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Rick Bass
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1958
Rick Bass is an American writer and an environmental activist. He has a Bachelor of Science in geology with a focus in Wildlife from Utah State University. Right after he graduated, he interned for one year as a Wildlife Biologist at the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in Arkansas. He then went onto working as an oil and gas geologist and consultant before becoming a writer and teacher. He has worked across the United States at various universities: University of Texas at Austin, Beloit College, University of Montana, Pacific University, Montana State University, Iowa State University. He teaches at the Stonecoast MFA low-residency program in Maine. He has done many workshops and lectures on writing and wildlife throughout his career. Texas Tech University, Texas State University, and University of Texas at Austin have collections of his written work.
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Rick Bass is an American writer and an environmental activist. He has a Bachelor of Science in geology with a focus in Wildlife from Utah State University. Right after he graduated, he interned for one year as a Wildlife Biologist at the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in Arkansas. He then went onto working as an oil and gas geologist and consultant before becoming a writer and teacher. He has worked across the United States at various universities: University of Texas at Austin, Beloit College, University of Montana, Pacific University, Montana State University, Iowa State University. He teaches at the Stonecoast MFA low-residency program in Maine. He has done many workshops and lectures on writing and wildlife throughout his career. Texas Tech University, Texas State University, and University of Texas at Austin have collections of his written work.
Rick Bass balances his career as a writer with his dedicated work as an environmental activist.
Before committing himself to literature, he worked professionally as a geologist.
His writing is deeply influenced by the landscape and life in Montana's Yaak Valley.
He has authored over fifty books that explore the connection between humans and the natural world.
His book Colter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had stands as one of his most celebrated works.
