Quick! Register for TONIGHT'S online session with Holly Merker, hosted by DeKalb County Park Naturalist Tasha Messer & Ranger Jonah McDonald.
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🧵(7/7) Digging Into Nature by Pooja Sarin Tandon & Danette Swanson Glassy
Makes the science-backed case for why getting your kids outside is one of the healthiest things you can do.
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🧵(6/7) Wolfish by Erica Berry
Part memoir, part nature writing, Wolfish follows a wolf’s journey and one woman’s coming-of-age through fear, feminism, and the wild unknown.
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🧵(5/7) Gaia Wakes by @tophermcd.bsky.social
A bold framework for rethinking our planet’s future, Gaia Wakes explores consciousness and climate in an age of devastation.
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🧵(4/7) This Land Is My Land by James R. Skillen
Explore 40 years of rebellion in the American West, from legal battles to armed standoffs, against federal land management.
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🧵(3/7) A Biography of a Mountain by @matthewjdavis.bsky.social
This powerful retelling of Mt. Rushmore's history is both retrospective and reckoning, perfectly timed for the monument’s 100th anniversary.
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🧵(2/7) Land Power by @mikealbertus.bsky.social
A sweeping look at who controls land, who doesn’t, and how land ownership shapes society more than we realize.
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🧵(1/7) @timweedwriter.bsky.social The Afterlife Project - A gripping eco-sci-fi thriller where a team of scientists and their ancient test subject must work together to save humanity—across 10,000 years of time.
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🌳 July is Parks and Recreation Month, and we’re celebrating with books that dig deep into land, legacy, and our relationship with the natural world.
Which one are you taking along to your favorite state park?
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🌳 It’s Parks & Recreation Month! Did you know #MontgomeryCountyMD has 415 parks and 22 rec centers with fitness rooms, social halls, and programs for all ages?
Find your local center and get involved! 🔗 shorturl.at/R95h9
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Its National Park & Recreation Month, and you may not know this but public health labs play a role in keeping recreational waters fun through testing. They are keeping their communities safe one water sample at a time! #publichealth #ParksAndRecMonth