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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy
syrudy's review against another edition
4.0
Gives some really good ideas on how to help the conservation effort
alaris's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Inspiring, I have looked up native plants around me now and tbh I don't care about gardening other than wanting to make sure there's butterfly/bee attractors here, plus maybe some basic veggies. (I heard far too many rants about everything nature-related from MIL, who bragged about being as organic as possible, and her approach to all of life was "everyone but myself is an idiot" - it quickly became difficult to care about sharing her interests or trying to help her change her opinions, so this is not a book I was expecting to like.)
kapapa's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
alittlebithopeful's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
awwcripes's review against another edition
5.0
Great great book. Initially I thought this was going to be just a depressing review of how we have destroyed the world but the author provides a framework for moving forward and doing what we can to salvage the wreckage.
I especially enjoyed the resources listed in the book and the deep (and well researched) discussion of native vs introduced plants and their impact on caterpillars and therefore birds and wildlife. I have hundreds of feet of native hedgerow to start planting next spring!!
I especially enjoyed the resources listed in the book and the deep (and well researched) discussion of native vs introduced plants and their impact on caterpillars and therefore birds and wildlife. I have hundreds of feet of native hedgerow to start planting next spring!!
hudikatz's review against another edition
5.0
Is this philosophy? Kind of, not really. It is very profound and I don't think you can call it politically radical as much as it is ecologically radical. It is working entirely within the private property, HOA and zoning controlled beauty aesthetic to create half of an earth filled with native plants, animals, and insects. If you want to be an environmental philanthropist, buy this book for 15 dollars and give it to a rich person with a big lawn. Pound for pound thats how we will sequester the most carbon and preserve biodiversity.