Gary Paul Nabhan

Gary Paul Nabhan an Arab American writer, desert food artisan, and garden designer. He is the founder of the Sacred Plant Recovery Initiative, which works to safeguard, restore, and “rematriate” sacred and ceremonial plants that are at risk due to climate change, overharvesting, and conflict. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Agave Spirits, Jesus for Farmers and Fishes, The Nature of Desert Nature, Gathering the Desert, Ethnobiology for the Future, Last Water on the Devil’s Highway, The Desert Smells Like Rain, Arab/American, and Counting Sheep. Nabhan is the recipient of such awards as a MacArthur Genius Award and a Labán Literary Fellowship.

Arab/American Arab/American
Arab/American

Arab/American

Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts

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Aridland Springs in North America Aridland Springs in North America
Aridland Springs in North America

Aridland Springs in North America

Ecology and Conservation

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At the Desert's Green Edge At the Desert's Green Edge
At the Desert's Green Edge

At the Desert's Green Edge

An Ethnobotany of the Gila River Pima

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Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America
Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America

Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America

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Counting Sheep Counting Sheep
Counting Sheep

Counting Sheep

Twenty Ways of Seeing Desert Bighorn

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The Desert Smells Like Rain The Desert Smells Like Rain
The Desert Smells Like Rain

The Desert Smells Like Rain

A Naturalist in O'odham Country

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Enduring Seeds Enduring Seeds
Enduring Seeds

Enduring Seeds

Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation

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Ethnobiology for the Future Ethnobiology for the Future
Ethnobiology for the Future

Ethnobiology for the Future

Linking Cultural and Ecological Diversity

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Gathering the Desert Gathering the Desert
Gathering the Desert

Gathering the Desert

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Last Water on the Devil's Highway Last Water on the Devil's Highway
Last Water on the Devil's Highway

Last Water on the Devil's Highway

A Cultural and Natural History of Tinajas Altas

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The Nature of Desert Nature The Nature of Desert Nature
The Nature of Desert Nature

The Nature of Desert Nature

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Tequila Tequila
Tequila

Tequila

A Natural and Cultural History

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Unnatural Landscapes Unnatural Landscapes
Unnatural Landscapes

Unnatural Landscapes

Tracking Invasive Species

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Woodlands in Crisis Woodlands in Crisis
Woodlands in Crisis

Woodlands in Crisis

A Legacy of Lost Biodiversity on the Colorado Plateau

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