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Is There Such Thing As a "Bad" Naturalist?
Season 10 · Episode 15

Is There Such Thing As a "Bad" Naturalist?

Constant Wonder · BYUradio

April 9, 202552m 39s

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Show Notes

When Paula Whyman started trying to rehabilitate 200 acres she'd just bought, she knew very little about conservation. Among many other challenges, she faced off with mile-a-minute vine and rattlesnakes, but, with self-effacing humor and passion for this corner of the Blue Ridge Mountains, she persisted (and still persists!) in restoring the land to a healthy equilibrium. Guest: Paula Whyman, author of "Bad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop" Find Paula Whyman online: https://paulawhyman.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulawhymanauthor/?hl=en