Northern spotted owl. Highly recommended."
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Library Journal
"This is a mesmerizing story of the complexity of the relationships between forests and people that at once honors the uniqueness of places while spanning universal themes."
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BC Studies
"A remarkably readable and lucid account."
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Audubon Magazine
"Time has brought 'The Final Forest' acclaim as a realistic portrayal of a critical era for the West End communities."
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Living on the Peninsula
"The best book about the environment that I've read in a year."
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Newsday
"Dietrich's 1992 account of the timber wars on the Olympic Peninsula has been updated with a new preface and afterword that explains what some of the main characters have been up to and explores the irony of Forks, Wash., becoming an international destination as a result of the Twilight series."
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The Oregonian