next Nature book club meeting: Sept. 26

Our next Nature Book Club meeting is Monday, September 26, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association office at 112 Market Street, Sunbury, PA. People can also attend the meeting remotely via Zoom at the same time. If you plan to attend in this fashion, please indicate that via the form below.

The book we will be reviewing is Up to Heaven and Down to Hell by Colin Jerolmack.  This NYU sociology prof spent 9 months living in Williamsport and interviewing people potentially affected by nearby fracking, including many who were approached to sell the mineral rights under their land.  What he found about community action surprised him, but can be explained as consistent. Ann Fisher will lead the discussion at the MSRKA office.

We will be joined via Zoom by the author, Colin Jerolmack, for the discussion. Last year, Colin talked about the book in an episode of the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper podcast. Check out more and listen to the episode here:
    The Sept. 26 Nature Book Club session is free and open to the public, but it would help to know how many to expect. Please fill out the following form if you can attend the meeting:

Previously reviewed books:

Books that were already discussed by the Nature Book Club:
  • William Stolzenberg, The Heart of a Lion
  • John Vaillant: The Golden Spruce: A True Story Of Myth, Madness And Greed
  • John A. Shivik: Mousy Cats and Sheepish Coyotes: The Science of Animal Personalities
  • Kirk W. Johnson: The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
  • Abbey, Edward: Down the River
  • Fletcher, Colin:  The Man Who Walked Through Time
  • Hawkins, Paul:  The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (selected chapters)
  • Kimmerer, Robin:  Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants
  • Lose, Charles:  Vanishing Trout
  • McPhee, John:  The Founding Fish
  • Montgomery, Ben:  Grandma Gatewood’s Walk:  The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
  • Montgomery, Sy:  The Soul of an Octopus
  • Pollan, Michael:  The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye View of the World
  • Stewart, Amy:  The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms
  • Stranahan. Susan Q.:  Susquehanna, River of Dreams
Our next Nature Book Club meeting on September 26, 2022, will discuss Up to Heaven and Down to Hell by Colin Jerolmack.  This NYU sociology prof spent 9 months living in Williamsport and interviewing people potentially affected by nearby fracking, including many who were approached to sell the mineral rights under their land.  What he found about community action surprised him, but can be explained as consistent. Ann Fisher will lead the discussion at the MSRKA office.

Future books to be discussed:
 
-  November 28, 2022: Fishing Lessons by Kevin Baily.  (Artisanal fisheries around the world and the future of our oceans.)   Kathy Henne will lead the discussion, back at the MSRKA office. 

Our meetings start at 7 pm.  If you have questions, contact Ann Fisher via email by clicking here.
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