Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature

July/Aug. 2009 California Country magazine
By Kate Campbell

How—or if—Californians should live on the land has often been a hot topic. Rather than support one or the other view, land management expert and Santa Barbara author Dan Dagget thinks there’s another way to go. In his book Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature, he suggests that people don’t just belong on the landscape; they improve it by their presence. $24.95. Order online at www.amazon.com.