Close to home

the wonders of nature just outside your door

Close to home

the wonders of nature just outside your door
Thor Hanson
Book - 2025

"We all live on nature's doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the least. In Close to Home, biologist Thor Hanson shows how retraining our eyes reveals hidden wonders just waiting to be discovered. In urban Los Angeles, hundreds of unknown species abound. In the Pacific Northwest, fierce yellowjackets placidly sip honeydew, unseen in the treetops. And in the soil beneath our feet, remedies for everything from breast cancer to the stench of skunks lie waiting for someone's searching shovel. Close to Home is a hands-on natural history for any local patch of Earth. It shows that we each can contribute to science and improve the health of our planet. And even more, it proves that the wonders of nature don't lie in some far-off land: they await us, close to home"--

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37413322365521 Available New Adult Non-Fiction 577.56 HANSON
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanson, Thor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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