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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- Turning to Stone by Marcia Bjornerud
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“Earth has been reinventing itself for more than four billion years\, keeping a record of its experiments in the form of rocks. Yet most of us live our lives on the planet with no idea of its extraordinary history\, unable to interpret the language of the rocks that surround us. Geologist Marcia Bjornerud believes that our lives can be enriched by understanding our heritage on this old and creative planet. \nContrary to their reputation\, rocks have eventful lives-and they intersect with our own in surprising ways. In Turning to Stone\, Bjornerud reveals how rocks are the hidden infrastructure that keep the planet functioning\, from sandstone aquifers purifying the water we drink to basalt formations slowly regulating global climate. \nBjornerud’s life as a geologist has coincided with an extraordinary period of discovery in the geosciences. From an insular girlhood in rural Wisconsin\, she found her way to an unlikely career studying mountains in remote parts of the world and witnessed the emergence of a new understanding of the Earth as an animate system of rock\, air\, water and life. We are all\, most fundamentally\, Earthlings and we can find existential meaning and enduring wisdom in stone.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-turning-to-stone-by-marcia-bjornerud/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan C. Slaght
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“When he was just a fledgling birdwatcher\, Jonathan C. Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew\, it looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He snapped a quick photo and shared it with experts. Soon he was on a five-year journey\, searching for this enormous\, enigmatic creature in the lush\, remote forests of eastern Russia. That first sighting set his calling as a scientist. \nDespite a wingspan of six feet and a height of over two feet\, the Blakiston’s fish owl is highly elusive. They are easiest to find in winter\, when their tracks mark the snowy banks of the rivers where they feed. They are also endangered. And so\, as Slaght and his devoted team set out to locate the owls\, they aim to craft a conservation plan that helps ensure the species’ survival. This quest sends them on all-night monitoring missions in freezing tents\, mad dashes across thawing rivers\, and free-climbs up rotting trees to check nests for precious eggs. They use cutting-edge tracking technology and improvise ingenious traps. And all along\, they must keep watch against a run-in with a bear or an Amur tiger. At the heart of Slaght’s story are the fish owls themselves: cunning hunters\, devoted parents\, singers of eerie duets\, and survivors in a harsh and shrinking habitat. \nThrough this rare glimpse into the everyday life of a field scientist and conservationist\, Owls of the Eastern Ice testifies to the determination and creativity essential to scientific advancement and serves as a powerful reminder of the beauty\, strength\, and vulnerability of the natural world.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-owls-of-the-eastern-ice-by-jonathan-c-slaght/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- Arctic Icons by Ed Struzik
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“For nearly a quarter century\, the polar bears of Churchill were routinely run down and shot by the military\, by residents and by conservation officers who were brought in during the late 1960s to protect people. According to one scientist who was there at the time\, polar bears were treated more like “great white rats” than the worlds largest predator. But then something remarkable happened. During the 1970s the residents of Churchill decided that it was time to find a more peaceful way of living with polar bears. \nIn the years that followed\, scientists conducted studies on the polar bear population and in relatively short order the bears of Churchill became the most studied group of large predators in the world.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-arctic-icons-by-ed-struzik/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- Down River by Heather Hansman
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“The Green River\, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River\, runs 730 miles from the glaciers of Wyoming to the desert canyons of Utah. Over its course it meanders through ranches\, cities\, national parks\, endangered fish habitats\, and some of the most significant natural gas fields in the country\, as it provides water for 33 million people. Stopped up by dams\, slaked off by irrigation\, and dried up by cities\, the Green is crucial\, overused\, and at risk\, now more than ever. \nFights over the river’s water\, and what’s going to happen to it in the future\, are longstanding\, intractable\, and only getting worse as the west gets hotter and drier and more people depend on the river with each passing year. As a former raft guide and an environmental reporter\, Heather Hansman knew these fights were happening\, but she felt driven to see them from a different perspective – from the river itself. So she set out on a journey\, in a one-person inflatable pack raft\, to paddle the river from source to confluence and see what the experience might teach her. Mixing lyrical accounts of quiet paddling through breathtaking beauty with nights spent camping solo and lively discussions with farmers\, city officials\, and other people met along the way\, Downriver is the story of that journey\, a foray into the present – and future – of water in the west.