Bad Naturalist | Author Visit - Paula Whyman

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Paula Whyman author of Bad Naturalist is coming to campus!

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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. She soon discovers just how much she has to learn about hands-on conservation work. Bad Naturalist is a memoir about Paula Whyman’s attempts to restore native meadows on a 200-acre mountaintop--about the obstacles she encountered, the mistakes she made, the failures and the all-important successes, and the discoveries she made along the way. Douglas Tallamy calls Bad Naturalist “self-deprecating, humorous, and thoroughly engaging.” Washington Gardener calls it “glorious.”Whyman will share the story of her efforts to restore the land, and she’ll answer audience questions.This event will take place in VCAM 001. Her talk will be followed by a book signing. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the event in collaboration with Narberth Bookshop.Narberth Bookshop InformationCurrent Hours: Sun - Mon: Noon - 5, Tues - Sat: 11 - 7NARBERTH BOOKSHOPA COMMUNITY OF READERS, WRITERS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS221 Haverford Ave. Narberth, PA 19072 610-664-1112<a href="mailto:narberthbookshop@gmail.com" title="mailto:narberthbookshop@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">narberthbookshop@gmail.com</a> <a href="http://www.narberthbookshop.com/" title="http://www.narberthbookshop.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.narberthbookshop.com</a>Proud member of iNDiE MAiN LiNE!

Paula Whyman BioPaula Whyman is the author of Bad Naturalist and a finalist for the Philip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post and The American Scholar, and in journals including McSweeney’s Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, Ploughshares, and The Hudson Review. Her earlier book, You May See a Stranger, is an award-winning linked short story collection. She has been in residence at MacDowell, Yaddo, VCCA, The Studios of Key West, and Oak Spring Garden Foundation. Her work on this book was supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. She spends her time on a mountain in Virginia with her husband and a mercurial standard poodle. You can find her at <a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/4VlxCADX9DSvAl70hGfyCGvHlD?domain=paulawhyman.com/" title="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/4VlxCADX9DSvAl70hGfyCGvHlD?domain=paulawhyman.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">paulawhyman.com</a>, and keep up with news from the mountain via her <a href="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MzEkCBBXRBHg5REqH6h9C2fbaE?domain=badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/" title="https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MzEkCBBXRBHg5REqH6h9C2fbaE?domain=badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bad Naturalist newsletter</a>.Author Photo Credit: Doug Sanford

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