by Liz Haegele | Apr 13, 2010 | Book Reviews
by Alan Weisman Humans often look at the world from their point of view. When we learn about the history of the earth, we are often most interested in the beginning of humanity and assume that life on this planet won’t continue without us. But Alan Weisman challenges...
by Liz Haegele | Jan 28, 2010 | Book Reviews
By: Barbara Kingsolver Well-known novelist Barbara Kingsolver takes us on a different journey in her memoir Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver and her husband and two daughters move from their Tucson, Arizona home of many years to a farmhouse...
by Liz Haegele | Jan 8, 2010 | Book Reviews
By Bill McKibben The term “deep ecology” was coined in the 1970s and references a philosophy within the environmental movement that emphasizes the incorporation of humanity as part of ecosystems; and that the choices that people make in their daily lives affect the...
by Liz Haegele | Dec 10, 2009 | Book Reviews
by Christopher Bailes As the year comes to a close, and winter has set in, it is a wonderful time stop by the James R. Frorer Holly Collection to view the many different species and cultivars that make the Scott Arboretum so unique. But, when looking for a resource...
by Liz Haegele | Oct 27, 2009 | Book Reviews
by Michael W. Buffin Here at the Scott Arboretum, we always consider what our garden areas look like in winter because that is when most of the College community is on campus to enjoy them. So, winter is anything but a bleak time at Scott. Many of the plants that...
