During each session, a book about an aspect of the natural world will be discussed followed by a BYO brown bag lunch. Participants can then head out into the woods for a guided hike tailored to the theme of the book. The Eco-Book Club is a collaborative program with the Naples Library, and book copies are available at their location, and through O.W.W.L., STLS, and Monroe County Libraries. Advanced registration is required.
Aug 3: The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century, by Kirk W. Johnson
Sep 7: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures, by Merlin Sheldrake
Oct 5: Apples: The Story of the Fruit of Temptation, by Frank Browning
Nov 2: Letters to Earth: Writing to a Planet in Crisis, illustrated by Jackie Morris and introduction by Emma Thompson
Feb 1: Walden; or, Life in the Woods, by Henry David Thoreau
Mar 1: Citizen Science: How Ordinary People are Changing the Face of Discovery, by Caren Cooper