The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California's Public Lands

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A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer.

It all began with a camping trip. Outdoor enthusiast Josh Jackson had never heard of "BLM land" before a casual recommendation from a friend led him to a free campsite in the desert--and the revelation that over 15 million acres of land in California are owned collectively by the people.

In The Enduring Wild, Jackson takes us on a road trip spanning thousands of miles, crisscrossing the Golden State to seek out the fifteen million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, from the Pacific shores of the King Range down to the Mojave Desert. He tells of the Indigenous peoples who have called them home for millennia, of the extractivist threats that imperil them today, and of the grassroots organizers and political champions who have rallied to their common defense to uphold the radical mandate to protect these natural treasures for generations to come.

For the adventurers, campers, explorers, map readers, road trippers, nature enthusiasts, and public lands lovers out there, The Enduring Wild is an indispensable invitation to know these places more deeply and to embrace our common inheritance.

NOTE: All books are signed, include pronghorn postcards, and ship ASAP.

A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer.

It all began with a camping trip. Outdoor enthusiast Josh Jackson had never heard of "BLM land" before a casual recommendation from a friend led him to a free campsite in the desert--and the revelation that over 15 million acres of land in California are owned collectively by the people.

In The Enduring Wild, Jackson takes us on a road trip spanning thousands of miles, crisscrossing the Golden State to seek out the fifteen million acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, from the Pacific shores of the King Range down to the Mojave Desert. He tells of the Indigenous peoples who have called them home for millennia, of the extractivist threats that imperil them today, and of the grassroots organizers and political champions who have rallied to their common defense to uphold the radical mandate to protect these natural treasures for generations to come.

For the adventurers, campers, explorers, map readers, road trippers, nature enthusiasts, and public lands lovers out there, The Enduring Wild is an indispensable invitation to know these places more deeply and to embrace our common inheritance.

Details

Publisher
Heyday Books

Publish Date
June 24, 2025

Pages
264

Dimensions
7 X 9 inches

Language
English

Type
Paper Over Board

EAN/UPC
978-1-59714-675-3

About the Author

Josh Jackson is a writer and photographer whose work illuminates America’s most overlooked public lands—those managed by the Bureau of Land Management. He weaves storytelling and imagery to reveal the beauty, complexity, and vulnerability of these often misunderstood landscapes.

His work has appeared in High Country News, the Los Angeles Times, Adventure Journal, Modern Huntsman, and Backcountry Journal, among others. He has been a featured guest on numerous podcasts exploring nature, science, and conservation. His first book, The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands (Heyday, 2025), is both a love letter to these landscapes and a meditation on belonging and reciprocity.

As founder of the Forgotten Lands Project, Josh extends this work beyond the page — through keynote addresses on public lands, place attachment, and conservation history, and by guiding camping trips with the USAL Project that connect people directly to these fragile and inspiring places.

He lives with his wife and three children in the heart of Los Angeles.