Bad Naturalist

Description

Bad Naturalist
by Paula Whyman

ISBN: 9781643262178
Hardcover, new

Publication Date 1/7/2025

 

Brief Description:
With humor, humility, and awe, one woman attempts to restore 200 acres of
farmland long gone-to-seed in the Blue Ridge Mountains, facing her own
limitations while getting to know a breathtaking corner of the natural
world. When Paula Whyman first climbs a peak in the foothills of the Blue
Ridge Mountains in search of a home in the country, she has no idea how
quickly her tidy backyard ecology project will become a massive endeavor.
Just as quickly, she discovers how little she knows about hands-on
conservation work. In Bad Naturalist, readers meander with her through
orchards and meadows, forests and frog ponds, as she is beset by an influx
of invasive species, rattlesnake encounters, conflicting advice from
experts, and delayed plans–but none of it dampens her irrepressible
passion for protecting this place. With delightful, lyrically deft
storytelling, she shares her attempts to coax this beautiful piece of land
back into shape. It turns out that amid the seeming chaos of nature, the
mountaintop is teeming with life and hope.