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The latest Bad Naturalist newsletter has a skink, rock-lickers, welcome and unwelcome plants, a diatribe about invasive species, and, as always, the poodle.
#badnaturalist #nature #nativeplants #invasiveplants #conservation
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/august-is-everything-all-at-once
BAD NATURALIST is out in paperback tomorrow August 11!
#bookstodon #badnaturalist #nonfiction #nature
https://timberpress.com/titles/paula-whyman/bad-naturalist/9781643266688/
The latest edition of the Bad Naturalist newsletter has moths, domineering native plants, a new problem plant, a goat update, a groundhog, and a poodle.
#nativeplants #moths #invasiveplants #nature #badnaturalist #onthemountain #books
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/smoke-gets-in-our-eyes
I'm thrilled to announce that Bad Naturalist is a finalist for the Library of Virginia People's Choice Award in Nonfiction! And you can select the winner!
The finalists are the most requested books in Virginia libraries last year. And the winners will be the books that receive the most votes from all of you! You don't have to live in Virginia to vote.
See all finalists and link to vote below:
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/litawards/peoples-choice
#badnaturalist #books #nonfiction #library #nature #conservation #virginia
Next week, I'll be talking with the Aldo Leopold Foundation's Jennifer Sterling as part of the Land Ethic Live series. This is such a great organization, advancing Leopold's foundational conservation ideals. The event is free. I hope you'll check it out!
Thrilled to get to chat with New York Times garden columnist Margaret Roach on her podcast A Way to Garden, about the trials and tribulations of bringing back native meadows, struggles with invasive plants, and how to accept imperfection.
#ecologicalrestoration #ecology #books #badnaturalist #onthemountain #nativeplants #invasiveplants #nature
https://awaytogarden.com/adventures-of-a-bad-naturalist-with-paula-whyman/
So excited to be on the fantastic podcast The Joe Gardener Show talking about Bad Naturalist and all things ecological restoration, invasive plants, and what it's like to form a connection with the land.
#ecology #ecologicalrestoration #plants #nativeplants #memoir #nonfiction #badnaturalist #bookstodon #books
https://joegardener.com/podcast/bad-naturalist-paula-whyman/
My latest Bad Naturalist newsletter has icicles, sumac, a mystery tree, podcasts, and the poodle. Check it out!
#winter #icestorm #trees #books #badnaturalist #onthemountain
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/snowbound-in-january-c4ac889457789021
The January Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it has plant and critter mysteries, snowy landscapes, reader letters, book news, and a dancing poodle.
#bookstodon #nature #ecology #conservation #snow #animaltracks #nativeplants #invasiveplants #coyote #poodle #badnaturalist
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/fogbound-in-december-51c5479021bd73c9
My mountain meadow restoration project (and my book about it) got a nice write-up in today's Washington Post! Article by Ashley Stimpson, photos by Matt McClain.
"Whyman was willing to bet that what she lacked in expertise she could make up for in enthusiasm..."
#bookstodon #ecologicalrestoration #nativeplants #books #memoir #badnaturalist #nature #ecology #conservation #nonfiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/01/28/paula-whyman-meadow-restoration/
Yikes! Due to demand, Birch Tree Bookstore in Leesburg, VA, has added 10 more seats to this Friday's previously sold out event -- RSVP to save your place! It's on 1/24 at 6:30pm. Hope to see you!
#badnaturalist #bookstodon #events #nativeplants #invasiveplants #memoir #nonfiction #nature #ecology #conservation #Virginia #Piedmont #BlueRidge
Tickets/details here:
https://events.humanitix.com/author-event-bad-naturalist-by-paula-whyman-moderated-by-julie-borneman
If you're near Leesburg, VA, I hope you'll come out and see me on Friday 1/24 at 6:30pm, when I'll be at Birch Tree Bookstore and plant shop getting into the weeds, talking with good naturalist Casey Koester about Bad Naturalist, native plants, invasive plants, and the struggle...
#badnaturalist #bookstodon #events #nativeplants #invasiveplants #memoir #nonfiction #nature #ecology #conservation #Virginia #Piedmont #BlueRidge
Tickets and details here:
https://events.humanitix.com/author-event-bad-naturalist-by-paula-whyman-moderated-by-julie-borneman
I got to talk about native plants and Bad Naturalist this morning on WJLA/ABC's Good Morning Washington!
#nativeplants #conservation #bookstodon #memoir #books #nature #badnaturalist
It's Pub Day! BAD NATURALIST is here! You can get it at your local bookstore and online including here: https://timberpress.com/titles/paula-whyman/bad-naturalist/9781643262178/
#bookstodon #memoir #nature #nonfiction #conservation #BadNaturalist #NativePlants #EcologicalRestoration
Charlottesville, VA, friends! My first event for BAD NATURALIST is coming up soon: Please join me at New Dominion Bookshop on Saturday, January 11 at 4pm, where I'll be in conversation with novelist and homesteader Adam Nemett.
