Nature beyond Solitude: Notes from the Field

John Seibert Farnsworth

Published by Cornell University Press 2020

Nature beyond Solitude

Notes from the Field

John Seibert Farnsworth
Preface by: Thomas Lowe Fleischner

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501747298

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About this book

John Seibert Farnsworth's delightful field notes are not only about nature, but from nature as well. In Nature Beyond Solitude, he lets us peer over his shoulder as he takes his notes. We follow him to a series of field stations where he teams up with scientists, citizen scientists, rangers, stewards, and grad students engaged in long-term ecological study, all the while scribbling down what he sees, hears, and feels in the moment. With humor and insight, Farnsworth explores how communal experiences of nature might ultimately provide greater depths of appreciation for the natural world.

In the course of his travels, Farnsworth visits the Hastings Natural History Reservation, the Santa Cruz Island Reserve, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, the North Cascades Institute's Environmental Learning Center, and more.

Author / Editor information

A lifelong student of literary natural history, John Seibert Farnsworth taught environmental writing and literature at Santa Clara University. He is author of Coves of Departure.

Reviews

Robert Michael Pyle, author of Wintergreen, The Thunder Tree, and Nature Matrix:

In this utterly original investigation, Farnsworth takes us deep into the hearts of field stations along the West coast and, by working alongside scientists and students, shows us why they remain essential. Witty, attentive, and familiar, this book will change what you thought you knew about nature study in the modern era. If you love the living world, read it right now.

Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words:

I keep saying that what we need are stories from the original real world, from what, in our estrangement from nature, is called "the field." And here they are, rendered in the moment, on site, feeling the sun as it crosses the sky. John Farnsworth has found, and shares with us: great places, fine people, and the right words.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword: Welcome to the New Golden Age Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
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1. Notes from the Hastings Natural History Reservation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Notes from the Santa Cruz Island Reserve Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. Notes from the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
4. Notes from the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
5. Notes from the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 216
Keywords: ecological studies; field stations; environmental research; natural history; nature writing

eBook

Published: March 15, 2020
ISBN: 9781501747298