Dr. Anne LaBastille was a wildlife photographer, ecologist, lecturer, and author who dedicated her life to nature conservation, wildlife protection, ecological study, and wilderness conservation. She is best known for her autobiographical Woodswoman trilogy and has also published children’s books, other non-fiction titles, and scientific papers. She received several awards for her work, including the Society of Woman Geographers Gold Medal and the Roger Tory Peterson Award for National Nature Educator.
Dr. Anne LaBastille is a wildlife photographer, ecologist, lecturer and author born in New Jersey in 1935. Dr. LaBastille holds a BA in Natural Resource Conservation from Cornell University and an MS in Wildlife Management from Cornell University. Colorado State University. Her PhD in Wildlife Ecology is also from Cornell University. Dr. Anne LaBastille was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Ripon College in Wisconsin.
Dr. LaBastille has dedicated her life to nature conservation, wildlife protection, ecological study, and wilderness conservation. She has also worked on conservation projects in foreign countries, worked to protect tropical rainforests, and contributed to efforts to find solutions and ways to prevent acid rain. LaBastille also worked in lake and land use planning.
She is best known for her autobiographical Woodswoman trilogy in which she recounts and discusses her experiences building her cabin on Black Bear Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. LaBastille’s life in her cabin on Black Bear Lake, which she built in 1965, has been compared to Thoreau’s life at Walden Pond. The first book in the trilogy, Woodswoman, was published in 1976. It was followed by Beyond Black Bear Lake, which came out in 1987. A decade later, in 1997, the third book, Woodswoman III, was published.
In addition to the Woodswoman series, Dr. LaBastille has published children’s books, other non-fiction titles, a book of essays, and a number of profiles of other women who made their lives in the wilderness. LaBastille has also written dozens of papers and over 25 scientific papers. Among other publications, her articles have appeared in National Geographic and the Sierra Club. She has been honored for her work in both America and Guatemala by the Explorers Club and the National Wildlife Federation. Dr. Anne LaBastille was awarded the Society of Woman Geographers Gold Medal, which she received in 1993. The following year, in 1994, she was awarded the Roger Tory Peterson Award for National Nature Educator.
A list of Dr. Anne LaBastille’s book-length publications is as follows:
Lumberjack: Living Alone in the Adirondack Desert
Woodswoman II: Beyond Black Bear Lake
Boscaiola III: Third Book The Adventures of the Boscaiola
Women and desert
Jaguar Totem: The Woodswoman explores new wilderness and wildlife
Mama Poc: An ecologist’s account of the extinction of a species
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