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While Away the Hours with a Good Book

  • While Away the Hours with a Good Book
  • Curled by the fire in a state park cabin or propped up on a blanket at the beach, reading ABOUT the outdoors while you’re IN the outdoors is a pleasure that can’t be beat. Find a new favorite here or share your own idea we should include.

    You definitely missed one (or a few)! Here's my idea for something to include in the Reading List.

    You can add up to five. Just hit the plus sign (+) after each entry.
    Author's Name
    Title
     
    You can add up to five. Just hit the plus sign (+) after each entry.

    Here are some ideas for the young – and young at heart.

    the lorax

    The Lorax

    princess hiking

    Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

    verdi

    Verdi

    trillium trail

    Trillium Trail: Ecology of the Mind and Heart

    peregrine journey

    The Peregrine's Journey

    for the birds

    For the Birds

    salamander room

    The Salamander Room

    reason for a flower

    The Reason for a Flower

    not for me please

    Not for me, please!

    thank you earth

    Thank You, Earth

    daniel finds a poem

    Daniel Finds a Poem

    one plastic bag

    One Plastic Bag

    touch the earth series

    Touch the Earth Series

    canoe days

    Canoe Days

    growing wild

    Growing Wild

    snowy day

    The Snowy Day

    creatures of earth

    Creatures of Earthy, Sea, and Sky

    walk in the forest

    A Walk in the Forest

    hawk brother

    Hawk, I'm Your Brother

    earth my first billion

    Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

    stellaluna

    Stellaluna

    lost words

    The Lost Words

    Some selections by Pennsylvania authors and Pennsylvania Conservation Heroes:

    Read more about the Conservation Heroes at the PAConservationHeritage website!

     

    best of edward abbey

    The Best of Edward Abbey

    silent spring

    Silent Spring

    my side of the mountain

    My Side of the Mountain

    mountains of the heart

    Mountains of the Heart

    susquehanna river of dreams

    Susquehanna: River of Dreams

    reserves of strength

    Reserves of Strength

    birds of america

    Audubon's Birds of America

    women in the field

    Women in the Field

    youghiogheny

    Youghiogheny: Appalachian River

    pilgrim at tinker creek

    Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

    cover for webpage Page 1

    The Great Allegheny Passage Companion

    gone for the day

    Gone for the Day

    goddard walk log

    Life of Maurice K. Goddard: A Walk on the Downhill Side of the Log

    forestry pioneer

    Forestry Pioneer: Life of Joseph Trimble Rothrock

    mira lloyd dock

    Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement

    climate crisis and corrupt politics

    Climate Crisis & Corrupt Politics

    clean politics clean streams

    Clean Politics, Clean Streams

    Other voices and current affairs:

    let the mountains talk

    Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run

    sand county almanac

    A Sand County Almanac

    encounters with the archdruid

    Encounters with the Archdruid

    my first summer in the sierra

    My First Summer in the Sierra

    sound of mountain water

    The Sound of Mountain Water

    walden

    Walden

    refuge

    Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

    inconvenient truth

    An Inconvenient Truth

    women pioneers for the environment

    Women Pioneers for the Environment

    last child

    Last Child in the Woods

    wild ocean

    Wild Ocean

    the big burn

    The Big Burn

    reason for hope

    Reason for Hope

    blessed unrest

    Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming

    turning the tide

    Turning the Tide

    omnivores dilemma

    The Omnivore's Dilemma

    biodiversity

    Biodiversity

    end of nature

    The End of Nature

    swarm

    The Swarm

    overstory

    The Overstory

    hidden life

    The Hidden Life of Trees

    stuff

    The Story of Stuff

    everglades

    The Everglades: River of Grass

    songs of trees

    The Songs of Trees

    changes in the land

    Changes in the Land

    reading the mountains

    Reading the Mountains of Home

    barkskins

    Barkskins

    selected poems oliver

    New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver

    prryerth

    PrairyErth

    nature as measure

    Nature as Measure

    field notes catastrophe

    Field Notes from a Catastrophe

    betrayal of science

    Betrayal of Science and Reason

    walk thru the year

    A Walk Through the Year

    braiding sweetgrass

    Braiding Sweetgrass

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