Persistent Callings

Joseph E. Taylor III is a professor of history and geography at Simon Fraser University. He earned his degrees at the University of Oregon and University of Washington, and his research investigates the intersection of social and ecological systems in the fisheries, outdoor recreation, gentrification, conservation, and politics of the North American West. He is the author of Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis, Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature at Risk, and Follow the Money: A Spatial History of In-Lieu Programs for Western Federal Lands.