#bookstodon #events #badnaturalist #nature #books #memoir #nonfiction #conservation #virginia
https://ndbookshop.com/events/paula-whyman-bad-naturalist-in-conversation-with-adam-nemett/
The December Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it has flickers, foggy days, and footprints (well, animal tracks), plus a list of book events & my January radio schedule. Check it out! (The book is out on 1/7 and still available for preorder at your favorite places!)
#flickers #animaltracks #fog #onthemountain #badnaturalist #bookstodon #books #nature #birds #conservation #memoir #nonfiction #badnaturalist #readers #writers
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/fall-into-november-81f9cd2a4210eaa1
Publishers Weekly glowing review for Bad Naturalist!! "This charming memoir finds short story writer Whyman...recounting how she attempted to restore a 200-acre former cow pasture in Virginia's Blue Ridge mountains to its natural state... enchanting complement to Isabella Tree's Wilding."
The book is out on January 7!
Hope you'll come out to an event and say hello: https://paulawhyman.com/news-events/
#bookstodon #nature #memoir #badnaturalist #nonfiction #conservation #books
The November issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it has kestrel nest boxes, bad ladybugs, a hermit book, and a shorn poodle. (And don't miss the 25% off preorder discount inside!)
#BadNaturalist #BlueRidge #kestrels #ladybugs #newsletter #books #bookstodon #dogs #nature #conservation
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/fall-into-november
The October issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter is here and it has bad Halloween puns, tricky snakes, hallucinogenic weeds, and a poodle sunset. Check it out!
#BadNaturalist #OnTheMountain #NativePlants #InvasivePlants #nature #conservation #EcologicalRestoration #poodle #nonfiction #ecology #bookstodon
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/october-is-terra-fying
BOOK GIVEAWAY ENDS FRIDAY!
My publisher is giving away 25 advance copies of BAD NATURALIST and an awesome Bad Naturalist/mountain poodle tote--and all who enter will get my exclusive, otherwise unpublished Bad Naturalist survival guide "tool kit" --no purchase necessary!
#bookstodon #BookGiveaway #FreeStuff #BadNaturalist #conservation #nature #rewilding #nonfiction #memoir
https://timberpress.com/sweepstakes/bad-naturalist-sweepstakes/
This large milkweed bug sitting on a milkweed pod is a true bug. Because it's native, the plant tolerates its predation. You can tell it's the "large" version of the bug because of the band across its middle.
#milkweed #MilkweedBug #NativePlants #NativeInsects #insects #nature #OnTheMountain #BadNaturalist
The September issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter has late bloomers, a meadow orchid, a field of yellow, spotted lanternflies, book news...and the poodle!
#ecologicalrestoration #conservation #nature #flowers #NativePlants #SpottedLanternfly #standardpoodle #BookNews #BadNaturalist #BlueRidge #bookstodon
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/september-late-bloomers
My publisher is giving away 25 advanced copies of BAD NATURALIST and an awesome Bad Naturalist/mountain poodle tote--and all who enter will get my exclusive, otherwise unpublished Bad Naturalist survival guide "tool kit" --no purchase necessary!
#bookstodon #BookGiveaway #FreeStuff #BadNaturalist #conservation #nature #rewilding #nonfiction #memoir
https://timberpress.com/sweepstakes/bad-naturalist-sweepstakes/
The August issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it's got a plant you can eat and a plant you definitely should not eat, a hitchhiking moth, a sleeping poodle, and some exciting book news...
#BadNaturalist #OnTheMountain #NativePlants #insects #InvasivePlants #plants #naturalist #virginia #BlueRidge #bookstodon #conservation #BookNews
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/august-everything
The July issue of the Bad Baturalist newsletter Is here! It has a peek inside nest boxes, a native plant takeover, and even some bug sex. It's free to read and subscribe.
#BadNaturalist #nature #NativePlants #birds #insects #bluebirds #milkweed #OnTheMountain #books #newsletter
https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/july-arrives-hot-heavy
The new issue of my Bad Naturalist newsletter is up! It's May on the Mountain--surprise bird nests, something in the pond --and in my hair, native and invasive plants, two bird books (and a poodle). Read it here, and subscribe if you like.
#NativePlants #invasives #birds #bees #pollinators #badnaturalist #books #bookstodon #nature
The first issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter is online! It has native plants, weeds, chonky birds, a frozen butterfly, book rec's, and a poodle. And lots of photos. You can read it here: https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-bad-naturalist-newsletter
#NativePlants #mountains #BlueRidge #Virginia #conservation #books #nature #birds #butterflies #weeds #newsletter #BadNaturalist #BookNews #reading #readers