For the April meeting of our book club, we spoke by Skype with Daniel Wallach, the Executive Director of Greensburg GreenTown, a non-profit organization that led the sustainable rebuilding of an entire town following a devastating tornado. Listen to our discussion by clicking below.
Sustainability is the Topic for April’s Book Club Meeting
March 30, 2016 By
Spring is a time of renewal and hope, as is our topic for April. We are reading Green Town U.S.A.: The Handbook for America’s Sustainable Future by Thomas J. Fox this month. It’s the story of Greensburg, Kansas, which was almost completely leveled by a tornado by a tornado in 2007. Greensburg, Kansas after the devastating […]
Book Club Choice for March – A Humorous Look at Extinction
February 28, 2016 By
In March, Goldenrod Foundation’s Nature, Conservation and Environment Book Club tackles the topic of extinction. We will read Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine (1992) and the following selections from American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau edited by Bill McKibben (2008): The Last Passenger Pigeon from Tales You Won’t Believe by Gene Stratton-Porter (1925), pp. […]
Book Club Begins in January
December 26, 2015 By
The inaugural meeting of the Nature, Environment and Conservation Book Club will be on Monday, January 11, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Plymouth. Meetings will be held each month on the second Monday at the same time. To sign up for the book club, scroll to the bottom of the page. After signing up, you will […]
List of Nature, Environment and Conservation Books (Updated 1/18/16)
November 12, 2015 By
Thanks to all of you who recommended books for the Nature, Environment and Conservation Book Club. I have compiled them here (unvetted) and we will choose from these books and others for the Nature, Environment, and Conservation Book Club which started in January. Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 […]
