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Newly Noted Books
Nature’s Temples
I am very glad to report Dr. Maloof has now revised and updated her 2016 book “Nature’s Temples” from Timber Press into the newly published and slightly re-titled “Nature’s Temples; A Natural History of Old Growth Forests,” published just this past April by Princeton University Press.
A History of Oregon Ornithology
It’s not often that I find myself presented with the opportunity to write about a new book the subject of which centers upon not only the geographic location in which I’ve spent my entire life (thus far, at least) but also the activity that has defined, and even the very person responsible for putting me on, the strange occupational path I’ve followed these past twenty-five odd years.
Deep Time
News has recently come my way regarding a newly published book from Princeton University Press by Prof. Noah Heringman titled “Deep Time; A Literary History,” in which the professor undertakes a cross-disciplinary exploration of reflections of the title concept in the works of eighteenth and nineteenth century natural historians.
Of Cockroaches and Crickets
Due to a chain of unfortunate events wholly outside of his control that gutted the funding behind young Frank Nischk’s planned hummingbird research, he found himself cooling his heels in Columbia for an extended period of time, and finally securing a new research project that rather than presenting him with the daily opportunity to marvel at Nature’s veritable flying jewels instead led to him daily staring intently at …
Biographies
Life Science Books
Building a Sturdy Foundation
One of the challenges of being a general naturalist – particularly a self-taught one – is that of establishing a sturdy foundation in all, or at least most, of the major areas of nature study. For those who undertake any formal, institutionally guided study in one of the fields, such a foundation is provided in […]
The Very Remarkable Journey
Consider the following story: A young man, born and raised in the backcountry of Northeast Oregon, one day decides to leave his family and set out on foot in search of adventure. Over a period of months that stretches into years, he crosses the entire state, eventually crossing from Oregon into Northeast California. Roaming the […]