The wilder shore -- Gentle wilderness : early adventures in the Sierra Nevada -- The hills of home : saving the Marin County wildlands -- Exploring defining and promoting wilderness with the Sierra Club -- Navigating rough waters at the club -- Restoring nature's cathedral: the battle for Redwood National Park -- Alaska: encountering the Great land -- Alaska litigation and legislation, 1970-1975 -- Crisis and compromise: the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act -- Expanding the arena: the global environment -- Of what will we dream?.