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Books chosen for our 2023 Nature Book Club discussions.

next Nature book club meeting: July 24, 2023

Our next Nature Book Club meeting is Monday, July 24, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Shikellamy State Park's Marina pavilion #1. We will offer a Zoom component at the same time. If you plan to attend in this fashion, please indicate that via the form below.

Dave Kowalewski will lead the discussion of Marcia Bonta’s Appalachian Spring.​
    The July 24, 2023 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:

  • David Baron, The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature
  • Wallace J. Nichols, Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do
  • Eric Rutkow, American Canopy, Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation 
  • Kevin Bailey, Fishing Lessons: Artisanal Fisheries Around the World and the Future of our Oceans
  • Colin Jerolmack, Up to Heaven and Down to Hell
  • 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 Juy 24, 2023, will discuss Marcia Bonta's Appalachian Spring.  She lived on a mountain not far from State College, PA with her husband and sons.  This book describes her reactions to the end of a long winter and the rebirth of springtime.

Dave Kowalewski will lead the discussion. This will be held in person at the Shikellamy State Park Marina's Pavilion 1 near, Sunbury, PA. as well as on Zoom.

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

Other books to be reviewed during 2023:

September 25:  Dave Hafer will lead the discussion of Mitch Troutman's The Bootleg Coal Rebellion, about the history of mining for anthracite coal under dangerous conditions, and the reluctance of mine owners to accept labor unions. The author plans to attend the Nature Book Club meeting and has also offered to sell copies through our association in advance of this discussion. You can purchase a copy using the platform below, or you can send a check to the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association office at 112 Market Street, Sunbury PA 17801 for either $24 (to pick book up at office) or $30 to have it shipped to your home.​

Book: The Bootleg Coal Rebellion

$24.00 - $30.00

Mitch Troutman's The Bootleg Coal Rebellion is about the history of mining for anthracite coal under dangerous conditions, and the reluctance of mine owners to accept labor unions. We are selling copies from the author in advance of our Sept. 25 Nature Book Club meeting. Cost is $24 if you are picking it up at our 112 Market Street, Sunbury, office or $30 to have it shipped to your door.
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November 27:  Kathy Henne will lead the discussion of Scott Weidensaul's A World on the Wing: the Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds.  " What we’ve learned of these key migrations—how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis— is nothing short of extraordinary.'  Scott Weidensaul (pronounced "Why-densaul") has lived almost all of his life among the long ridges and endless valleys of eastern Pennsylvania."