Essays to my daughter on our relationship with the natural world / Steven Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Steven, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Simpson, Steven, 1954-.

Simpson, Steven.

Physical Description:

1 online resource. 1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Purdue University Press 2022

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"What do fishing with an otter, sitting atop a mountain at dawn with eighty Taiwanese backpackers, and driving home from Aldo Leopold's Shack have to say about the evolution of a personal environmental philosophy? Essays to My Daughter on Our Relationship With the Natural World provides a series of reflections by an environmental educator about lessons learned from time spent in nature. Originally conceived as personal letters to the author's daughter, this collection presents ethical questions outdoor enthusiasts regularly face as they work and play in the natural world. The essays in this book explore environmentalism in a modern-day context, with topics including sustainability education, the current relevance of environmental writers from the past, and the uncertainty of what is meant by words like "naturalist," "solitude," and "wilderness." There is no attempt to direct readers to any particular environmental philosophy. Instead, Simpson encourages readers to articulate their own perspective based on personal experiences in nature. Though Essays to My Daughter is written by a father to his daughter, the insights within the volume-and the questions they provoke-are valuable to all members of the next generation as they grapple with their own relationship to the natural world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

ESSAYS TO MY DAUGHTER

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Personal Philosophy and Individual Experiences

Part I: The Pond and the Shack

1 The Good Oak Redux

2 Drowning Out All Our Muskrats

3 Wild Apples

4 Still Fishing

5 A Person's Leisure Time

6 Book Purge

Part II: Sketches Here and There

7 Wisconsin East: A Small Square of Red

8 California With a Touch of Maine: Tide Pools East and West

9 Minnesota: Night of the Quintze

10 Iowa: The Birds of Iowa

11 Taiwan: Ascent of Jade Mountain

12 A Return to Taiwan: Old and American

13 Ontario: Goodbye, Deadbroke Island

14 Wisconsin West: Mark Twain on the Mekong

15 Wisconsin West: What About the Other Kids?

16 Three Outsdoorsmen and a Philosopher

Part III: Continuums

17 The Preservationist and the Conservationist

18 The Wanderer and the Adventurer

19 The Homecomer and the Sojourner

20 The Romantic and the Scientist

21 The Restorer

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781612497853

1612497853

OCLC:

1340946226