Learn how to enhance your connection to nature where you live

We are an integral part of the ecosystem where we live. In Nature at Your Door we learn that what we do in our yards matters just as much as the way our local parks and nature preserves are managed. Author and professor of landscape ecology Sara A. Gagné focuses on the ecological importance of our day-to-day activities and spaces we are most familiar with and can most influence. With cutting-edge science, anecdotal experiences, and practical recommendations, Gagné brings the message of how people and nature are vitally connected in the urban and suburban landscape.

 

"Why should environmentalists constrain themselves to remote wildernesses? As an ecologist with a gift for clear prose and compassionate insight, Sara Gagné demystifies the workings of urban and suburban ecosystems, encouraging readers to appreciate and care for the species that thrive alongside us. Nature at Your Door is both scientifically grounded and emotionally resonant, a rare blend that invites us to treat our neighborhoods not as ecological voids but as vibrant, living communities."

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Laura J. Martin, author of Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration