Explains what species are, how they become extinct, and the effect of extinction on the ecology; surveys endangered species of plants and animals and possible solutions.

"In Endangered Eating, culinary historian Sarah Lohman draws inspiration from the Ark of Taste, a list compiled by Slow Food International that catalogues important regional foods. Lohman travels the country learning about the distinct ingredients at risk of being lost. Readers travel with Lohman to Hawaii, as she walks alongside farmers to learn the stories behind heirloom sugar cane. In the Navajo Nation, she assists in the traditional butchering...

"This paper considers Ammophila arenaria as an invasive species that alters and homogenizes coastal dune ecosystems, creates ecosystem-modifying foredunes and threatens rare, seriously endangered, and endemic species such as Phacelia argentea. Because A. arenaria poses severe issues to P. argentea in northern California, a community group called the Tolowa Dunes Stewards (TDS), and the Tolowa Dunes State Park (TDSP) began implementing two separate...