WGNSS Nature Book Group - Chair: John Christensen

​WGNSS Nature Book Club 2022, Virtual Meetings!

The WGNSS Nature Book Group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we will be meeting on  Zoom until further notice.
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Email John Christensen at dwib@swbell.net several days before the meeting to receive your Zoom invitation.

Nature Book Group - April 11. Buzz, The Nature and Necessity of Bees, by Thor Hanson.​

Nature Book Group - May 9. Under the Sea-Wind, by Rachel Carson.

​Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen. 

Join WGNSS for books, birds, bugs, botany, & nature photography! 

All events are free & open to the public, unless noted. ​

2021 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
April 13:  The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator, by Timothy Winegard  (Chapters 1 through 10)
March 9: The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson.
February 9:  The Body: A Guide for Occupants, by Bill Bryson.
January 12: The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath Our Feet, by Anthony J. Martin

2020 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 8: The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness, by Peter Matthiessen
November 10: The Sting of the Wild, by Justin O. Schmidt 
September 8: The Genius of Birds, by Jennifer Ackerman
October 13: Strange Harvests: The Hidden Stories of Seven Natural Objects, by Edward Posnett
June 9 ‒ White Man's game, Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa, by Stephanie Hanes
May 12 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
April 14 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
February 11 ‒ The Soul of an Octopus:  A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness, by Sy Montgomery
January 14 ‒ The Evolution of Beauty, chapters 6-12, by Richard O. Prum​

2019 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 10 ‒ The Evolution of Beauty, chapters 1-5, by Richard O. Prum​
November 12 ‒ Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson​
October, 8 ‒ Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, by Frans De Waal.
September 10: Coal, Human History, by Barbara Freese
May 14 ‒ WEIRD LIFE, The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own, by David Toomey
April 9 ‒ Planet of the Bugs, Evolution and the Rise of Insects, by Scott Richard Shaw
March 12 ‒ The Hidden Life of Trees, How They Feel, How They Communicate, by Peter Wohlleben 
February 12 ‒ Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Dan Egan
January 8 ‒ Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution, by Peter Wohlleben
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2018 WGNSS Nature Book Club Reading List:
December 11 ‒ A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves, by Walter Alvarez
November 13 ‒ Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants, by Jane Goodall
October 9 ‒ The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild, by Lawrence Anthony
September 11 ‒ Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry, by Christie Wilcox
August 14 ‒ ​Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, by Dan Flores
July 10 ‒ Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins, by Susan Casey
June 12 ‒ The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives, by Stephen Buchmann
May 8 ‒ Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, by Florence William
April 10 ‒ Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the live of Migratory Birds, by Miyoko Chu ​
March 13 ‒ ​The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf  (Chapters 14-23) 
February 13 ‒ ​The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World, by Andrea Wulf  (Chapters 1-13)
January 9 ‒ ​Th​e Tide: the Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth. by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Nature & Science Book blogs and websites:

Cool Green Science Nature Book Review 2018
https://blog.nature.org/science/2018/12/11/the-cool-green-holiday-book-review-2018/
(Cool Green Science: https://blog.nature.org/science/) 

Nature Lovers Book Club
http://natureloversbookclub.blogspot.com/

SCIFRI Book Club
https://www.sciencefriday.com/series/scifri-book-club/
(Science Friday: https://www.sciencefriday.com)

The Well Read Naturalist, The Natural History Book Review
http://www.wellreadnaturalist.com/