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Bad Naturalist

One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop

by Paula Whyman
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With humor, humility, and awe, one woman attempts to restore 200 acres of farmland long gone-to-seed in the Blue Ridge Mountains, facing her own limitations while getting to know a breathtaking corner of the natural world.
 
When Paula Whyman first climbs a peak in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in search of a home in the country, she has no idea how quickly her tidy backyard ecology project will become a massive endeavor. Just as quickly, she discovers how little she knows about hands-on conservation work. In Bad Naturalist, readers meander with her through orchards and meadows, forests and frog ponds, as she is beset by an influx of invasive species, rattlesnake encounters, conflicting advice from experts, and delayed plans—but none of it dampens her irrepressible passion for protecting this place. With delightful, lyrically deft storytelling, she shares her attempts to coax this beautiful piece of land back into shape. It turns out that amid the seeming chaos of nature, the mountaintop is teeming with life and hope.

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    January 7, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9781643263991

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      • ISBN: 9781643263991
      • File size: 3050 KB

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Booklist

      December 1, 2024
      A child of the suburbs, with their grassy lawns and generic shrubs, Whyman always dreamed of owning land. By land, she didn't necessarily mean an entire mountaintop in northern Virginia, but that's what she got. Encompassing more than 200 acres with views across the Blue Ridge, it includes 73 acres that were formerly a cow pasture. Whyman thought it would now make a perfect meadow. But what she didn't know about land restoration was staggering. She needed to know the difference between a vole and a mole. Was that vine snaking down the hillside friend or foe? And speaking of snakes, she'd need a good pair of snake-proof boots ASAP. Everything, she discovers, is connected, and any plans to tackle one perceived problem could have countless consequences, good and bad, seen and unseen. Help arrives in the form of experts and agencies, and while mistakes were made, the mission was accomplished. Albeit a cautionary tale, Whyman's sprightly memoir of her supersized endeavor provides valuable insight for like-minded gardeners, no matter how large or small their project.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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