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Sunday, January 31st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
The dormant land
By Emmett Duffy
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Hello Natural Patriot!
Beautiful photo essay. I enjoyed the peaceful, contemplative photos. Looking forward to spring and its awakening.
Thanks for keeping us updated on all of the natural happenings, Emmett
~Conor
Brrr.
I want your opinion: What are the top 10 most important ecological pieces of writing that every person (especially aspiring ecologists) should read? I’m not talking about classic “papers” but works about ecology/nature/environment. Writing that you have found inspiring and thought provoking? I’m thinking: Silent Spring, Walden, Sand County Almanac…top 10? What contemporary works are important (e.g. Guns, Germs and Steel? 1491?)
Thank you!
Good question, Mara. You could start with the “NP’s essential reading list”under the tab at the top of the home page. I really need to update this but it’s a start. For example, I would alos add “Natural Capitalism” by Hawken et al. It’s a bit dated but very thought-provoking. I would also add
“Deep Economy” by Bill McKibben. Happy reading!
It was right under my nose the whole time! Thank you. I want to develop a grad-student seminar on seminal readings in ecology (and read for fun, of course!). I’ll let you know what our final reading list turns out to be. Thanks!
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