Outdoors & Nature

As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science....

Push beyond your physical limits to improve yourself by following bowhunter and ultramarathoner Cameron Hanes's lifelong philosophies.

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio series Campfire Stories and MeatEater’s American History comes a new audiobook original that plunges listeners into the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men.

Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude.

Award-winning broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough and longtime collaborator Colin Butfield present a powerful call to action focused on our planet's oceans, exploring how critical this habitat is for the survival of humanity and the future of Earth.

Into Thin Air is the definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest...

How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known....

Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law.

In Your Dog Is Your Mirror, dog trainer Kevin Behan proposes a radical new model for understanding canine behavior: a dog’s behavior and emotion, indeed its very cognition, are driven by our emotion....

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America - majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes....

A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, Raising Hare is explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare.

In this first volume of his memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and he has no idea what to expect....

A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492....

Both a captivating narrative and a book of environmental and historical significance, American Buffalo tells us as much about ourselves as Americans as it does about the creature who perhaps best of all embodies the American ethos....

When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems....

Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles....

A collection of outdoorsmen share remarkable tales of life-altering moments.

At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....

In Campfire Stories: Narrow Escapes & More Close Calls, storytellers take us from Florida to the Northern Rockies to the Arctic Ocean with wild and true stories, a reminder that the natural world is rugged and unpredictable....

The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries. In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years....

A 600-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a 17-year-old's dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it's all about staying alive....

Meat Eater chronicles Rinella’s lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America....

From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean....

David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. When his specimen collections were demolished, many might have given up....

The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred Balance shows us how....

Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes listeners on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada.

In Forest Euphoria, Kaishian shows us this making of a scientist and introduces readers to the queerness, literal and otherwise, of all the life around us. Fungi, we learn, commonly have more than two biological sexes—and some as many as twenty-three thousand. Some intersex slugs mutually fire calcium carbonate “love darts” at each other during courtship.

In the exhilarating spirit of Wild and A Walk in the Park, an adventure-filled memoir of one woman’s struggle to succeed as a wildland firefighter on an elite, male-dominated crew as they battle some of the fiercest wildfires in the West.

Journalist Marguerite Holloway arrives at the Women's Tree Climbing Workshop as a climbing novice, but with a passion for trees and a deep concern about their future. Run by twin sister tree doctors Bear LeVangie and Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll, the workshop helps people develop impressive technical skills and ascend into the canopy.

Employing in-depth reporting on cutting edge science and technology, veteran journalist Thomas E. Weber takes us on a tour of how meteorologists, scientists, and officials track and prepare for major weather events. As climate change is altering our planet and making weather events more extreme, Weber introduces us to those on the front lines of weather preparation and prediction.

The North American prairie is an ecological marvel, a lush carpet of grass that stretches to the horizon, and home to some of the nation’s most iconic creatures—bison, elk, wolves, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and bald eagles. Plants, microbes, and animals together made the grasslands one of the richest ecosystems on Earth and a massive carbon sink, but the constant expansion of agriculture threatens what remains.

Journalist Dom Phillips traveled deep into the Amazon rainforest searching for solutions to the problem of deforestation, a threat to the local ecosystem, native tribes, and the global climate. When he was murdered in the Javari Valley by a group of environmental criminals, a cohort of journalists and activists took up his work to finish his book and share his important message.

Potent and timely lessons on healing and connection—both individually and collectively—through the wisdom and magic of honeybees, written by beloved equity educators, authors, and beekeepers Michelle Cassandra Johnson and Amy Burtaine.

We’ve all heard the story about waking up as a cockroach—but what if a crisis turned you into a clam? After the dissolution of her marriage, a writer is transformed into a “clam” via typo after her mother keeps texting her to “clam down.” The funny if unhelpful command forces her to ask what it means to “clam down”—to retreat, hide, close up, and stay silent. Idiomatically, we are said to “clam up” when we can’t speak, and to “come out of our shell” when we reemerge, transformed.

Always be prepared: essential tips and tricks for keeping safe in the outdoors with Survive.

We were never meant to just survive—we were born to be resilient. In a world of rising chaos, uncertainty, and disconnection, Resilient by Nature offers a radical, grounded path forward. This is more than a survival manual—it's a blueprint for thriving in the 21st century. Drawing on decades of experience in wilderness skills, deep nature connection, emergency preparedness, and community resilience, Nate Summers and Eli Forest combine ancient scout teachings with cutting-edge modern tactics. Through vivid storytelling, hands-on exercises, and a bold new framework—the Survival-...

Nature provides us with many examples of the best ways to set goals, solve problems and set ourselves up for success. “Winning With The Wild Life” is a compilation of true stories of hunting and outdoor adventures that are each told to make a point about living a good and positive life. A case is made for the hunter-provider as a conservationist with specific historical and modern examples of the positive impacts outdoorsmen and women are making on our wildlife and our wild lands.

The Last Safe Harbour Tired of the hustle and grind? Same. Power couple Amara and Malik are living that “booked and busy” life, but the pressure is real, and their relationship is feeling it. So when they stumble on The Last Safe Harbour, a lowkey island paradise promising privacy and vibes, they’re all in for the escape. From secret beaches to spicy island festivals, every moment feels like magic—until a tropical storm forces them to confront their own emotional baggage. With no distractions (or Wi-Fi), they’ve got nothing but time to unpack what really matters. Can they learn to...

