Anne LaBastille

Anne LaBastille ( born November 20, 1935 in Montclair, New Jersey; † July 1, 2011 in Plattsburgh, New York ) was an American author and ecologist. She was especially known for their retreat into the wilderness - 1965 they acquired land in the Adirondack Mountains and built with the support of a small log cabin. From this point LaBastille lived primarily in such small huts, in relative solitude and distance from the civilization. Your second hut she built largely itself their experiences around the " huts - life " she has published in several books and articles.

Research

Anne LaBastille was qualified biologist. Your promotion was at Cornell University. She wrote more than 150 published articles on various environmental topics. Among other things, she dealt with the negative effects of acid rain and the consequences for lakes, forests and wildlife. She has worked internationally within this field of research and undertook many research trips. Anne LaBastille also worked as an editor and was over 40 years long workshops on various topics. In addition, she worked as a nature photographer, her images have been published in numerous publications whose content deals with nature and wild life.

Awards

LaBastille received numerous awards for their commitment to the protection and study of ecological systems, including she was honored by the National Wildlife Federation for their pioneering work. She was also in 1994, the Roger Tory Peterson Award - a Auszeichning for people who continue to share their knowledge about nature and natural life educational. In 1993 she was awarded the Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers for their activities. She received an honorary doctorate shaft of Ripon College in Wisconsin.

Private

Anne LaBastille is niece of Otto Ernst Meyer, founder of the former Brazilian airline VARIG. She lived until 2007 in their last cabin ( over the years, several huts were built bzw.fanden several reconstructions instead ). In 2008 she had to give up this life for health reasons and moved to a retirement home to Plattsburgh (New York).

In addition to her research work on behalf of nature, they also published five children's books.

Works (selection)

• Beyond Black Bear Lake
• The Wilderness women Rowohlt, Hamburg, 1986; ISBN 3499158051
• Woman in the wilderness; Müller Rueschlikon, 1988; ISBN 3275009419
• The forest woman; Müller Rueschlikon, 1990; ISBN 3275009834