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Frome wins 2011 Wilderness Writing Award
Michael Frome of Wisconsin (USA) is a passionate protector of America's National Parks and a prolific conservation writer. Having written nearly 20 books--Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains, Regreening the National Parks, Green Ink, and Rebel on the Road: And Why I was Never Neutral--among them. He has also contributed to or been a columnist for several magazines as well: Field & Stream, Changing Times, Women's Day, American Forests, Living Wilderness, Defenders of Wildlife, and Western Outdoors. Frome has been a visiting professor at numerous universities both in the US and abroad. The University of Idaho established an award in his honor--the Michael Frome Scholarship for excellence in conservation writing. Former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson declared in Congress: "No writer in America has more persistently and effectively argued for the need of national ethics of environmental stewardship than Michael Frome." We salute Michael Frome, the 2011 Wilderness Writing Award recipient. More information about the award.
Posted by iLC Writers at 2/14/2012 1:06 PM Categories: uncategorized
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