Nature beyond Solitude, John Seibert Farnsworth
Nature beyond Solitude, John Seibert Farnsworth
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Nature beyond Solitude
Notes from the Field

Author: John Seibert Farnsworth, Thomas Lowe Fleischner

Narrator: John Patrick Walsh

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/15/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature

Synopsis

John Seibert Farnsworth’s delightful 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.

About John Seibert Farnsworth

A lifelong student of literary natural history, John Seibert Farnsworth taught environmental writing and literature at Santa Clara University. He holds a PhD from the University of Stirling, in Scotland, and masters degrees from Antioch and Stanford universities. For more than a decade, his signature course, “Writing Natural History,” culminated with a sea kayak expedition to the Isla Espiritu Santo archipelago of Baja California during spring break. In addition to being an avid sea kayaker, Dr. Farnsworth is a retired scuba instructor and a dedicated birder. His current research focuses on how long-term ecological studies foster community.

About Thomas Lowe Fleischner

Thomas Lowe Fleischner is a naturalist, conservation biologist, and Executive Director of the Natural History Institute, as well as Faculty Emeritus at Prescott College, where he taught interdisciplinary environmental studies for almost three decades.

About John Patrick Walsh

John Patrick Walsh made an auspicious debut as Phil Mickelson’s caddy for the audiobook of the popular golf memoir One Magical Sunday and has since narrated numerous titles in the inspirational, business, and American history categories. Favorite stage and television credits include the Player King in Ethos Theatre Company’s production of Hamlet and the Police Chaplain in ABC’s General Hospital. John lives with his wife and two sons in New Canaan, Connecticut, where he founded VoiceOverWalsh, LLC.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clare

These field notes are especially good for bird-watchers but any naturalist or ecologist will be fascinated. If you just enjoy spending time outdoors, you need to read the book too. The author is a teaching professor who spent some months driving to field stations in America to observe nature and obs......more

Goodreads review by Todd

I really enjoy these books that take us into the field as folks study nature, taking notes on the behaviors and appearance of different species. Sometimes they mention a species I’ve had experiences with and I can share their excitement. Other times they discuss a species I’m unfamiliar with. In alm......more

Goodreads review by Anett

Funny, interesting, and incredibly charming! The idea of in situ writing was intriguing and the stories and observations were not only very entertaining but also very well written. Highly recommendable for people enjoying books on nature!......more

Quotes

“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…Farnsworth has found, and shares with us: great places, fine people, and the right words.” Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words

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