We Recommend: The Great Outdoors
The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience, Rob Verchick, ’86; Columbia U. Press. Are we on the express lane to extinction? What we can learn from a cephalopod stranded in Miami Beach.
The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s, Alexander Nemerov, art and art history professor; Princeton U. Press. In a young country, some enter the primeval woods to listen, others to claim dominion.
Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees, Jared Farmer, PhD ’05; Basic Books. The beauty and mystery of the world’s oldest living things hold humanity in thrall, yet these giants stand at our mercy.
George Meléndez Wright: The Fight for Wildlife and Wilderness in the National Parks, Jerry Emory, ’79; U. of Chicago Press. Almost a century after his death, a dedicated young biologist remains a role model for conservationists.
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, Camille Dungy, ’95; Simon and Schuster. An unforgettable meditation on the layers of meaning unearthed in cultivating one’s own sanctuary.
