Anne LaBastille
| Mariette Anne LaBastille | |
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| Born |
November 20, 1933 Montclair, New Jersey |
| Died | July 1, 2011 (aged 77) Plattsburgh, New York |
| Other names | Anne LaBastille Bowes |
| Institutions | Adirondack Park Agency |
| Education | Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, 1969 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (Ph.D.; B.S.); Colorado State University (M.S.) |
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| Known for | The Woodswoman series |
| Spouse | C.V. “Major” Bowes |
Anne LaBastille (November 20, 1933 – July 1, 2011) was an American author, ecologist, and photographer. She was the author of more than a dozen books, including Woodswoman, Beyond Black Bear Lake, and Women of the Wilderness. She also wrote over 150 articles and over 25 scientific papers. She was honored by the World Wildlife Fund and the Explorers Club for her pioneering work in wildlife ecology in the United States and Guatemala. LaBastille also took many wildlife photographs, many of which were published in nature publications.
LaBastille was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the only child of Ferdinand LaBastille, a professor, and German-born Irma Goebel, a stage actress and musician. Her full name was Mariette Anne LaBastille, though she never used her first name. While her date of birth is often listed as Nov 20, 1935, her true date of birth was November 20, 1933, which Valerie J. Nelson of the Los Angeles Times discovered while preparing LaBastille's obituary. LaBastille was married for seven years to C.V. “Major” Bowes (born 29 Apr 1919; died 25 Oct 2012), the former owner of the Covewood Lodge on Big Moose Lake, New York. They had no children.
LaBastille received her Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from Cornell University in 1969. She also had an M.S. in Wildlife Management from the Colorado State University (1958), and a B.S. in Conservation of Natural Resources from Cornell (1955).
LaBastille started out as a contributing writer to several wildlife magazines, including Sierra Club and National Geographic. She became a licensed New York State Guide in the 1970s and offered guide services for backpacking and canoe trips into the Adirondacks. She gave wilderness workshops and lectures for over forty years, joined several New York Adirondack Mountains conservation organizations, and was on the Adirondack Park Agency Board of Commissioners for 17 years. She traveled around the world and worked with many non-profit organizations to study and alleviate the destructive effects of acid rain and pollution on lakes and wildlife.
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