Saving Tarboo Creek
One Family’s Quest to Heal the Land

Four and a half stars from me, owing to a couple of factual inaccuracies. The extended family of Professor Carl Leopold, who wrote 'A Sand County Almanac' about restoring eroded, denuded and exploited land for his family and nature, feature in this book. Tarboo Creek is in Washington State and once......more

This was an authentic and impressive voice in eco nonfiction! For three generations the Leopold family has practiced what they preached by being equally kind to their community and their land. Harmony, simplicity, balance, fulfillment, and hope are what’s found working weekends restoring Tarboo Cree......more

A preachy book about a families quest to restore a section of a creek to provide a salmon habitat. Their actions and deeds are honorable and I fully support the intent of what he and his family are doing and trying to inspire others to do. However, I sense a feeling of superiority over us (people w......more

This family is ridiculously knowledgeable about all things nature. I was continually amazed at how much information was prevalent in the book—not only was it a documentation of their work on Tarboo Creek, it also served as a makeshift nature guide. I learned about the mating and spawning habits of s......more

Interesting project, the book needed a better editor. To this reader it seemed a bit preachy and not as worthwhile as other books I have read on the topic of nature, land conservation, and ecology. Freeman's family was privileged enough to obtain some acreage on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula,......more