The wolf was so close now... Approaching the place where the edge of the forest met the open meadow, I paused before stepping out from the shadows of the trees. The sun was directly overhead. In that moment I stood frozen in my tracks next to the fresh footprint of the wolf that had led me here. I was sharing this trail with the wolf and I did not want the moment to end. I wanted that wolf to be with me forever. from Chapter Seven, Pack Through the Pacific Northwest forests and along the rugged coastal shores of California, Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild is a memoir of exploration and survival. Dawn Again takes readers along on Doniga's journey: the wilderness immersion school where Indigenous elders and wildlife trackers were among her teachers, hitchhiking across the pacific northwest, the moment she first connected with a deer using owl eyes and fox walking techniques, and to Alaska where she fell in love with tracking white wolves and the rigor of wilderness survival. With chapters on food, permaculture, and more, Dawn Again dives into Doniga's real-life experiences while equipping readers with practical knowledge. When Doniga tracks mountain lions with Erik, a rancher, she finds herself falling in love with more than just nature. She settles down on a cattle ranch on the California coast to start a family, and has to learn how to apply the deep, unshakeable lessons of the wild to her everyday life. Dawn Again represents a particularly good example of alternative schooling. The author's experiences as a wildlife observer,mother, and rancher are significant, and descriptions of her immersive nature education in the first third of the work are particularly vivid and clear. -- Foreword Reviews : forewordreviews.com/reviews/dawn-again/ The most powerful and important book I've read this year? No question. Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild , by Doniga Markegard, is eloquent, inspiring, and a must-read for any global educator. -- Wandering Educators: wanderingeducators.com/best/stories/dawn-again-tracking-wisdom-wild.html Markegard excels as a writer when she describes tracking wolves, especially a "lone white wolf running across the side of a tundra-covered hill." -- Huffington Post : huffingtonpost.com/entry/tracking-doniga-markegard-a-review-essay-on-dawn_us_5a0b9949e4b06d8966cf3389 Doniga Markegard is a wildlife tracker, regenerative rancher, speaker, and the author of Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild and the young adult adaptation, Wolf Girl: Finding Myself in the Wild . Her teen years in nature school started her on a path that led to a career in animal tracking and then permaculture and ranching on her farm in California, Markegard Family Grass-Fed, where she works to regenerate both soil and community through farming. Using the innovative, carbon-storing methods of regenerative ranching, she’s restoring the land she tends, bringing back native grasses and wildlife. Doniga is a consultant and guest instructor at Nature Awareness Programs around the country, has led retreats in places such as 1440 Multiversity and Canyon Ranch and is a regular speaker at events such as the Bioneers Conference, Food Inspiration Trendsummit, and The Grassfed Exchange. She is a certified educator with Holistic Management International. She has worked with companies such as Patagonia, Tesla and Google, and has been profiled in articles from Civil Eats , FastCompany , GreenBiz , The San Francisco Examiner , and NPR. Doniga was also featured in the award-winning documentary film Kiss the Ground, available on Netflix. She lives in Northern California.