Christopher Lancette

Christopher Lancette

Christopher Lancette is a Maryland-based freelance writer focused on nature, the environment, American history, politics, and books. He has written for more than 50 national and local publications ranging from Biography and Entrepreneur to Fine Books & Collections and Salon. He has also served as a communications manager for the Trust for Public Land and communications director at the Wilderness Society. He spends much of his time on his passion project at EyeOnSligoCreek.com. Follow him on Twitter at @chrislancette.


12 entries by Christopher Lancette

Feature

An Interview with Pamela Norsworthy

The debut novelist and daughter of a World War II POW talks about the importance of resilience on the page and in life.

Book Review

The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth

Antarctica’s ice is speaking. Are we listening?

Book Review

The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown

Will gruesome accounts of dying animals finally open our eyes?

Book Review

The Parrot and the Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial

An entertaining look at a maddening topic.

Book Review

A Traveler’s Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water

The planet is crying out to us. Is it too late to listen?

Book Review

Syntax of the River: The Pattern Which Connects

By Barry Lopez and Julia Martin

Syntax of the River: The Pattern Which Connects

A late master leaves us this gorgeous ode to the natural world.

Book Review

A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization

A promising expedition stops disappointingly short.

Book Review

Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight

A humble, heartfelt guide to making life better for ourselves and our planet.

Book Review

Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet

By John W. Reid and Thomas E. Lovejoy

Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet

A practical playbook for combating climate change.

Book Review

Yellowstone Wolves

Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler, and Daniel R. MacNulty

Yellowstone Wolves

An informative, evocative compendium celebrating the famed predators.

Book Review

Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis

A humble, heartfelt guide to making life better for ourselves and our planet.

Book Review

Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park

Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler, and Daniel R. MacNulty

Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the World’s First National Park

An informative, evocative compendium celebrating the famed predators.