Natural History

Natural history is the research and study of organisms including plants or animals in their environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.

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When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

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A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

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Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

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Journey of the Pink Dolphins by Sy Montgomery

Waterfalls, Rivers, Steams, Lakes, and Ponds

163 books — 21 voters

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

The Natural World: Natural Science and Natural History for Adults

796 books — 301 voters

The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell

The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig Childs

A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky

Natural history and personal discovery

19 books — 34 voters

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

Historical Nonfiction 2018

222 books — 56 voters

San Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth Winegarner

Northern Californian history (nonfiction)

123 books — 36 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Female Naturalist Writers

287 books — 64 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Natural History”

“ My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me. ”
― Oliver Sacks

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“ We can continue pushing our earth out of balance, with greenhouse gases accelerating each year, or we can regain balance by acknowledging that if we harm one species, one forest, one lake, this ripples through the entire complex web. Mistreatment of one species is mistreatment of all. The rest of the planet has been waiting patiently for us to figure that out. Making this transformation requires that humans recommect with nature -- the forests, the prairie, the oceans -- instead of treating eve ...more ”
― Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

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