Anne LaBastille

“{{cite web|author=Grondahl, Paul|date=August 22, 2011|title=Anne LaBastille: Remembering the legendary Woodswoman|website=Adirondack Explorer|url=https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/anne-labastille-1933-2011}}”

“{{cite journal|title=Ecologist and author Anne LaBastille shows us her home in the wilderness|date=May 25, 2022|journal=Mountain Lake PBS, YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b2KpsWVwLM}}”

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“During my morning trek, two of the striking differences between {{w|Tropical rainforest|tropical rain forest}} and {{w|Temperate climate|temperate}} {{w|woodland}}s became evident. Any 5 {{w|acre}}s around my cabin in the {{w|Adirondack Mountains|Adirondacks}}, or in New England woods, may have 10 to 12 kinds of trees growing; yet, here in the same-sized area, an average of 200 species can be found!”

“… a {{w|golf course}} beside the sparkling Rio Bajo Chiquero? Not everyone agrees that a {{w|national park}}’s chief function is to conserve {{w|Wildnerness|wildlands}}, species, ecosystems, and natural beauty, The possibilities made me cringe.”

“I developed from being a lister of birds and {{w|tropical fish}}es to an investigator of ecosystems, and as a natural outgrowth, becoming a {{w|Conservation biology|conservationist}} and protector of wildlife and {{w|Wilderness|wildlands}}.”

“In spite of the obstacles a few female artists persisted and gave us some wonderful scenes depicting {{w|wilderness}} beauty, {{w|Native Americans in the United States|Indians}}, and primitive western life. Among these we might mention {{w|Grace Hudson|Grace Carpenter Hudson}} (1880's), {{w|Mary Foote|Mary H. Foote}} (1800's), Mary Elizabeth Achey (1860–1885), and {{w|Eliza Barchus}} (1885–?).”

“As I became more tuned into trees, I began to admire the enormous {{w|Pinus strobus|white pine}} near the path to the {{w|outhouse}}. I even oriented the entrance of the outhouse so that I could gaze at this tall, furrowed tree while sitting there. It was much better than reading {{w|Time (magazine)|Time magazine}}.”