Across America and around the world, people are working to helpnature heal itself. In Bermuda, a man single-handedly grows thousandsof trees on a small island to restore nesting habitat for a rare seabird. InIllinois, legions of volunteers replant prairies in the shadows offreeways. In Virginia, a farmer works to bring back the mighty Americanchestnut. What drives these individuals? How did their passions comeabout, and what are the implications for restoring the environment?Nature's Restoration: People and Places on the Front Lines ofConservation is a lyrical look at these and other examples of ordinarycitizens aiming to return sizable tracts of the American landscape tonature, and to health.