Conservation Confidential

"A legend in the conservation community, with myriad landmark successes over his decades of activism, Mitch Friedman distills the lessons he has learned. Brutally honest, poignantly reflective, and beautifully written, Conservation Confidential is the open-hearted story of a life well-lived."   ~Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, author of Cowed, and national coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970

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"Older generations of activists owe it to their successors to pass down what they've learned, a charge Mitch Friedman forthrightly fulfills in these pages! His advice won't please everyone, but it demands engagement from anyone who cares about the wild world around us."   ~Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes the Sun and co-founder of 350.org

"This hopeful story, grounded in memoir, shows us a path to saving wild nature-and in so doing, community and democracy. Friedman uses insight, humor, blunders and wins to show us the art of the possible. If you care about nature or ever wondered what makes a conservation group effective, read this book."   ~Tracy Stone-Manning, president of The Wilderness Society and former director of the Bureau of Land Management

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"In our age of political polarization, Conservation Confidential is a guide to marrying strategic conviction with tactical effectiveness. Not everyone will agree with onetime radical Mitch Friedman's evolution to compromise and consensus, but none can argue with the achievements of his Conservation Northwest. This book is The Art of War for environmentalists who want to win."   ~William Dietrich, author of The Final Forest and Natural Grace