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SUMMARY:Astonished by Beauty
LOCATION:Durango Public Library\nDurango Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:With Thomas Lowe Fleischner\, Ph.D. of the Natural History Ins
 titute\, Prescott\, Arizona.\nhttps://durangopubliclibrary.libnet.info/eve
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Natural history&nbsp\;--&nbsp\;literally\,
  the story of nature --&nbsp\;&nbsp\;is the oldest continuous human endeav
 or. There have never been people without the practice of natural history&m
 dash\;&nbsp\;yet there has never been a moment in the story of human exist
 ence when natural history was practiced less than it is today.&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;This slide toward inattention is easily reversible\, however\, because w
 e literally evolved to pay attention.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;The practice of natural
  history\, besides providing the empirical basis for natural sciences\, al
 so underlies successful conservation and sustainability efforts\, and is t
 he root of healthy human individuals and societies.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;In this p
 resentation\, lushly illustrated with photos from his wide-ranging field e
 xplorations\,&nbsp\;Fleischner&nbsp\;will share excerpts from his new&nbsp
 \;book\,&nbsp\;<em>Astonished By Beauty: A Field Guide to the Practice of 
 Paying Attention.</em></p>\n<p>More about Thomas:</p>\n<p>Thomas L.&nbsp\;
 Fleischner\, a naturalist and conservation biologist\, is a leading voice 
 advocating for the importance and rejuvenation of natural history. He was 
 the founding director of the Natural History Institute in Prescott\, Arizo
 na\, and continues to serve as the Institute&rsquo\;s Senior Advisor &amp\
 ; Director Emeritus.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;He is Faculty Emeritus at Prescott Colle
 ge\, where he taught interdisciplinary Environmental Studies for 29 years.
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;He is the author of numerous articles and professional paper
 s\, and author or editor of five&nbsp\;books\, including this year&rsquo\;
 s&nbsp\;Astonished By Beauty: A Field Guide to the Practice of Paying Atte
 ntion.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;He has led and coordinated efforts to recognize the hi
 gh biodiversity values of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion of the American
  Southwest.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;An elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of Londo
 n\, he has served as Chair of the Natural History Section of the Ecologica
 l Society of America\, on the Board of Governors of the Society for Conser
 vation Biology\, and as President of its Colorado Plateau Chapter.</p>\nht
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