Nature Bookclub

Kaleb King’s (Troop 343) rocking chairs (3 of 6) that were hand-built for the nature center as an Eagle Scout project. (c) Emma Vasicek Evergreen Audubon’s Nature Bookclub is open to members and friends who enjoy reading and discussing books that have a natural history focus. Over the years the group has read books on a wide variety of conservation and wildlife topics: birds, insects, biologists, turtles, beavers, whales, rivers, foxes, climate change, moss, fungi, and trees, to name just a few. If you enjoy reading the book reviews that JoAnn Hackos writes for the eDipper, you are sure to enjoy these animated monthly discussions. Books and meetings for the next several months will be: Monday, June 8 at 3pm at the Evergreen Library Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion Monday, July 13 at 3pm at the Evergreen Library Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters by Christine Webb Monday, August 10 at 3pm at the Evergreen Library The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence Monday, September 14 at 3pm at the Evergreen Library Is Anyone Listening: What Animals are Saying to Each Other and to Use by Denise L. Herzing Monday, October 12 at 3pm at the Evergreen Library Eat, Poop, Die: How animals make our world by Joe Roman Monday, November 9 at 3pm at the Evergreen LibraryCitrus: A World History by David J. Mabberley Monday, December 14 at 3pm at the Evergreen Library Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (Mary Roach) Most months, the group meets the second Monday of the month at 3:00 pm, in one of three locations: Evergreen Nature Center (on the front porch when the weather is nice; Evergreen Library; or the 2nd floor conference room at Rocky Mountain Village at 31739 Rocky Village Road. If you want to join the Book Club, please contact JoAnn Hackos at JoAnn. Hackos@EvergreenAudubon.org or at JoAnn@jhackos.com to let her know and to be added to the Bookclub list.