Recently started a master naturalist class. Any book recommendations related to this?
I'm looking for books to shore up my ignorance about nature, or to get me excited about the subject. Could be books about American natural history or about U.S. geology / botany / trees / mammals / birds / etc. Surprise me! Thanks!
{{Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan E. Strassman}} focuses on a few North American species and interesting discoveries about them.
{{Eager: The Surprising Secret Lives of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb}} is a really interesting look at a species that has shaped the US more than I knew.
{{The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle}}, though it isn’t just about North America
{{Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper}} is the memoir of a Black birder who was threatened by a dog-walker in NYC (you may remember the news story).
{{Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder by Julia Zarankin}} talks some about bird banding, in addition to more general birding adventures.
From my TBR:
– {{Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding by Scott Weidensaul}}
– {{The Birds that Audubon Missed}} by Kenn Kaufman (he has a few books on birds/birding that I’d like to read)
– {{Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Birds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simmonds}}
– {{What It’s Like to be a Bird by David Allen Sibley}}
If bird themed romances intrigue you, I’ve enjoyed {{Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb}} and {{Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly}}.
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature
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**Reading The Forested Landscape**, by Tom Wessels. Will blow your mind with how much you can learn about a forest’s human history just from observing it! Mainly focuses on the Northeast US.
**The Edge of the Sea**, by Rachel Carson, will teach you more about Maine tidepools than you ever thought possible
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{{Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard by Joan E. Strassman}} focuses on a few North American species and interesting discoveries about them.
{{Eager: The Surprising Secret Lives of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb}} is a really interesting look at a species that has shaped the US more than I knew.
{{The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle}}, though it isn’t just about North America
{{Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper}} is the memoir of a Black birder who was threatened by a dog-walker in NYC (you may remember the news story).
{{Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder by Julia Zarankin}} talks some about bird banding, in addition to more general birding adventures.
From my TBR:
– {{Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding by Scott Weidensaul}}
– {{The Birds that Audubon Missed}} by Kenn Kaufman (he has a few books on birds/birding that I’d like to read)
– {{Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Birds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simmonds}}
– {{What It’s Like to be a Bird by David Allen Sibley}}
If bird themed romances intrigue you, I’ve enjoyed {{Birding With Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb}} and {{Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly}}.
The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature
**Reading The Forested Landscape**, by Tom Wessels. Will blow your mind with how much you can learn about a forest’s human history just from observing it! Mainly focuses on the Northeast US.
**The Edge of the Sea**, by Rachel Carson, will teach you more about Maine tidepools than you ever thought possible