Discussion of Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy

We'll meet in the conference room at Waterbean.

This is the first meeting of The Planet Book Club. In addition to discussing Tallamy's book, we'll discuss the process for future meetings, set times and places to meet, discuss which books we want to read, and discuss other things of interest.

Bringing Nature Home, Doug Tallemy (360 pages)
As development and habitat destruction accelerate, wildlife populations are being pressured. Douglas W. Tallamy reveals the unbreakable link between native plant species and native wildlife—native insects cannot, or will not, eat alien plants. When native plants disappear, the insects disappear, impoverishing the food source for birds and other animals. Luckily, there is an important and simple step we can all take to help reverse this alarming trend: everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity by simply choosing native plants. We can all make a difference by following Douglas Tallamy's practical and achievable recommendations.

Possible other books for future meetings (bring your ideas for other books):

*The Burning Earth, Sunil Amrith (432 pages)
*The Anthropocene Reviewed, John Green (304 pages)
*What's Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready, Frederik Pferdt (272 pages)
*An Immense World, Ed Young (480 pages)
*Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives, Sarah Williams Goldhagen (384 pages).
*Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World (Environmental Sustainability, Doing Good Things, Book for Activists), Zahra Biabani (256 pages).
*Why Cities Look the Way They Do, Richard Williams (192 pages)
*Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari (464 pages)
*The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Elizabeth Kolbert, (336 pages)
*A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future*,* Sir David Attenborough (272 pages)
*Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard (302 pages)
*Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, Paul Hawken (256 pages)