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“Harmony
with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his
right hand and chop off his left.” –Aldo Leopold
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Darke County Parks
Down to Earth
Book Club
The Darke County Park District is pleased to announce a new program,
the Down to Earth Book Club. Each quarter the program will feature a
different book, some by well-known nature writers, some about outdoor
adventure, and even some about pioneers settling Ohio. Everyone is
invited to read the book and join them at the Nature Center to discuss
the work, enjoy some yummy treats, and suggest future books.
In its second season, the Down to Earth Book Club will read A Sand
County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. This work, first published in 1949,
describes the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside, includes
essays about many diverse landscapes across North America, and features
a testimony about conservation ethics and philosophy. Many have
compared A Sand County Almanac to works by Thoreau and John Muir, and
it was the forerunner of last season’s feature Pilgrim at Tinker
Creek.
This season’s book club will meet on Monday, May 2nd at 6:30pm at the
Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center. Please call ahead to let them
know you plan on participating in the book club discussion in May. The
Darke County Parks Nature Center can be reached at (937) 548-0165.
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