Gary at work

Photo: Dan Peha, 1996

Welcome to the website of author Gary Ferguson

Gary's work has been featured by
National Geographic, St. Martin's Press, the Los Angeles Times, and many others.

Look for Gary's new book The Carry Home coming out in 2014 and also his biography of John Ripley Forbes, available on Amazon.
Check here for updates


Rally 2009: Speaker Gary Ferguson from Land Trust Alliance on Vimeo.

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Shouting at the Sky
Shouting at the Sky:

Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild
1999, Farcountry Press 2009
paperback



The Great Divide
The Great Divide:

The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind
W.W. Norton, 2006
paperback



Decade of the Wolf
Decade of the Wolf:

Returning the Wild to Yellowstone
Lyons Press, 2005
paperback


Hawk's Rest
Hawk's Rest:

A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone
National Geographic Adventure Press, 2003
paperback



Nature's Keeper
Nature's Keeper:

John Ripley Forbes and the Children's Nature Movement
John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, Inc. 2012
hardcover/paperback



Spirits of the Wild
Spirits of the Wild:

The World's Great Nature Tales
Three Rivers Press, 1997
paperback



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Talk about Gary

"Gary Ferguson is one of the most engaging speakers we've ever presented."
Greg McGruder, National Geographic Lecture Series

"Gary Ferguson has a rare combination of flawless professionalism and radical kindness that takes a good event and makes it great. Reliable, generous, intelligent, talented, so very gifted at weaving together human emotion and the natural world. … he shines from the inside out."
Pam Houston, Director, Tomales Bay Workshop, Oct 2008

"A true professional, and a most compelling talk …. his enthusiasm, knowledge and passion for the written and spoken word is phenomenal. We highly recommend Gary Ferguson for all audiences."
  —Cheryl Schwartz, Association for Experiential Education

more talk about Gary

For more information or to book a speaking event,
please contact Lucy Friedland: lucy@wildwords.net