National Parks in Jeopardy

What are your favorite National Parks? Chances are, photographer, Ian Shive, has included them in his book, "The National Parks: Our American Landscape." 

A portion of the proceeds from this book go toward protecting our national parks in conjunction with the National Parks Conservation Association.

American Adventures Month

Summer is nearly over but we're excited to hear and see what places you may have visited during these last few months or plan to visit during American Adventures Month. 

Did you recently take a trip to one of The National Parks here in the U.S.? If so, please head over to our Facebook Page to share some photographs you may have taken on your American Adventure. 

Olympic National Park, photograph by Ian Shive

And if you haven't already checked out Ian Shive's latest photography book, you might want to pick up a copy for your armchair travels. 

The gorgeous images on each page will have you yearning for a vacation getaway and will inspire you to seek out the quiet spots in America that are captured inside The National Parks: Our American Landscape.

Happy Travels!

World Environment Day

Our goal at Earth Aware Editions is to educate and help inspire global movements to help improve life on our planet. 


We're excited to celebrate World Environment Day and share with our readers, the many books that focus on the environment and what every day people can do to help save our planet.



The following titles can be purchased directly from our website:

National Parks


Wildlands Philanthropy


Grand Canyon

Plundering Appalachia

Blue Planet Run


These are just a few of the titles found in our Nature & Environment category. Check out our website for more, along with a description of each book and which organization is associated with them.

Earth Aware Editions is committed to broadening awareness and understanding the unique challenges of our time through powerful and provocative publications. From climate change and conservation to the accelerating loss of diversity in our planet's species and cultures, the continued erosion of our biosphere and ethnosphere cannot be ignored.

Founded on the principle that the sustainability of life on Earth depends on the spiritual heal and wisdom of humanity, Earth Aware Editions presents the diverse voices of today’s leading environmentalists, photojournalists, cultural commentators, artists, and activists. It is our goal to celebrate global diversity and preserve our cultural heritage for future generations.

Making a Difference

Earth Aware Editions is committed to broadening the awareness and understanding of the unique challenges of our time through powerful and provocative publications.

Learn more about our top selling titles by visiting our Earth Aware Editions website. 

• Behind the Dolphin Smile: One Man's Campaign to Protect the World's Dolphins, by Richard O'Barry

The National Parks: Our American Landscape
Photography by Ian Shive

• National Parks: Our American Landscape, Photography by Ian Shive
  
• Grand Canyon: River at Risk, by Wade Davis
  
• Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World, by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt
  
• Wildlands Philanthrophy: The Great American Tradition, by Tom Butler
  
• Antarctica: The Global Warning, by Sebastian Copeland
  
• CAFO: The Tragedy of Industiral Animal Factories, edited by Daniel Imhoff
  
• Minding Your Business: Profits that Restore the Planet, by Horst M. Rechelbacher
  
• Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food, by Andrew Kimbrell
  
• Plundering Appalachia: The Tragedy of Mountaintop-Removal Coal Mining, edited by Tom Butler & George Wuerthner

Founded on the principle that the sustainability of life on Earth depends on the spiritual health and wisdom of humanity, Earth Aware Editions presents the diverse voices of today's leading environmentalists, photojournalists, cultural commentators, artists, and activists. 

American Legacy: Our National Parks

In 1871, artist Thomas Moran ventured into a Wyoming landscape that tested his ability to capture its rich variations of color and light. His field studies of steaming geysers and paintings of towering falls were instrumental in the creation of Yellowstone, our nation’s first national park. Since then, artists have joined naturalists and preservationists in convincing American presidents and legislators to set aside more than 350 locations as part of our American Legacy.

In the traveling art exhibition, American Legacy: Our National Parks, 38 members and guests of the Plein-Air Painters of America set up their easels in national sites across the country. The artists are among the country’s most respected plein-air painters. The adjective plein-air refers to the philosophical belief that creating art on-location, challenging as it may be, is crucial to successfully documenting a visual and emotional point in time and place.

March 8 – August 26, 2012
Booth Western Art Museum
Cartersville, Georgia

September 23 – December 2, 2012

Washakie Museum and Cultural Center
Worland, Wyoming

The National Parks: Our American Landscape

Photographer Ian Shive has captured stunning images from National Parks over the course of his career and shares them in his recent collection, The National Parks: Our American Landscape, available for purchase from Earth Aware Editiofacebook.com/mandalaearthns.

The Ten Most Visited National Parks

According to the National Park Service, these were the 10 most visited National Parks in 2010. 

National Park		Recreational Park Visits
1.	Great Smoky Mountains National Park (TN, NC)	9,463,538
2.	Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)	4,388,386
3.	Yosemite National Park (CA)	3,901,408
4.	Yellowstone National Park (WY, MT, ID)	3,640,185
5.	Rocky Mountain National Park (CO)	2,955,821
6.	Olympic National Park (WA)	2,844,563
7.	Grand Teton National Park (WY)	2,669,374
8.	Zion National Park (UT)	2,665,972
9.	Acadia National Park (ME)	2,504,208
10.	Cuyahoga Valley National Park (OH)	2,492,670

 

Images from nearly 400 National Parks can be found inside the 228 pages of Ian Shive's photography collection, "The National Parks: Our American Landscape," a great gift for any photographer or nature lover.

A portion of the proceeds from this book goes toward protecting our national parks in conjunction with the National Parks Conservation Association.