Unlock the mysteries of the cosmos from your own backyard with "Building a Low-Cost Radio Telescope." This comprehensive eBook invites hobbyists, science enthusiasts, and curious minds to delve into the fascinating world of radio astronomy with a practical, hands-on approach. Embark on an astronomical adventure that demystifies the allure of invisible radio waves and their celestial sources, revealing how they help us explore the universe. Begin your journey by understanding the fundamentals of radio waves and their propagation through the vastness of space. From there, discover the ...

In 2011, a lone wolf named Slavc set out from his home territory of Slovenia on an epic journey across the Alps. Tracked by a GPS collar, he walked over a thousand miles. In Italy he bumped into a female wolf on a walkabout of her own—the only two wolves for hundreds of square miles—and when they mated, they formed the first pack to call these mountains home in over a century. Today there are more than a hundred wolves in the area, the result of their remarkable meeting.

In The Golden Toad, Trevor and Kyle set off to investigate an environmental mystery with unexpected revelations, a story that speaks to our own collective and uncertain future. Guided by Costa Rican naturalists—including the last person to have seen the golden toad alive—Trevor searches for survivors while Kyle hunts the killer, and their paths lead them through an imperiled forest, a deadly pandemic, and a changing climate, intertwining at the site of the golden toad's last emergence deep in Monteverde's Bosque Eterno de Los Niños.

The roots of today's environmental catastrophe run deep into humanity's past. Through this unprecedented reading of Homer's Iliad, the award-winning classicist Edith Hall examines how this foundational text both documents the environmental practices of the ancient Greeks and betrays an awareness of the dangers posed by the destruction of the natural landscape. Underlying Homer's account of brutal military operations, alliances, and cataclysmic struggle is a palpable understanding that the direction in which humanity was headed could create a world that was uninhabitable.

Keep the Adventure Going with Dr. Grandma! Welcome to Dr. Grandma’s Adventures in Life Science—an educational journey into the amazing world of living things! This book is part of a growing series that brings science to life for curious learners in grades 1 through 5. Aligned with U.S. Common Core State Standards (CCSS), each volume offers just the right amount of detail to engage young minds without overwhelming them. Hands-On Fun That Reinforces Learning At the back of this volume, you will find interactive activities that directly connect to the life science topics covered throughout...

⚠️ When Wildlife Turns Deadly, Will You Survive? ⚠️ Every year, thousands of outdoor enthusiasts face life-threatening encounters with dangerous wildlife. From charging grizzly bears in Alaska to aggressive hippos in Africa, knowing how to react in these split-second situations can mean the difference between life and death. "Wild Encounters" is the comprehensive survival guide that could save your life.What You'll Learn: 🐻 Bear Encounters - Proven strategies for surviving black bear, grizzly, and polar bear attacks, including when to fight back and when to play dead 🐺 ...

The Complete Guide to Stealth Camping: 15 Essential Tips for Low-Impact Wilderness Adventures Military-Inspired Techniques for Invisible, Responsible Wild Camping, Bushcraft Skills, and Leave No Trace Outdoor Survival Master the Art of Invisible Camping with Military-Proven Techniques Are you ready to take your outdoor adventures to the next level? This comprehensive guide reveals 15 military-inspired stealth camping techniques that will transform you into a virtually invisible wilderness expert while maintaining the highest standards of environmental responsibility. What You'll Learn: ✅ ...

FAIRACRES PUBLICATION 224 How might we develop our spirituality in the context of an environmental crisis that demands changes to our individual and communal ways of life? There is a challenge to develop our inherited patterns of spiritual life in the current ecological context. This book aims to reflect on the Christian contemplative tradition in dialogue with writings of the leading nature writer, Robert Macfarlane. The argument is that each of his six books can be seen as nurturing a particular spiritual practice. In this, Macfarlane’s focus on interactions between landscapes and the ...

Lost the title? Bought a car with no paperwork? This step-by-step guide shows you how to use the legal Vermont loophole to register and title a vehicle — even if you don’t live in Vermont. Thousands of people across the U.S. drive cars they can’t register because the title is missing, jumped, or never transferred properly. This book breaks down exactly how to fix it using Vermont’s legal title workaround — a trusted method that works in many states. Inside, you’ll learn: ✅ How to legally register a vehicle with just a bill of sale ✅ What paperwork you need (and what to do if...

Finally, the scientific answer to the internet's most hotly debated question! Could 100 average men defeat a single gorilla in combat? This seemingly absurd hypothetical has sparked millions of online debates, heated arguments, and countless memes across social media platforms worldwide. Now, for the first time, we're approaching this question with genuine scientific rigor. What You'll Discover: Evolutionary Analysis - How humans and gorillas developed completely different survival strategies over millions of years Physical Capabilities Breakdown - Detailed comparison of strength, endurance...

Keep the Adventure Going with Dr. Grandma! Welcome to Dr. Grandma’s Adventures in Life Science—an educational journey into the amazing world of living things! This book is part of a growing series that brings science to life for curious learners in grades 1 through 5. Aligned with U.S. Common Core State Standards (CCSS), each volume offers just the right amount of detail to engage young minds without overwhelming them. Hands-On Fun That Reinforces Learning At the back of this volume, you will find interactive activities that directly connect to the life science topics covered throughout...

Steep Trails by John Muir is a heartfelt and inspiring collection of travel stories from one of America’s greatest nature lovers. In this book, Muir shares his journeys through the mountains, forests, and deserts of the American West—including places like California, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. He writes with wonder and love for the wild, showing us the beauty of tall trees, quiet valleys, rushing rivers, and snow-covered peaks.