"A unique tapestry of science, poetry, and art that puts global climate change on the local map. Shifting Patterns is a must read to help citizens of the Rogue Valley and beyond prepare for climate change while there is still time and hope."



-- Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist, National Center

for Conservation Science and Policy





"Pepper Trail writes about the natural world with passion that burns and clarity that rings unfailingly true. And Jim Chamberlain's remarkable photographs give us a fresh vision of

places we thought we knew. As we realize that reason and logic alone won't change the human habits that are scrambling the climate, we'll realize how much we need stirring books like this."



-- Jeff Golden, author

Unafraid and As If We Were Grownups