Last updated: October 2026
Conservation
Reading List · 6 books
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (opens in a new tab)
Michael Pollan
Pollan traces four meals back through their origins to explore how food is produced and the consequences of modern food systems.
The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us (opens in a new tab)
Meg Lowman
A memoir of tree scientist Meg Lowman’s canopy explorations around the world and her work studying and protecting forests.
Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark (opens in a new tab)
Leigh Ann Henion
Nature writer Leigh Ann Henion explores nocturnal wildlife and the wonders of natural darkness through encounters with species and naturalists in Appalachia.
Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver (opens in a new tab)
Jill Heinerth
Cave diver Jill Heinerth recounts her underwater explorations, scientific discoveries, and experiences confronting the dangers of submerged caves.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (opens in a new tab)
Robin Wall Kimmerer
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation blends scientific knowledge and Indigenous teachings to explore reciprocal relationships between humans and the living world.
La Doctora: An American Doctor in the Amazon (opens in a new tab)
Linnea Smith, M.D.
A memoir of an American doctor who left Wisconsin to run a remote medical clinic in the Peruvian Amazon.