The Final Forest: Big Trees, Forks, and the Pacific Northwest

"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." * 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." * BC Studies * "A remarkably readable and lucid account." * Audubon Magazine * "Time has brought 'The Final Forest' acclaim as a realistic portrayal of a critical era for the West End communities." * Living on the Peninsula * "The best book about the environment that I've read in a year." * 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." * The Oregonian *