Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is Thomas R. Petersen.
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Petersen is Development Director of Wildlands CPR, the only national conservation group in the United States that specifically targets off-road vehicle abuse of public lands and actively promotes wildland restoration, road removal, and the prevention of new road construction.
Petersen received an MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana, with a focus on creative writing. He has published nature essays in Orion, ISLE, and other magazines. And he is the editor of the book, A Road Runs Through It: Reviving Wild Places, published by Johnson Books.
Tom Petersen lives in Missoula.
FYI: Information About New Books By Regional Authors
Recently published books by regional writers include, Colorado Abstract: Paintings and Sculpture, by Michael Paglia and Mary Voelz Chandler
And new from Riverbend Publishing, The Bottom of the Sky, a debut novel by William C. Pack.
For more information about new books, contact your favorite bookseller or library.
And here’s a quote from Annie Proulx’s forward to A Road Runs Through It:
“Today the great majority of North Americans are literally removed from contact with and knowledge of the natural world. Most can’t tell moose scat from bird seed… “
The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.
Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.
Special thanks to Barbara Theroux, Prageeta Sharma, Renée McGrath, and Kim Anderson.
This program is supported in part by The Greater Montana Foundation — encouraging communication on issues, trends, and values of importance to Montanans. And by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, cultural, and civic life for all Montanans.
This program included music by Michael Blessing and Springhill.
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