The Book of Texas Bays » (New Edition)

JIM BLACKBURN, an attorney specializing in environmental law at BlackburnCarter Law Firm in Houston, is adjunct professor and lecturer at Rice University where he teaches environmental law. In 2001 he received the National Wildlife Federation’s National Conservation Achievement Award, and in 1998 the Bob Eckhardt Lifetime Achievement Award from the General Land Office of the State of Texas

In this tribute to the Texas coast, conservationist and lawyer Jim Blackburn has teamed with photographer Jim Olive to give us the most intimate portrait yet of Texas bays and of those who work for their wise use and preservation.

While giving life and sustenance to plants, animals, and people, the bays and estuaries of Texas have other stories to tell—about freshwater inflows, deep port construction, disappearing oyster beds, beach resorts, industrial pollution, and more. Each story brings opposing forces into the courtroom for vigorous debates on the future of some of our most valuable and irreplaceable resources.

The Book of Texas Bays is a personal account of legal battles won and lost, but it is also a work of natural history by someone with a deep spiritual connection to the Texas coast and all it has to offer. Jim Olive's photographs present us with a dramatic perspective of our relationship with the Gulf and remind us of both the grandness and the fragility of our coastal treasures.

About the Author:
Jim Blackburn, an attorney specializing in environmental law at BlackburnCarter Law Firm in Houston, Texas, is adjunct professor and lecturer at Rice University, where he teaches environmental law. He has received the National Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Achievement Award and the Bob Eckhardt Lifetime Achievement Award from the General Land Office of the State of Texas.

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". . a masterpiece on Texas bays and those dedicated to preserving them."