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Books about the Wonders of Nature

Nourishing Waters, Comforting SkyThirty-Five Years at a Sandhills Oasisby Stephen R Jones The Beak of the Finch  by Jonathan Weiner https://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evolution-Time/dp/067973337X The Abstract Wild by Jack Turner https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/285741.The_Abstract_Wild The Blue Machine by...

Beaver dams restore absorb and release flood w...

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter , by Ben Goldfarb, says that beavers and their dams keep the water table  up and prevent floods and erosion.

Save Wildlife and their Habitat, and Prevent Pa...

science news article on protecting wildlife habitat and limiting roads in order to limit pandemics- save wildlife, wild places, and prevent disease So preventing roads into wild places will save...

Jack Turner - Finding the Wild article and books

interview I relish his books:  The Abstract Wild, Teewinot, Travels in the Greater Yellowstone   Books

Grizzly Bears and Witnessing Nature- Doug Peaco...

Good book by Doug Peacock and his getting close to wild places and wildlife.  He was a friend of Ed Abbey and spends lots of time out exploring wildness.

Being Out in Nature Makes Us Healthy

Trees give off anti-microbial compounds. People exercise and socialize out in wild places. "It reduces the risk of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, and preterm birth, and increases...