• Taking Stock
An Eastern Turn for Wilderness - Christopher McGrory Klyza
"Remote, rocky, barren, bushy wild-woody wilderness": The Natural History of the Northeast - Alicia Daniel and Thor Hanson
Old Growth Forests of the Northeast - Robert T. Leverett
Public Lands and Wild Lands in the Northeast - Christopher McGrory Klyza

Designing a Northeastern System of Wild Lands

Ecological Reserve Design in the Northeast - Stephen C. Trombulak
An Opportunity for Big Wilderness in the Northern Appalachians - Jamie Sayen
Restoring the Wild: Species Recovery and Reintroduction - Stephen C. Trombulak and Kimberly Royar
Making It Happen: Protecting Wilderness on the Ground - Emily Bateson and Nancy Smith

Northeastern Wild Lands in Context

Stewardship and Sustainability: Reconnecting Nature, Culture, and Community - Nora Mitchell and Rolf Diamant
Vermont Family Forests: Building a Sustainable Relationship with Local Forests - David Brynn
A Conversation at the Edge of Wilderness - John Alder
Some Lessons from Wilderness, East and West - John Davis

Final Thoughts

Epilogue - Bill McKibben