Category: Reading Lists
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Urban Ecology Reading List
The urban landscape is a fascinating area where we can see evolution happening around us in real time. Plant, animals, mushrooms, weather, all evolves as we change the urban landscape. This, relatively, new area of study shows us the affect we can have on the ecosystem as a whole while we try to mold the…
Erin Stenzel
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Soils Reading List
We don’t often think about dirt as being beneficial, but dirt is the critical link in being able to live and grow on this planet.
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Weather Reading List
Weather is always there, and always available as a small talk topic, but in reality, there’s a lot to weather. Weather can impact our movement through a day, our global trade, our ecosystems, and our overall moods. Hopefully these books can help to explain how and why weather impacts us day in and day out.
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Mycology / Mushroom Reading List
Do you hate mushrooms and want to understand why, or do you love mushrooms and want to learn more about them? This reading list will help you understand (as much as we can understand) about mycology, the different types of fungi out there, and how mushrooms have and will change the world.
Erin Stenzel
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Mammal Reading List
Want to learn more about the mammals around us? This list is curated from webinars, conservation groups, and good old recommendations in order to educate yourselves about the amazing mammals around us!
Erin Stenzel
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Children’s Reading List
While the main idea for this list to to provide kid-friendly books that help kids learn about these sometimes complex topics, I am not above admitting that when I am trying to understand a topic I will often start at the kid level to grasp the concept before a full deep dive into a topic.
Erin Stenzel
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Riparian Reading List
The riparian area is the area where water and land meet. It is enormously important in order to ensure that water can stay in recharge zones long enough to make it to the aquifers, reduce fast moving waters during flood events, and to ensure a healthy aquatic and land based ecosystem. Unfortunately, even though these…
Erin Stenzel
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CER Lecture Reading List
Austin Water Center for Environmental Research or CER promotes this lecture series, led by Dr Kevin M. Anderson. This year the topic is the Geography of Urban Nature. The CER lectures are year long series of lunchtime talks held monthly in several locations in and around Austin – here is a list of the sessions…
Erin Stenzel