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Because we only conserve what we love, right? We only fight for that which we are passionate about." How buy "Wisconsin's Wild Lakes" "And if you fall in love with the world, you will conserve the world.

"The whole point of this is to fall in love with the natural world more deeply," Bates said. Ultimately, he has faith that the rewards will be worth it. So he pleads with people to visit with a light touch, and asks them to bring a sense of humility and respect when they do. He has really good friends, he said, that oppose him writing anything about these unspoiled places. Why do the ‘magical’ animals inspire such awe?Īt the same time, Bates understands that there is some risk of luring people into these wild places it's entirely possible to "love something to death" if it become too popular. RELATED: Boulder Junction claims it's home to most white deer in Wisconsin. RELATED: Hike through some of Wisconsin's oldest and biggest trees in these old-growth forests At the conclusion of the book, he offers "philosophical approaches to lake stewardship" and "the 10 most important ecological actions for lake stewardship."

Through it all Bates the environmentalist reminds the reader of the preciousness of these lakes, and need for their protection. "But I love that it also treads a little bit into the territory of interpretation to help people get more out of their experience when they are paddling." The book is "formatted as a guide to locations," Jabs said. The two met while Jabs was in an artist residency at the University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology's Trout Lake Station, a research field station located in the Northern Highland Lake District.įor "Wisconsin's Wild Lakes," Jabs adopted a style "somewhere between field guide style and nature notes," she said, nature notes being a quicker style of drawing that might fit into an artist's nature journal. One example: He provides a charming and hopeful piece of writing about the return of the trumpeter swan.īates also includes the scientific and artistic illustrations of Manitowoc artist Rebecca Jabs, which gives the work a feeling of a coffee table art book. These surveys include detailed directions to get to the lake, a summary of Bates's impression when he visited and a sampling of metrics such as surface area and water quality.Īlong with the lake profiles, Bates intersperses the book with essays about a variety of lake-oriented subjects, including lake science, water plants and the animals that call lakes home. The bulk of the book is devoted to profiles of 55 of Bates's favorite wild lakes. So visiting a wild lake is something akin to spotting an endangered species or a white deer. Note: Col.Although 136 might seem like a lot at first, the number is less than 1 percent of Wisconsin's roughly 15,000 lakes. I am proud to serve as the US Military Spokesman for Sea Inspiration, am happily married to my wife Stephanie, and my son is now serves his country as Major Josh Bates, USMC.

#John bates free

I’m now completely retired, and spend most of my free time working with wounded warriors and skydiving. Retired from military service in 2005, I became Chief Operating Officer of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, then Executive Director of the Honolulu Armed Services YMCA. By retirement in 2005, I had run fifty-two marathons and a couple dozen “ultras.” I became a competitive runner while getting in shape to meet the physical demands of my service.

#John bates license

Now retired, I am military free-fall qualified and a USPA Pro-D license holder with over 3,000 jumps. Over the course of 30 years, I held command at every level. Bill, I completed my undergraduate work, Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, and Master’s of Science in Secondary Education and Rehabilitation Counseling.Īfter an eight-year absence, I returned to the US Marines as a 2nd Lieutenant and became platoon commander of “Suicide Charley,” 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. The chest wound necessitated the removal of most of my right lung.Īfter earning three Purple Hearts, I was medically discharged from military service leaving Vietnam as a Sergeant of the US Marines. I was in eight major named combat operations and wounded in battle on three occasions grenade shrapnel to my left knee and leg, a punji stake wound through my left foot, and a machine gun wound through my right chest. I enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1966 at the height of the Vietnam War, and served in Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines.