BAD NATURALIST One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop

When their children are grown, some people take up golf. Author Paula Whyman bought 200 acres of Blue Ridge mountaintop to rewild. Narrator Kimberly Farr strikes just the right tone in this insightful memoir. Her warm, wry voice embodies the author's passion for the land she wants to turn into a haven for native plant, animal, and insect species. Farr successfully intermingles the author's joy at wandering amid the trees and grasses of the old farm with her dismay at how many of her well-intended projects have unexpected consequences. Overall, Farr capably narrates both the many humorous stories and the more grounded debates about how to balance competing wildlife needs and how to responsibly forge a path after receiving contradictory advice. N.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2025]