Dr. Reese Halter is an award-winning conservation biologist, syndicated science writer, TV host and father. He is a sought-after public speaker and founder of the international conservation institute Global Forest Science, through which he regularly visits schools and encourages children worldwide to embrace conservation, science exploration and learning. Dr. Reese lives in Los Angeles, California, and can be contacted through www.DrReese.com.
The Insatiable Bark Beetle, by Dr. Reese Halter, is a well-written,
systematic examination of the growing challenges we humans face by
hiding behind the intellectual wall of informed denial and social
irresponsibility with respect to global warming.--Chris Maser,
zoologist, coauthor of Economics and Ecology: United for a
Sustainable World-- (10/01/2011)
A superb science communicator on his home territory, the forests.
Dr. Halter's text is infused with passion, vision and an
up-to-the-minute knowledge of the signatures of change that global
warming is bringing to Earth's forest ecosystems. A stunning exposé
of recent science from around the globe that is woven in with the
author's deep knowledge of forests to sound the warning of further
devastation to our forests unless we can curtail our
climate-warming activities. We must heed Dr. Reese's call so that
generations to follow will be able to do what he does and find a
special, sacred place in nature where, with just a little practice,
you can feel, smell, hear and even taste the wild, untamed,
universal energy that courses throughout our planet.--Dr. Chris
Weston, Department of Forest & Ecosystem Science, University of
Melbourne-- (10/01/2011)
As someone who regularly shares science with a wide audience,
including children, Halter does an excellent job in this
161-page-book of explaining how a rise in temperatures, even one
degree, has the capacity to wreak havoc on every ecosystem on the
planet, and in this case, how it has opened the door for bark
beetles to become overachievers.--Rob Alexander, Rocky Mountain
Outlook-- (01/12/2012)
Can it be true that a handful of fertile soil contains more
microorganisms than the total number of humans who have ever lived?
Can beetles, birds and trees be linked in a way that can transform
our world? This small book has huge implications for our global
future.--Robyn Williams, award-winning Australian science
journalist and broadcaster, author of True Story Waiting to
Happen-- (10/01/2011)
Do you have a gut-feeling about the deterioration of many of your
favorite trees, a suspicion that humans must be the problem? As Dr.
Reese makes clear, the beetles and the fungi are only symptoms. We
must look to ourselves to safeguard our remarkable planet for
future generations.--Dr. James Hansen, director of NASA Goddard
Institute for Space Studies, author of Storms of my Grandchildren--
(10/01/2011)
Dr. Halter presents a convincing picture of the effects of global
warming from an unusual perspective. If anyone still has doubts
about climate change, they need only read The Insatiable Bark
Beetle to see one of the consequences developing as pine bark
beetles expand their range and destroy our temperate forests.--Dr.
Gordon Moore, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel
Corporation-- (10/01/2011)
Dr. Reese Halter has done it again. Not satisfied with bringing
global attention to what honeybees have been trying to tell us, in
his most recent book The Insatiable Bark Beetle, he is acting as
microphone for the tiny bark beetles. Read Dr. Reese's new book, in
which he beautifully and compassionately tells these stories, and
then do something to help fight climate change.--Doug Larson,
professor emeritus, University of Guelph, author of Storyteller
Guitar-- (10/01/2011)
Dr. Reese Halter has written a new must-read book. It is jam-packed
with fascinating information and awe-inspiring stories that portray
the intricacy and complexity of our forest ecosystems, their
vulnerability to climate change, and the many services they provide
to mankind. Dr. Reese draws on his vast knowledge about tree
physiology, forest ecology, climate change and conservation
biology, and takes us on a grand ride to some of the wonders of
planet Earth and how we all can help retain them for many
generations to come.--Professor Gerhard Gries, NSERC Industrial
Research Chair in Insect Communication Ecology, Simon Fraser
University-- (10/01/2011)
Dr. Reese Halter provides compelling evidence that climate change,
bark beetles, forest fires and dying forests are incredibly
intertwined. He has shown us a frightening but all too real
scenario of our future. The Insatiable Bark Beetle is a warning
that the unintended consequences of climate change are already with
us and are reaching deep into our forests. The balance of nature
between plants and insects he describes is fascinating, and an
important reminder of the interconnectedness of life on Earth. A
great read!--Robert Teskey, distinguished research professor,
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of
Georgia-- (10/01/2011)
Dr. Reese Halter's love of nature and despair at the devastation
that man is wreaking on the Earth's wild places ring out
passionately from the pages of this book. With the world changing
so quickly it is hard to know which way to look, but Dr. Reese's
pause to take in the tragedy threatening the ancient forests of
North America puts the immediate and immense threat of global
warming into sharp focus. As chilling as a howl in a moonlit wood,
The Insatiable Bark Beetle is a desperate plea for sense to
prevail.--Steve Payne, editor, Australian Broadcasting
Corporation's Organic Gardener-- (10/01/2011)
Halter draws us, still with immense articulate detail, into piñon,
whitebark and limber pines and their elegant, tortuously
interconnected ecosystems. His final elaboration on these ancient
mountaineers and one very obviously close to his heart ... is
perhaps one of his finest pieces of writing.--Pam Asheton, Trek
Online-- (10/01/2011)
His words, his advice, are powerful but always encouraging and full
of hope for our society. Dr. Reese has a knack to simplify complex
situations and describe in a poetic, simple and inviting manner the
enchanting areas of the world he has studied or visited. To all
busy and curious human beings I recommend reading a few pages of
Dr. Reese's stories on a regular basis. It will give you a positive
outlook on life.--Aldo Bensadoun, founder and CEO of the ALDO
Group-- (10/01/2011)
In this lucid and information-rich book, Dr. Reese Halter tells the
story of an ancient relationship gone awry, perhaps the most
dramatic example to date of how climate change is disrupting and
unbalancing the Earth's ecosystems.--David Perry, professor
emeritus, Oregon State University, coauthor of Forest Ecosystems--
(10/01/2011)
This is not a pleasant read. In fact, it is frightening -- and
meant to be so. Most commentary in the popular media is about what
might be the future impact of global warming on human welfare. Dr.
Reese Halter shifts the emphasis to what has already occurred,
present and past, as a result of human-induced global warming, with
particular emphasis on the impact of exploding populations of bark
beetles on forested ecosystems in North America.... The passion
(and despair) of the author pervades the book. There may be the
temptation by some to mistake the passion for ideology. This would
be a mistake. The book is backed by quality science. Politicians
and policy makers should read this book. I thoroughly recommend
it.--Roger Sands, professor emeritus, University of Canterbury,
author of Forestry in a Global Context-- (10/01/2011)
We leave this book, as much a global-warming compendium as a
bark-beetle narrative, wanting to warn the poor animals. "Swim
North earlier to catch the plankton!" "Evacuate the midden before
there's a forest fire!" By throwing the earth into fresh relief,
Halter reinvigorates our desire to save it.--Jake Abrahamson,
SierraClub.org-- (01/25/2012)
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