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-down-river-by-heather-hansman/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“Living legend and presenter of BBC’s Planet Earth series Sir David Attenborough tells the story of his early career as a broadcaster and a naturalist in his own words.\nIn 1954\, David Attenborough\, a young television presenter\, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime – to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo’s collection\, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest. \nThis is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana\, Komodo dragons in Indonesia\, and armadillos in Paraguay\, he and the rest of the team contended with cannibal fish\, aggressive tree porcupines\, and escape-artist wild pigs\, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather\, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. \nWritten with his trademark wit and charm\, Adventures of a Young Naturalist is not just the story of a remarkable adventure\, but of the man who made us fall in love with the natural world and taught us the importance of protecting it – and who is still doing so today.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-adventures-of-a-young-naturalist-by-david-attenborough/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- From Badgers to Nighthawks by Malcolm J Ingham
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \n**October’s book club date has been moved to the 3rd Wednesday to accommodate other events happening at Crex Meadows on the 4th Wednesday.** \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“Malcolm J Ingham worked as a Ranger & Wildlife Officer for over 30 years during which time he\, along with his wife Ann\, formed the Wirral Wildlife Rehabilitation Unit. \nHere he tells his stories\, some sad\, some hilarious of his efforts to become a ranger\, of confronting badger diggers and assisting the Police\, The National Wildlife Crime Unit & RSPCA Special Operations Unit in the battle to combat wildlife crime\, particularly badger digging and baiting. \nFrom the trials and tribulations of a badger release\, chasing a deer in Birkenhead\, rescuing a Saker falcon off an Iranian ship to returning an American Nighthawk to Belize to name but a few.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-from-badgers-to-nighthawks-by-malcolm-j-ingham/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Crex Nature Book Club- The Gift of Deer by Helen Hoover
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually or in person the 4th Wednesday of each month for a nature-themed book club! (Dates that conflict with holidays or are close to holidays will be changed). \n**Novembers’s book club date has been moved to the 3rd Wednesday to avoid the week of Thanksgiving.** \nTicket sales close 6 weeks before the meeting. You only need to purchase a ticket if you need a copy of the book supplied for you. The $15 ticket fee covers the cost of the book. If you want to obtain the book on your own\, please choose the free RSVP instead of purchasing a ticket. \nZoom links will be sent directly to your email when you RSVP/purchase a ticket. A link to the book club meeting will also be available on this page when the book club meeting begins. \nAbout the book… \n“In the farthest wilds of northeastern Minnesota\, back in the Gunflint Range\, the author of this book and her artist-husband have a two-room cabin home in the bush country. Beginning one Christmas Day when they first watched the starving deer they later named Peter\, the Hoovers had many opportunities\, a passionate inclination\, and the nature skills to observe this whitetail buck—joined later by his mate\, and finally by several of their offspring—through the changing seasons of four years. Close as their relationship was to the generations of beautiful animals\, the Hoovers did not consider them pets but fellow inhabitants of that wild country. Their observations reveal the rewards of living close to wild creatures; but more than that\, they add valuable information to our knowledge of the cycle of life of the deer and other creatures native to the same world. For although the deer are the chief characters of this book\, they are by no means the only wild creatures Mrs. Hoover writes of. Her naturalist’s eye is just as sharp and her affection just as great for the antics of a curious chickadee or a flying squirrel. Mrs. Hoover’s identification with nature knows no favoritism. \nThe Hoovers’ world—the bush country of the United States-Canadian border—is farther removed from civilization than “Mr. Emerson’s woodlot\,” but the close relationship of The Gift of the Deer to Walden is evident for all to enjoy. \nAdrian Hoover’s drawings are from life\, and they add another level of understanding to his wife’s vivid prose.” \nQuestions? Call us at 715-463-2739 or email information@crexmeadows.org
URL:https://crexmeadows.org/event/crex-nature-book-club-the-gift-of-deer-by-helen-hoover/
LOCATION:Crex Meadows Meeting & Gathering Hall\, 102 E Crex Ave\, Grantsburg\, 54840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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