As one of the originators of the concept of bioregionalism, Peter Berg (1937-2011) is a founding figure of contemporary environmental thought. As arguably the nation's first post-environmentalist, in the 1970s Berg perceived the negative direction the environmental movement was taking and began to articulate a more positive and pro-active alternative, centered on the concept of bioregions. This book introduces readers to the biospheric vision and post-environmental genius of Berg, with original tributes from twenty prominent writers and thinkers, whose reflections illuminate facets of Berg's continuing importance and offer fresh angles on bioregionalism.

Preface: Meeting Peter Berg Eve Quesnel Introduction Cheryll Glotfelty Part 1: Peter Berg's Bioregional Vision 1. Reinhabiting California Peter Berg and Raymond Dasmann 2. Globalists versus Planetarians: an Interview of Peter Berg Michael Helm 3. Figures of Regulation: Guides for Re-Balancing Society with the Biosphere 4. A River Runs Through It 5. Bioregions 6. The Post-Environmentalist Directions of Bioregionalism 7. Learning to Partner with a Life-Place Part 2: Transforming Cities from Gray to Green 1. A White Paper on San Francisco's Future and the Natural Interdependence of Pacific People 2. Bioregional and Wild!: An Interview of Peter Berg The New Catalyst A Metamorphosis for Cities: From Gray to Green 3. A San Francisco Native Plant Sidewalk Garden 4. City People: An Interview of Peter Berg Derrick Jensen 5. San Francisco Bioregional Chant 6. San Francisco Proclamation, Peter Berg Day, by the City and County of San Francisco Part 3: Bioregional Travels around the Pacific Rim 1. Walking into the Ring of Fire 2. Guard Fox Watch Takes on the Olympics with Kimiharu To 3. Bioregionalism Comes to Japan: An Interview of Peter Berg Richard Evanoff 4. China's Epic Conflict of Capacities 5. Colors are the Deeds of Light 6. Finding the Future in the Mud 7. Instructions from Mountains and an Island Part 4: Ecological Restoration and Rights in Ecuador 1 . Conservation, Preservation and Restoration in Ecuador 2. How to Biosphere 3. Lagalou: To Get Things Done With Feeling 4. The Core of Eco-tourism 5. "Rights of Nature" in New Ecuador Constitution, 2008 6. Unexpected Benefits of Restoring Biodiversity Part 5: Tributes Saul Yale Barodofsky, Peter Coyote, Jim Dodge, Susan Griffin, David Haenke, Robert Hass, Joanne Kyger, Martin A. Lee, Malcolm Margolin , Duncan McNaughton, Stephanie Mills, Giuseppe Moretti, Clayton Plager-Unger, Kirkpatrick Sale, David Simpson, Gary Snyder, Starhawk, Kimiharu To, Robert Young and Seth Zuckerman Appendix: Strategies for Reinhabiting the Northen California Bioregion